Location: APPLICANT MUST BE AVAILABLE FOR AT LEAST ONE OF THE FOLLOWING
Maker Room @ Kings Heights Academy powered by MakerKids (130 Racco Pkwy, Thornhill)
MakerKids Bloor West (2451 Bloor st West)
MakerKids Leaside (1661 Bayview Ave)
How many of these are true about you?
You’re…
- A teacher or instructor
- A camp counsellor or leader
- A recent grad from science, tech, math, engineering, or the arts
- A maker or tech lover
- An actor, performer, and life of the party
- Looking for work in a growing field and company
- Interested in new, socially-responsible ways of doing business
- A cool person that kids, parents, and coworkers are gonna love to be around
If most or all of that sounds like you, we want you to come and join us at MakerKids – a fun and growing company where you can ignite children’s potential.
About MakerKids
MakerKids develops maker learning programs for kids, and runs camps and after-school programs on Coding, Robotics and Minecraft. We inspire kids to see their futures as inventors, entrepreneurs, and innovators. We provide amazing interest-driven STEM programs to help kids move from being consumers to creators. We’ve been featured in major media such as Wired, CTV and the Globe and Mail, and have spoken at SXSW, Maker Faire, MakerCon, and more.
STEM Instructor Role
Maker programs are gaining steam. Demand for our programs is growing fast and that means we need to find and train awesome instructors to serve an enthusiastic and growing fan base. Your job will be to lead MakerKids programming – after school & weekend programs, camps, sampler sessions, private classes, etc. Program content includes Robotics, Coding and Minecraft.
You’ll love this role if you:
- Want to have a positive impact on kids
- Want to share your love for technology and making
- Dig a relaxed, casual, and fun work group (warning: musical theatre nerds and Dungeons & Dragons players among us)
- Did we mention having fun while working? We like doing stuff together online or in-person – coffees, improv classes, escape rooms, and other staff socials
- And we also take our work seriously, create space for each other’s opinions and perspectives, and pursuing success together
Role Details
This position will start with a non fixed number of hours per week (depending on your availability and our need). Full time hours may be available in the summer during camps. Work hours are flexible, applicants should be available for either Winter Break camps OR March Break camps (or both!). MakerKids also runs summer camps, and PA day camps etc. Virtual shifts are only offered to a limited number of long term team members.
Pay rate: $17.20-$20 per hour
Working with MakerKids
This is a, non-seasonal, permanent position with varying hours that may take place during afternoons, weeknights, and weekends. This position is a flex role, meaning your hours may vary from week to week depending on where we need staff the most. Staffing needs and availability of hours changes seasonally. We are currently hiring for the Fall 2024 season- applicants should expect to start by September 1st and have availability for training during August.
Qualifications
- You’re a creative and energetic person who likes working with kids and exploring new ideas
- You have experience leading kids in an experiential learning setting such as school, summer camp, museum interpretation, outdoor adventure, Montessori
- Preferred if you are a teacher, an Early Childhood Educator, have teaching or camp experience
- You have excellent communication skills, written and oral, and experience communicating with children and their families
- You’re a Maker, with interest and experience designing and creating things, e.g. coding, electronics, robotics, Minecraft, crafting or some other way you entertain yourself and others with your creativity
- You’re comfortable using electronics, computer software, hardware and various other technologies – or very willing to learn and teach yourself
- And also ideal, some customer service experience too