Education and Outreach Coordinator FY27 (Contractual)

Description

• Serve as lead and co-instructor for classes (grades 3-12) attending field trip experiences at the TU Center for STEM Excellence; educate hands-on STEM field trips (grades 3–12) at the SciTech Student Learning Lab.
• Provide support to equipment loan programs including packing, sending, receiving and re-stocking instructional kits.
• Support department staff with administrative and logistics tasks and special event activities. This may include processing reservation requests, maintaining and organizing program files and supporting general administrative tasks (e.g. documentation and reports) for grant-funded projects, as well as representing TUCSE at special events (e.g. open houses and tabling opportunities)
• Update and revise curriculum materials for student programming.
• Support material management and lab set-up/take-down for field trip experiences.

The work hours for this position will include occasional evenings and weekend hours.

Telework may be available for this position up to two days per week following the completion of 90 days of service in good standing.

Qualifications

Required Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in STEM+CS or Education
• One year of experience working with K–12 student population
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, OneDrive, Google Suite, Zoom, and similar platforms.
• Strong organizational, communication, and problem-solving skills.
• Strong attention to detail
• Highly adaptable, patient, and a growth-orientated mindset

Ability to read, write and follow instructions.

Except for qualifications established by law, additional related experience and formal education in which one has gained the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for full performance of the work of the job class may be substituted for the education or experience requirement on a year-for-year basis with 30 college credits being equivalent to one year of experience.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Proficiency utilizing interactive educational tools (e.g. Pear Deck, Nearpod)
• Demonstrated experience teaching or facilitating learning in formal or informal settings (e.g., classrooms, camps, museums, outreach programs)
• Experience supporting program logistics or event coordination with K-12 students
• Familiarity with hands-on, inquiry-based STEM instruction
• Basic knowledge of STEM lab tools or techniques