Household Science & Hands-On Experiments Enrichment Instructor

Concorde Education • Muskegon Charter Township, MI

15d • $50 - $100 • Onsite

About The Position

Concorde Education partners with schools and community organizations to provide enrichment programs that inspire curiosity, creativity, confidence, and lifelong learning. The company is seeking professionals with backgrounds in science, STEM, education, engineering, laboratory sciences, environmental science, or related fields to provide instructional services for K–12 hands-on science enrichment programs.

Household Science programs introduce scientific concepts through interactive experiments and activities using familiar, everyday materials. Instructors help students experiment, ask questions, make predictions, and discover how science connects to the world around them. Potential activities may cover experiments with everyday materials; chemical reactions; states of matter; density, buoyancy, and surface tension; acids, bases, and pH; electricity and magnetism; light, sound, and energy; forces, motion, and simple machines; weather and environmental science; slime, polymers, and material science; engineering challenges; scientific observation; and the science behind household objects and activities. Activities should be age-appropriate, engaging, and attentive to classroom and student safety.

These are potential future independent-contractor assignments. Assignment details, including curriculum, age group, schedule, location, materials, expectations, and compensation, vary by program and are provided for review before an instructor accepts an opportunity. Applying does not guarantee an assignment. Instruction is typically 1–4 hours per week, primarily after school, for approximately 8–10 weeks per assignment. Locations are on-site at partner schools or community locations and vary by assignment. Start dates are rolling based on partner-school schedules. Compensation starts at $50 or more per instructional hour, with rates depending on assignment-related factors; the listed salary range is $50–$100 per hour.

Requirements

• Ability to make scientific concepts fun, understandable, and engaging for students.
• Ability to lead hands-on experiments and activities in an organized manner.
• Appropriate attention to classroom and student safety.
• Professional communication with students, school personnel, and Concorde Education.
• Reliability and preparedness for accepted assignments.
• Background in science, STEM, education, engineering, laboratory sciences, environmental science, or another related field, or relevant professional, academic, scientific, or instructional experience.

Nice To Haves

• Prior K–12 teaching experience is helpful but is not required for every assignment.
• Experience as a science teacher or educator, STEM instructor, science or engineering professional, laboratory or research professional, science museum or educational-program staff member, after-school or summer-camp STEM instructor, or professional leading hands-on science activities for children.
• College students or graduates studying science, engineering, education, or related fields may be considered.

Responsibilities

• Lead engaging, hands-on science experiments and activities for K–12 students.
• Explain the science behind experiments, rather than simply demonstrating them.
• Encourage students to ask questions, make predictions, and explore scientific ideas.
• Maintain appropriate classroom and activity safety.
• Create a positive and inclusive learning environment.
• Communicate professionally with students, school personnel, and Concorde Education.
• Arrive prepared and reliably fulfill accepted instructional assignments.

What This Job Offers

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