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New York, New York, United States
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Join NORY, the premier STEM camp provider in NYC and Boston, where we shape the future leaders, innovators, and problem-solvers. With over 4,000 campers annually across 10+ locations, our camps offer a magical and transformative experience akin to the Disney World of STEM education. Discover more about our mission and vibrant camp atmosphere:
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Are you enthusiastic about inspiring young minds through coding and hands-on STEM experiences? We're looking for School Break Day Camp Coding Lead Teachers with demonstrated experience teaching coding to children. This is a part-time role for educators who can confidently lead coding lessons while creating a safe and memorable experience for our campers. You'll help campers ages 8-12 bring their ideas to life through Scratch-based coding, interactive games, and hands-on robotics projects using Arduino boards, sensors, and NORY's robotic systems. Beyond coding, you'll foster curiosity, creativity, and confidence as campers explore STEM in a fun and supportive environment.
NORY Certification: Elevate your resume with our recognized STEM training program. Being NORY-certified offers a competitive edge in your future career pursuits in NYC's educational landscape.
Personal and Professional Development: Benefit from dedicated support from our educational team and camp leaders, who provide constructive coaching and positive reinforcement to foster both your personal and professional growth.
Rapid Advancement Opportunities: Our professional development pipeline is designed to quickly enhance your leadership skills and help you reach your full potential.
Memorable Experiences: At NORY, we're passionate about creating joyful and lasting memories for both our campers and staff. Join us for School Break Day Camps filled with fun, learning, and impactful experiences.
Facilitate Coding Lessons: Lead engaging lessons using Scratch-based or comparable block-based programming tools. Help campers apply coding concepts to interactive games, robotic behaviors, and creative projects while explaining their thinking and testing their ideas.
Coach Engineering Projects: Guide campers as they connect code to hands-on inventions using Arduino boards, sensors, and NORY's robotic systems. Help them understand how inputs trigger programmed responses, troubleshoot code and hardware, and improve their designs.
Mentorship and Guidance: Lead campers through interactive coding and STEM activities, supporting both their educational and personal development.
Safety and Supervision: Maintain a safe and welcoming environment for all campers while adhering to camp safety guidelines.
Activity Coordination: Help organize and lead camp activities, ensuring each day is dynamic, engaging, and enriching for every camper.
Experience with Children: You have 1+ years of experience working with children ages 8-12 and enjoy fostering their curiosity and creativity.
Coding Teaching Experience (Required): You have a strong track record of teaching coding to children and can share specific examples of lessons taught and student projects. You know how to make technical concepts clear, engaging, and accessible to learners with different experience levels.
Coding Instruction Skills (Required): You can confidently teach sequencing, loops, events, and conditional logic using Scratch or comparable block-based programming tools. You can adapt lessons for children ages 8-12, help campers debug their code, and guide them as they test and improve their projects.
Positive and Solution-Oriented: You maintain a positive outlook, always seeking solutions and welcoming constructive feedback to foster personal and professional growth.
Fun and Energetic: Your energetic and fun-loving nature matches the dynamism of our campers, creating an exciting and engaging learning environment.
Empathetic Mentor: You act as a role model, providing guidance and encouragement while fostering a supportive environment where children feel safe to explore, invent, and innovate.
If you're passionate about making a difference and ready to contribute to a team that values motivation, unity, empathy, and innovative problem-solving, we'd love to see how you align with our core values at https://www.nory.co/value/.
Schedule: Part-time, 7:30 AM - 12:15 PM on scheduled School Break Day Camp days throughout the school year. Coding instruction primarily takes place during the morning, with time within the shift for material setup, lesson preparation, camper arrival, and wrap-up. Camp dates and locations vary. Share your available school breaks when applying; you do not need to commit to every camp day.
Compensation: $25 - $30/hour.
Location: Manhattan and Brooklyn.
To apply, please send your resume and a brief cover letter to Liza@nory.co. Describe your experience teaching coding to children, including the ages taught, programming tools used, and a specific lesson or student project you led. Please also include your availability for School Break Day Camps and any special reasons for wanting to join our team.
Beyond School Break Day Camps, NORY offers opportunities to stay involved year-round through summer camps, afterschool programs, birthday parties, and special events. These roles provide a unique opportunity to continue growing with our team, embrace our core values, and make a lasting impact on campers throughout the year.
NORY New York is a proud equal opportunity employer and values diversity at our company. We encourage applications from all qualified candidates regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, disability, veteran status, or any other category protected by applicable federal, state, or local laws.
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