Summer Camp Instructor

4 days ago


Toronto, Canada MakerKids Full time

**How many of these are true about you?**

You're
- A teacher or instructor
- A camp counsellor or leader
- A recent grad from science, tech, math, engineering, or the arts
- A maker or tech lover or skilled Minecraft programmer
- An actor, performer, and life of the party
- Looking for work in a growing field and company
- Interested in new, socially-responsible ways of doing business
- A cool person that kids, parents, and coworkers are gonna love to be around

If any of that sounds like you, we want you to come and join us at MakerKids - a fun and growing company where you can ignite children's potential

**About MakerKids**

MakerKids develops maker learning programs for kids, and runs camps and after-school programs on Coding, Robotics and Minecraft. We inspire kids to see their futures as inventors, entrepreneurs, and innovators. We provide amazing interest-driven STEM programs to help kids move from being consumers to creators. We've been featured in major media such as Wired, CTV and the Globe and Mail, and have spoken at SXSW, Maker Faire, MakerCon, and more.

**Instructor Role**

We are looking for fun, in-person summer camp instructors Demand for our programs is growing fast and that means we need to find and train awesome instructors to serve an enthusiastic and growing fan base. Your job will be to assist or lead MakerKids summer camp programming. Program content includes Robotics, Coding and Minecraft.

**Learning the Role**

You don't have to have the full range of technical skills that kids will need for their projects. However, experience with Scratch, Microbit, Tinkercad, Arduino and Minecraft are considered an asset. Other MakerKids staff will initially be present during classes to teach specific skills. You can learn along with the kids What we want to see from you is the Maker spirit - a love of learning and proven ability to pick up skills. Prior to teaching classes, you'll teach alongside other staff as a MakerKids Instructor in Training. After that, you will lead classes and events as a MakerKids Instructor.

**Role Details**

This position is part-time with 15 to 40 hours per week (depending on your availability and our need). Work hours are consistent week to week at our flagship North Toronto location: 1661 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario.

**Qualifications**
- You're a creative and energetic person who likes working with kids and exploring new ideas
- You have experience leading kids in an experiential learning setting such as school, summer camp, outdoor adventure, Montessori
- Minecraft experience not required but a big plus
- Preferred if you are a teacher, an Early Childhood Educator, have teaching or camp experience
- You have excellent communication skills, written and oral, and experience communicating with children and their families
- You're a Maker, with interest and experience designing and creating things, e.g. coding, electronics, robotics, Minecraft, crafting or some other way you entertain yourself and others with your creativity
- You're comfortable using electronics, computer software and various other technologies - or very willing to learn and teach yourself
- You have experience using video conferencing software and have a computer equipped with webcam

**How to Apply



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