About this role
Role Overview
- Manage and coach Outreach Program design teams, ensuring volunteers have needed resources and support
- Collaborate with Community and College Engagement to define program goals, content, and delivery methods in support of the JerseySTEM mission
- Oversee and provide direction for development of unique and interactive educational programs for students
- Oversee the review of curriculum, teaching, and learning strategies for courses ensuring all new curriculum meet defined standards
- Oversee the training of college student coaches who deliver the Outreach Programs, including orientation, training and workshops
- Recommend curriculum standards and Outreach Program outcome metrics, and oversee tracking of curriculum outcomes
- Engage with and manage relationship with content providers such as: the Boston Museum of Science; Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy; Stevens’s CIESE; NJIT’s Future Ready Schools; Tata’s goIT
Requirements
- Degree in educational, STEM, management, or related field
- Experience managing a function, department or team
- Experience developing or delivering STEM curricula a plus
- Genuine concern about/interest in solving the gender gap and opportunity gap in STEM education
- Willing to volunteer advice and opinion
Benefits
- pro-bono position
- minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week
- $100 refundable deposit returned after six months of active membership
- K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students exempt from deposit