After-School LEGO Robotics Instructor

After-School Robotics Instructor

Job description
Location: Sebastopol, CA
Program: After-School Robotics & STEM Enrichment
Age Group: Kindergarten–2nd Grade
Job Type: Part-Time
Schedule: Weekday afternoons | Fall 2026
Compensation: $55–$65 per session, depending on experience
Work Location: In person

About the Role
We are seeking a fun, patient, and enthusiastic After-School Robotics Instructor to lead hands-on robotics, engineering, and STEM enrichment classes for K–2 students in Sebastopol, CA.
This program introduces young learners to foundational concepts in robotics, engineering, coding, mechanics, problem-solving, and computational thinking through LEGO-based building challenges and age-appropriate robotics activities.
Students will learn by building, experimenting, testing, troubleshooting, creating, and collaborating as they explore how things move and how simple machines, motors, sensors, and basic coding concepts can bring their ideas to life.
This position is ideal for educators, college students, recent graduates, robotics instructors, STEM/STEAM educators, engineering students, computer science students, makers, and youth enrichment professionals who enjoy working with young children.
Curriculum and lesson materials are provided.

What You’ll Teach
Activities may include:

• LEGO building and construction challenges
• Beginner robotics projects
• Simple machines
• Gears, wheels, axles, and motion
• Motors and movement
• Basic engineering design
• Cause-and-effect activities
• Early coding and sequencing concepts
• Patterns and algorithms
• Introductory computational thinking
• Problem-solving challenges
• Build-test-improve activities
• Story-based robotics projects
• Collaborative STEM challenges
• Creative invention and design projects

Lessons are designed specifically for Kindergarten–2nd Grade students and focus on exploration, creativity, and age-appropriate STEM learning.
Students do not need previous robotics or coding experience.

What You’ll Do

• Lead engaging after-school LEGO robotics classes for K–2 students
• Teach lessons using provided curriculum and activity plans
• Guide students through hands-on LEGO building, robotics, and engineering challenges
• Introduce foundational concepts in robotics, engineering, mechanics, and coding
• Demonstrate projects and break activities into simple, child-friendly steps
• Help students build, test, troubleshoot, and improve their creations
• Encourage creativity, curiosity, collaboration, and problem-solving
• Support students when a design or robot does not work as expected
• Introduce early computational-thinking skills such as sequencing, patterns, and cause-and-effect
• Adapt activities for different learning styles, abilities, and experience levels
• Maintain a positive, inclusive, organized, and safe classroom environment
• Manage classroom routines, transitions, student behavior, and materials
• Prepare and organize LEGO robotics kits and supplies before each class
• Assist with sorting, inventory, and cleanup after each session
• Communicate professionally with school staff and program coordinators
• Follow all school-site procedures and program expectations
• Ensure students remain engaged, supported, and safe throughout each class
• Provide brief class updates when requested

Who We’re Looking For
We encourage applicants who:

• Enjoy working with Kindergarten–2nd Grade students
• Have an interest in LEGO, robotics, STEM, STEAM, engineering, coding, computer science, or maker education
• Are patient, positive, creative, organized, and dependable
• Enjoy hands-on building and problem-solving
• Can explain technical ideas in simple, age-appropriate ways
• Are comfortable leading and supervising groups of young children
• Have strong communication and classroom-management skills
• Can follow provided lesson plans while adapting activities to student needs
• Enjoy helping children experiment and learn through trial and error
• Can reliably commit to the Fall 2026 after-school program schedule
• Applicant must be residing in Sebastopol or within 20 miles of Sebastopol.

Experience working with children through teaching, tutoring, camps, after-school programs, robotics programs, STEM programs, maker programs, museums, childcare, mentoring, coaching, or youth enrichment is strongly preferred.

Great Fit For Candidates With Backgrounds In:

• Robotics
• Engineering
• Computer Science
• STEM / STEAM
• Education
• Elementary Education
• Early Childhood Education
• Child Development
• Educational Technology
• Science
• Maker Education
• Technology
• Recreation
• Youth Development

College students and recent graduates are encouraged to apply.