What are the responsibilities and job description for the Engineering Specialist, High School, After-School Program position at Harlem Children's Zone/ Promise Academy Charter Schools?
Harlem Children’s Zone (HCZ) — a world-renowned education and poverty-fighting organization based in New York — seeks an enthusiastic, dedicated, and mission aligned Engineering Specialist to support our Employment and Technology Center.
The Engineering Specialist will bring a passion for the mission of Harlem Children’s Zone: break the cycle of intergenerational poverty with comprehensive, on-the-ground programming that builds up opportunities for children and families to thrive in school, work, and life.
The Engineering Specialist will join our team that will provide a structured and engaging introduction to the active use of engineering to our high school students. The individual will be able to expose students to designing engineering experiments through a designed curriculum and through a series of projects designed by the specialist.
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Minimum Qualifications
- Experience in working in Engineering.
Who you are
- A commitment to the mission and programs of Harlem Children Zone.
- Create lesson plans that are centered around student learning
- The ability to teach students effectively.
- Strong communication skills.
- Ability to engage students in an educational setting.
What you’ll do
- Experience working directly with 15- 20 High school students exploring the fundamentals of Engineering.
- Design a curriculum based on Engineering technical skills and formulate plans with diagrams, drawings, and calculations.
- Prepare Engineering educational-based trips, and special events, and invite guest speakers to speak about Engineering.
- Ability to teach the students to evaluate and integrate engineering systems.
Schedule
- Ability to work flexible hours, including some evenings.
Benefits
As a member of the Harlem Children's Zone team, you will join a supportive and inclusive community dedicated to helping children, families — and our staff — thrive.
Please take a look at our Part-Time benefits below.
Our exceptional Part-Time benefits include:
- Career advancement
- Paid sick leave
- Employee referral bonus
- Physical wellness discounts
- Commuter benefits
- Additional Benefits (Discounts on flights, hotels, theme parks, concert tickets, and more.)
The hourly rate for this position is $25-$30 per year. To be considered, interested applicants can apply directly through the job posting. No telephone inquiries or recruiters, please. Replies will only be sent to qualified applicants. Harlem Children’s Zone is an EOE.
Salary : $25 - $30
