Maker Education Fabricator: Prototyping and Experience Design
About The Position
At NORY, we design learning journeys where every child in NYC and Boston becomes a risk-taking entrepreneur, inquisitive problem solver, and empathetic leader. As the largest STEM camp provider in NYC with 3000+ campers annually, we are the Disney World of STEM education, where each learning experience is magical, impactful, and memorable. Are you a maker educator driven by a passion for creative hands-on engineering, design-thinking process, and mechatronics? Do you find joy in designing learning experiences that inspire young minds? If you’re continually pondering the best ways to nurture Generation Alpha and eager to be at the forefront of such efforts, you might be the ideal candidate for our Maker Education Curriculum Developer (STEM for Age 3-12) role.
Requirements
- Impress us with a visual portfolio of your maker projects. We're excited to see your work in woodworking, 3D printing, laser cutting, crafts, basic electronics (circuits, motors), Arduino, computing controllers and platforms (Raspberry Pi, Microbits), and coding tools like Scratch.
- The purpose behind your inventions in your portfolio is key.
- Align deeply with our core values.
Nice To Haves
- Coding Knowledge (Plus): Your coding skills are a bonus, particularly for empowering older children to create advanced robotic projects.
Responsibilities
- Design hands-on projects that ignite resilience, inquisitiveness, and empathy in children.
- Showcase your intellectual curiosity by weaving multiple learning points into a seamless, interdisciplinary experience.
- Create thematic worlds as immersive as a Disney World ride. We need that level of storytelling prowess.
- Empower teachers across all NORY campuses to deliver your vision consistently, using your multi-channel communication skills – especially video.
- Apply your experience with children aged 3-12 to understand their developmental stages and interests.
- Train and coach teachers to become the rock stars of our campsites.
Benefits
- 401K
- Health and Dental
- Paid Time Off
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
11-50 employees
