STEM Educator ($40/hr)
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iFLY Indoor Skydiving
Roseville, CA, US
Summary
The STEM Educator will deliver in-person presentations and facilitate hands-on science experiments for students in a wind tunnel environment. They will also collaborate with flight instructors and engage with teachers and parents to ensure successful program implementation.
Job Description
STEM Educator
Looking to teach STEM and influence the next generation? iFLY is looking for a passionate STEM Educator, who wants a part-time, flexible position. Majority of field trips occur Monday – Friday in the AM.
iFLY has hosted over 10,000 STEM field trips and more than 300,000 students nationwide! Our STEM Educators guide students (elementary, middle school and high school) through an immersive, hands-on learning experience. During our program, every student will learn STEM concepts related to our wind tunnel, participate in a grade-appropriate activities, and fly with an experienced flight instructor in our wind tunnel.
What You'll Do:
- Deliver in-person presentations, introducing students to grade-appropriate STEM concepts related to the wind tunnel.
- Collaborate with iFLY Flight Instructors to demonstrate how everyday objects behave in our wind tunnel.
- Facilitate a grade-appropriate science activity or experiment.
- Engage with school teachers and parents to elicit constructive feedback about the Education Program.
- Work with iFLY staff to ensure successful program implementation.
- Communicate with Education Program staff to maintain and improve program.
Who You Are:
- Bachelor’s Degree in science, engineering, mathematics, STEM education, or related field
- Mastery of science and mathematics concepts covered in K-12 school curriculum
- Comfortable teaching and leading groups, up to 130 students at a time (average group size is approximately 40 students)
- Teaching experience in a classroom, camp, museum, or other STEM education setting
- Energetic and care about engaging children and adults in STEM learning
- Strong public speaking skills
- Experience providing excellent customer service
- Strong interpersonal skills
- Proficiency with Microsoft PowerPoint, Excel, and Word
- Ability to react positively to rapidly changing circumstances
Ideal:
- Graduate Degree in science, engineering, mathematics, STEM education, or related field
- Experience with inquiry-based teaching methods
- Spanish language proficiency is a plus
Most field trips take place Monday through Friday in the morning. However, some field trips may occur in the evenings and on weekends, so we anticipate flexible availability.
Job Types: Part-time
Pay: $40.00 per hour
iFLY is the world leader in design, manufacturing, sales and operations of wind tunnel systems for indoor skydiving. The company has flown more than 8,000,000 people in a dozen countries and at sea since launching the modern vertical wind tunnel industry in 1998. iFLY has more than 72 facilities operating worldwide with 35 wholly-owned in the US and has significant growth plans across the globe in the next 24 months.
Flying friends and families isn’t all we do. We also specialize in Groups, Parties, and Events, as well as STEM Educational Field Trips.
CORPORATE EVENTS
Teams that fly together, stay together. iFLY has everything your company needs for team bonding activities, off-site conferences and meetings, or other events celebrating business milestones. To learn more, visit our events page: https://www.iflyworld.com/plan-your-event/corporate/
STEM
Learning That Blows Kids Away! Our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) program uses our state-of-the-art vertical wind tunnel to inspire and educate students. Trained and reviewed STEM educators will guide your students through an interactive presentation, demos in the wind tunnel and grade-appropriate lab activities. To learn more, visit our STEM page:https://www.iflyworld.com/programs/stem-field-trips/
Founded
1998
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Spectator Sports
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
iFLY is the world leader in design, manufacturing, sales and operations of wind tunnel systems for indoor skydiving. The company has flown more than 8,000,000 people in a dozen countries and at sea since launching the modern vertical wind tunnel industry in 1998. iFLY has more than 72 facilities operating worldwide with 35 wholly-owned in the US and has significant growth plans across the globe in the next 24 months.
Flying friends and families isn’t all we do. We also specialize in Groups, Parties, and Events, as well as STEM Educational Field Trips.
CORPORATE EVENTS
Teams that fly together, stay together. iFLY has everything your company needs for team bonding activities, off-site conferences and meetings, or other events celebrating business milestones. To learn more, visit our events page: https://www.iflyworld.com/plan-your-event/corporate/
STEM
Learning That Blows Kids Away! Our STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Math) program uses our state-of-the-art vertical wind tunnel to inspire and educate students. Trained and reviewed STEM educators will guide your students through an interactive presentation, demos in the wind tunnel and grade-appropriate lab activities. To learn more, visit our STEM page:https://www.iflyworld.com/programs/stem-field-trips/
Founded
1998
Company size
501-1,000 employees
Industry
Spectator Sports
Org type
Privately Held
Headquarters
Austin, Texas
