PROJECT: STEM Robotics & Drone Instructor / Team Leader - Volunteer
LOCATION: BrainTech Robotic STEM Learning Center - Toronto, ON
- Be a positive role model, team lead or STEM instructor to a team of young minds.
- Lead middle and high school girls in all-things-tech!
- Direct and raise awareness for young girls exploring and learning the disciplines of STEM
- Do you find great satisfaction is leading and motivating young minds to achieving great accomplishment?
- Do you have what it takes to lead girls in an experiential journey through Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics?
INTRODUCTION:
BrainTech Robotics STEM Learning Centre is launching it’s flagship learning centre March 30, 2019. We will kickoff the event with an All Girls STEMTech2019 Symposium showcasing “Women of Tech” and technology itself. This highly interactive and immersive day of play and networking will be exciting for everyone involved. We need your enthusiasm, hands on attitude and willingness to engage to make this a success!! We are looking to add smart, creative, dynamic people into our energetic team as volunteers willing to help on this fantastic journey.
VOLUNTEER ROLE:
Candidates should possess a background in youth camp counselling, team leading discussions and engaging with audiences (speaker, instructors, guides, general helpers) or leading children K-12 in an interactive discovery based environment where collaboration, team discussion, discovery, and the building / testing of creations are supported.
You genuinely have interest in guiding others to greatness and are able to lead in the journey through Science, Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) in fun and non-conventional ways that keeps young minds engaged and wanting more.
You bring with you a collection of personal stories or great “lessons learned” tales that invoke positive thoughts, recognize self-wealth and values, empowerment and motivation.
Volunteer candidates will assist delivering the workshop lesson, and guiding young students to completing the assignment within the allotted time.
JOB QUALIFICATIONS:
- Born leader and motivator experience supervising, tutoring or leading young teens in small and medium sized groups (required)
- Hands on or technical experience building, programming or manipulating robots and/or drones of any description (nice to have)
- Knowledge and experience handling robots and/or drones assembly
- Ability to create, analyze, play & fix robot and drone creations (Be handy)
- Fun & ability to connect and lead children
- Young at heart, passionate with good mentorship skills / attitude
- Dependable, prompt, and ability to learn & adapt
- Understanding / ability to quickly grasp and deliver basic sci-tech principles; articulate in simple terms
- Team Player and good communicator with ability to train and prepare others
- Prior Robotics Team (FRC, FTC, FLL, VEX) a plus. Experience Coaching
If you are a university / college student interested, please fell free to join us!
Job Type: Volunteer - Day event
REQUIRED EXPERIENCE:
- Teaching / Coaching / Leading / Science & Engineering student
SUBMISSIONS:
Cover letters and/or Resumes should be submitted via email to JLIB_HTML_CLOAKING
All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status.
ABOUT BRAINTECH ROBOTICS:
BrainTech Robotics (BTR) STEM Learning Centre focuses on developing the minds and skills of young individuals interested or simply curious about the design, programming and integration of things. We seek to broaden minds, inspire imagination, and strengthen the resolve within young people for STEM education and relative careers paths.
BTR incorporates in and out-of-school career awareness activities for grades 4-12 by bringing together a constellation of existing community partners from three sectors (public, private, government). We leverage and expand mutually-reinforced connections with STEM teachings and best practices. We strive to amplify and table exemplary, relevant gender and cultural representations from our three contributing sectors in STEM. For more information please visit http://www.braintechrobotics.com
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