PODS501: Engineering Team Member/Curriculum Designer

About JerseySTEM

All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.

Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.

Overview

This is a pro-bono volunteer position.

As a member of a team of 3-4 volunteers, develop and/or acquire as well as improve STEM Engineering Outreach Program curriculum to be delivered to middle school girls (grades 5-8) who are in underserved communities. (The Outreach Programs are typically delivered as after-school programs following a fall/spring semester schedule.)

Responsibilities

Develop new and interesting STEM curriculum, and update existing curriculum

Reach out to content providers for potential partnership

Produce materials for both Program Instructors and students to use in the afterschool programs

Produce extracts of the Curriculum to fit the needs of the class

Answer content questions, and provide advice on curriculum content delivery

Leverage technology for innovative ways to deliver curriculum

Learn and practice the curriculum concepts

Use feedback from ongoing classes to improve/enhance existing curriculum

Be a proactive team member and be part of building a fun and exciting team!

Qualifications

BS and strong background in an engineering related field

Experience with STEM curriculum a plus

Strong written and verbal communications skills

Able to adapt and solve problems as they arise

Willing to volunteer advice and opinion

Enjoy working with a team/collaborating

Time Commitment

3-6 Hours weekly

6 months minimum

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