TITLE: K-6th GRADE CAMP INVENTION INSTRUCTOR (Multiple Openings)

QUALIFICATIONS:  Certified Teacher as set by State

REPORTS TO:  Camp Invention Director

JOB GOAL:  Camp Invention Instructors engage children through hands-on, inquiry-based activities that are part of an overall storyline and theme.  Instructors will facilitate project-based learning, practicing divergent and convergent thinking, incorporating open-ended instruction, and implementing tips for teams.

PERFORMANCE RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Flexible, creative, and enthusiastic
• Passionate about engaging children
• Interested or experienced in student-led learning
• Experience working with students grades K-6th
• Take necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment and facilities
• Accept the responsibility and arrives punctually for activities and duties as assigned
• Establish and maintains cooperative relations with co-workers
• Meet and instruct assigned class at the designated time

When applying for this position you will be considered for one of the following Instructors:

SolarBot™ Instructor:

• Likes inspiring big ideas and building on a miniature scale.
• Wants to know more about the future of smart gadgets and the Internet of Things.
• Enjoys facilitating design thinking, crafting, and making.

Road Rally™ Instructor:

• Has an interest in building STEM skills through simple tech.
• Is good at creating an immersive environment for exploring ideas, designing, and making.
• Has access to a large, open space so children can create and design vehicles that can zoom across land and have prototype elements for moving through air and water.

Open Mic™ Instructor:

• Amplify campers excitement and help them explore their creative voice.
• Enjoys tinkering and exploring how electronics work.
• Appreciates the value of allowing children to work with real tools.

Duck Chuck™ Instructor:

• Empowers children through positive reinforcement to help them overcome challenges.
• Asks prompting questions to encourage innovative thinking and inventing.
• Is comfortable with guiding participants through open-ended challenges.

PRIMARY LOCATION:  Yukon High School

SALARY RANGE:  ***Stipends will be issued by National Inventors Hall of Fame***

• The following pay is based on 120 participants. Pay is subject to change if fewer students sign up.
• New Instructor $700
• Returning Instructor $725

SHIFT TIME: 

• June 21-25; 8:00am - 3:30pm