S•M•Art Educator 

Position Type: Part-time, seasonal
Position starts immediately, 10-20 hours/ week • $15-$20.00/ hour based on experience

Position Overview

Flying Cloud Institute (FCI) seeks a dedicated and inspiring educator to deliver science and art programs at our summer programs in community schools during the summer of 2021. FCI is a small, dynamic nonprofit committed to inspiring the natural curiosity of children through real world science, technology, engineering, art, and math (STEAM) challenges that inspire creativity. 

S•M•Art School Educators will offer workshops that provide engaging activities in the arts, science, and/or engineering to youth ages 5 – 14 while observing Covid-19 protocols.

Duties and Responsibilities

Program delivery

• Help create a safe, nurturing, curious learning environment for youth.

• Develop and deliver engaging activities in science, technology, engineering, and or arts for K-8 students. These activities must be aligned with FCI’s learning philosophy and approach to working with youth.

• Collaborate with other staff to support integrated themes, curricula and projects.

• Serve as a role model to other FCI educators, demonstrating program design and

delivery strategies that exemplify FCI’s learning philosophy.

Required Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor or Masters degree in the arts, a STEM discipline, or education

• Minimum of two years combined relevant experience

• Demonstrated experience working with children in classroom and/ or out-of-school time

settings

• Passion about K-8 STEAM education

In all aspects of this role the following personal qualities are essential:

• Care for youth and enthusiasm for working with children of various ages and abilities

• A mindset for creative, collaborative problem-solving

• A commitment to safety and dedication to the best practices for avoiding the transmission of COVID-19

• Excellent planning, time-management, and organizational abilities

• Excellent communication and interpersonal skills

• Highly motivated and able to work independently to agreed goals and targets

• Comfort working in a fast-paced, growing organization, including flexibility to simultaneously perform a wide variety of tasks

• Sensitivity to differences in culture and nationality with the ability to work well with colleagues as part of a small, closely knit team.

To apply please email a resume and letter of interest to admin@flyingcloudinstitute.org or mail to:

Flying Cloud Institute

20 Stockbridge Road, Suite 2

Great Barrington, MA 01230