Summer STEM Instructor for Youth

NORTHEAST STEM STARTER ACADEMY at Mt. VERNON 2026 STEM SUMMER CAMP

The NSSA seeks qualified, experienced instructors/educators to support the delivery of the NSSA’s 12th year of our Summer STEM Camp for at-risk, underserved students just completing- 2nd through 10th grade. Subjects for instruction include robotics, coding, physics, engineering, general & laboratory science, genomics, forensics, Raspberry Pi, 3D design & printing, aquaponics,

and other Stem-related subjects. VERIFIBLE PRIOR TEACHING EXPERIENCE REQUIRED!

SITUATIONAL SUMMARY

The NSSA seeks to engage experienced instructors/educators to support the delivery of NSSA’s twelfth year of our summer STEM learning camp program for at-risk, underserved students attending public schools in Mt. Vernon, NY, and students from the surrounding communities. The 2026 NSSA Summer STEM Camp Program will engage eight groups of cohorts: 2nd through 10th graders. The program starts on Monday, July 20th, and concludes on Friday, August 7th. All classes will be held at the Grimes School: 624 South 3rd Avenue, Mt. Vernon, New York 10550, from 8:45 to 2:50 daily, including breakfast and lunch.

We seek subject matter experts /educators to conduct one or two 90-minute classes a day for the three weeks of the program. Subjects will include robotics, coding, physics, engineering, general and laboratory science, genomics, forensics, Raspberry Pi, 3D-Design/Printing, and other STEM-related subjects. We will consider including alternative STEM-based subjects that are consistent with the specific instructor’s expertise. Topics for instruction will be within an area of STEM that the individual educator finds exciting and takes considerable pleasure in sharing with young learners. The program classes aim to create a fun but educationally rigorous, experiential learning climate that encourages and supports students seeking future STEM learning, self-study and future careers within the STEM sector.

EDUCATORS RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Create instructional activities for use in the classroom- project-based, hands-on learning,
• Plan, prepare, and deliver instructional lectures and a collection of related learning activities,
• Create a favorable climate for successful student learning,
• Meet NSSA at Mt. Vernon’s program goals, student objectives,
• Create in-class, hands-on projects designed to enhance lectures and expand the student learning experience,
• Create a complete syllabus for each of the fifteen days of the program and provide it to NSSA leadership by Tuesday, July 7th, 2026,
• Utilize curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served,
• Work with NSSA leadership to ensure learning goals are consistently being met during the delivery of the specific class,
• Establish and document clear objectives for all learning activities,
• Observe and evaluate students’ performance during the program and provide students with supportive insight and feedback,
• Prepare and distribute brief individual reports for each student- intended to encourage students before the last day of the program, August 7th , 2026.
• Each educator is required to provide at least one reference in support of their prior related experience.

EDUCATOR COMPENSATION: Each instructor will receive compensation of $1500.00 per each 3-week class. All general classroom supplies and other learning resources will be provided for all students and educators by the NSSA.

Please contact Gerald Dennis, NSSA Executive Director, at 914-888-7556, [email protected].

Job Type: Temporary

Pay: $100.00 per hour

Work Location: In person