STEM Specialist

STEM Specialist

The STEM Specialist designs and delivers transformative Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics experiences for middle and high school youth. This role goes far beyond teaching content — it's about building the whole person.

Through hands-on challenges, real-world problem-solving, and career-connected learning, the STEM Specialist helps members develop the critical thinking, collaboration, and workforce readiness skills they need to thrive — in school, in careers, and in life.

STEM

Skills:

Hands-on technical skills that power future careers

Life

Skills:

Character, resilience, and real-world readiness

Career Readiness:
Exposure to professions and post-secondary pathways

Preparing Youth for Future Success Youth Development & Mentorship

• Serve as a positive mentor and role model — model the work habits, professionalism, and character traits members will need throughout their lives
• Recognize and celebrate members' positive behavior, effort, creativity, and accomplishments — build confidence and growth mindset
• Ensure members receive meaningful instruction and constructive feedback — teach members to receive and apply feedback — a critical workplace skill
• Continually adapt activities to respond to member interests, needs, and cultural diversity — build cultural awareness and inclusive collaboration skills
• Record daily attendance and maintain accurate participation records — develop members' accountability habits through consistent structure
• Demonstrate leadership in conduct, safety, life, and employability skills development goals

STEM Program Design & Delivery Technical Skills
· Innovation
· Problem-Solving

• Design and facilitate hands-on STEM experiences promoting innovation, critical thinking, and problem-solving — members tackle real engineering and design challenges
• Lead activities in robotics, coding, engineering design, electronics, digital literacy, and scientific exploration — build technical competencies aligned to in-demand career fields
• Facilitate project-based learning experiences that encourage collaboration and creativity — mirror authentic workplace team dynamics
• Coordinate STEM competitions, challenges, showcases, and special events — members build presentation and performance skills
• Utilize technology and educational software to enhance learning experiences — digital fluency for the modern workforce
• Maintain STEM equipment, technology, and learning spaces safely and organized — responsible stewardship of shared resources

Career-Connected Learning Workforce Readiness
· Pathway Exploration

• Introduce members to STEM careers and post-secondary opportunities — connect every activity to real jobs and real futures
• Assist members in developing technical skills supporting college, career, and workforce readiness
• Collaborate with schools, colleges, businesses, and community partners to provide STEM enrichment opportunities — bring guest speakers, site visits, and mentors into the learning experience
• Oversee STEM-related field trips, competitions, community service projects, and special events

Program Teamwork & Operations Collaboration
· Accountability
· Community

• Collaborate actively as an Impact Center team member to meet shared program goals
• Prepare written experience plans detailing activity purpose, materials, process, and skills addressed — build personal planning and documentation skills while modeling professionalism
• Participate in implementation of other Impact Center activities as needed
• Maintain the Impact Center facility — cleaning, organizing, and preparing activity spaces — shared responsibility and community pride

Through your Leadership, Members will Develop:

Life & Work Skills

Critical Thinking:
Analyzing problems, evaluating options, and reasoning through solutions

Resilience & Grit:
Iterating through failure in engineering challenges builds persistence and a growth mindset

Collaboration:

Team projects teach members to communicate, negotiate, and achieve shared goals

Responsibility:
Managing equipment, meeting expectations, and following through on commitments

Self-Management:
Goal-setting, time management, and self-monitoring in structured activity environments

Cultural…