Part-Time STEAM Instructor

$18–$20/hour | 15–25 hours/week | Year-Round

Build your résumé. Lead a classroom. Help kids discover what they can create.

TES Stafifng is looking for energetic, creative instructors to lead hands-on STEAM programming for children throughout the Rochester area.

This is an especially exciting opportunity for college students, future teachers, substitute teachers, teaching assistants, camp counselors, childcare professionals, coaches, and education professionals who want additional hands-on experience working with children.

You'll gain real experience leading groups, managing classroom dynamics, delivering curriculum, adapting instruction, encouraging problem-solving, and creating an inclusive learning environment; all while introducing kids to engineering, robotics, and creative building.

And you don't need to know anything about robotics to start.

We provide the training, curriculum, materials, and support.

This is more than helping with a class.

You'll be the person leading the room.

That means getting kids settled and engaged, explaining the day's project, keeping activities moving, answering questions, redirecting behavior, encouraging kids who get frustrated, managing transitions, and handling all the unexpected moments that come with working with groups of children.

If you want experience that will make you a stronger educator, this is it.

What you'll do

As a STEAM Instructor, you'll:

• Lead groups of children through engaging, hands-on STEAM projects

• Introduce basic engineering and problem-solving concepts

• Facilitate projects using established curriculum and lesson materials

• Manage classroom behavior, transitions, materials, and time

• Adapt your communication to different ages and learning styles

• Encourage creativity, confidence, teamwork, and curiosity

• Help children work through challenges rather than simply giving them the answer

• Set up and clean up materials before and after programs

• Create an inclusive environment where kids feel comfortable experimenting and making mistakes

Who we're looking for

You may be a:

Education Major • College Student • Teacher • Substitute Teacher • Teaching Assistant • Camp Counselor • Coach • Childcare Professional • Paraprofessional • Recreation Leader • Youth Program Staff

Previous experience leading groups of children is strongly preferred.

Experience with crafts, building, circuits, basic tools, coding, or creative construction is a bonus; but none of it is required.

What matters most is that you can confidently walk into a classroom, connect with kids, manage the group, and make learning fun.

A great way to add meaningful experience to your résumé

This position gives aspiring educators the opportunity to develop practical experience in:

• Classroom and behavior management

• Lesson facilitation

• STEAM education

• Experiential and project-based learning

• Youth engagement

• Differentiated communication

• Problem-solving and conflict resolution

• Inclusive learning environments

And unlike many camp or youth-program positions, this isn't just a summer job.

We can provide work throughout the year, including after-school programming, camps, school breaks, weekends, parties, and other programs.

IMPORTANT: Reliable transportation is required.

You MUST have a valid driver's license AND your own reliable vehicle.

Instructors travel to different program locations throughout the Rochester area, generally within a 10–15 mile radius. You will not report to the same classroom or building every day.  We will reimburse you for milage. 

Reliable transportation is a requirement of the position, not a preference.

Additional requirements

Candidates must:

• Be dependable and punctual

• Communicate professionally with children, families, and program partners

• Be comfortable leading groups independently

• Be flexible and able to adapt in a dynamic environment

• Be able to lift up to 35 lbs.

• Be willing to obtain CPR/First Aid certification if not already certified

Pay: $18.00–$20.00/hour
Hours: Approximately 15–25 hours/week
Schedule: Combination of weekday, weekend, holiday, camp, and school-break opportunities
Work available year-round

If you're passionate about working with kids and want a role where you'll gain real, hands-on classroom leadership experience, we'd love to talk to you.