Continuing Education Instructor - Games

Metropolitan Community College (Kansas City) • Wide Ruins, AZ

1d • Onsite

About The Position

MCC’s Continuing Education Division is seeking enthusiastic, knowledgeable, and engaging Games Instructors to provide fun and enriching learning opportunities for members of our community. This position will offer various teaching opportunities throughout the year and will be responsible for developing and delivering engaging, accessible, and interactive non-credit courses centered around games, play, and recreation. Games Instructors may teach courses focused on areas such as board games, card games, strategy games, tabletop games, puzzles, trivia, or other recreational gaming activities. Instructors will create a welcoming and inclusive environment where participants can learn new games, develop strategic and critical-thinking skills, build social connections, and enjoy recreational activities in a positive and supportive setting. The instructor will be responsible for preparing course materials, explaining game rules and strategies, facilitating activities, and adapting instruction to accommodate participants with varying levels of experience. Courses should emphasize participation, learning, social interaction, and personal enrichment.

Requirements

• Ability to clearly explain game rules, strategies, and concepts to participants with varying levels of experience.
• Strong communication, organization, and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to manage group activities, encourage participation, and create a positive and welcoming environment.
• Demonstrated creativity and enthusiasm for games, recreation, and social learning.

Nice To Haves

• Demonstrated experience teaching, facilitating, or leading games, recreational activities, workshops, or community programs.
• Strong knowledge and experience with one or more types of games, such as board games, card games, strategy games, tabletop games, puzzles, trivia, or role-playing games.
• Experience creating engaging, interactive, and inclusive learning experiences for diverse audiences.
• Experience working with adult learners, families, youth, or community groups is preferred.
• Commitment to providing enjoyable, accessible, and engaging educational experiences that promote lifelong learning and community connection.

Responsibilities

• Developing and delivering engaging, accessible, and interactive non-credit courses centered around games, play, and recreation.
• Teaching courses focused on areas such as board games, card games, strategy games, tabletop games, puzzles, trivia, or other recreational gaming activities.
• Creating a welcoming and inclusive environment where participants can learn new games, develop strategic and critical-thinking skills, build social connections, and enjoy recreational activities in a positive and supportive setting.
• Preparing course materials.
• Explaining game rules and strategies.
• Facilitating activities.
• Adapting instruction to accommodate participants with varying levels of experience.
• Developing course materials, activities, and lesson plans appropriate to the subject matter.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Part-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed