Part-time Robotics Teacher

St Johnsbury Academy St Johnsbury Academy - St Johnsbury, Vermont Open in Google Maps

Job : 5954381

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Oct 08, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Jan 1, 2027

St. Johnsbury Academy seeks a part-time teacher for Robotics. We are looking for an enthusiastic educator who enjoys working with high school students and is passionate about hands-on learning, technology, and problem solving. The teacher will guide students through the skills and processes needed to design, build, program, and implement technology solutions to authentic problems.

• Develop syllabi, lesson plans, demonstrations, and hands-on learning experiences.
• Teach and mentor students in robotics and related technologies.
• Assess student learning and provide timely feedback in accordance with the school calendar.
• Support students with IEPs and 504 plans and communicate with case managers as needed.
• Provide daily availability during the end-of-day conference period for student support and make-up work.
• Communicate with parents as needed, including participation in up to four parent afternoons/evenings and one residential parents' weekend each school year.
• Maintain classroom expectations and Academy standards, with support from department chairs and deans.
• Collaborate with colleagues within the department and across the Academy.

• Potentially serve as the lead coach for the competitive FIRST Robotics team during the competition season, and working with interested students on enrichment activities in robotics outside of the FIRST competition season.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Excellent organizational, communication, and collaboration skills
• High degree of competence with contemporary educational technologies such as video conferencing, electronic grade books, digital whiteboards, and the google education suite
• Flexibility to work occasional evenings and weekends for robotics events
• Demonstrated character and ability to serve as a mentor and role model for young people
• Be committed to the idea of diversity in the classroom, such as the creation of a diverse and varied reading list, and the acknowledgment and acceptance of our students’ diversity of culture, gender, and sexuality,
• as well as their varied, economic, and educational backgrounds.
• Be collaborative and open to the idea of team-teaching and/or working regularly with peers.
• Experience with backwards design and creating standards-based lessons is required.
• Requires the ability to engage, teach, assess, and mentor students to their fullest potential.
• Have competence with contemporary educational technologies such as electronic grade books, Canvas, and the google education suite or be willing to learn.
• Help students navigate digital and non-digital information.
• Teach critical thinking skills and original idea generation.
• Be creative and encourage creativity and out-of-the-box thinking in our students.

Position Type: Part-time

Classroom Teacher > STEM/STEAM

• At least 2 year(s) of relevant experience preferred.
• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required

• Kennedy Palmieri , Human Resources Director
• 1000 Main Street
• St Johnsbury, Vermont 05819
• Phone:
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• Email:
  Kennedy.palmieri

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