Upper School Robotics Coach

Job Summary

Required Qualifications

• •Experience teaching, coaching, mentoring, or supervising adolescent
• •Strong project management and organizational skills
• •Strong oral and written communication skills
• •Knowledge of and commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and ethical conduct in all aspects of work with students, families, and colleagues
• •Knowledge and commitment to student well-being, and developmentally appropriate coaching
• •Ability to complete required
• •Knowledge of and commitment to diversity, multiculturalism, and anti-bias education in all aspects of the work with Upper School students, families, and colleagues
• •Personal and professional alignment to the school's mission, vision, and values
• •Must be able to attend and supervise approximately six weekend competitions each year
• •Must be able to establish clear team structures, student leadership roles, expectations, and communication practices
• •Must be able to develop a structured progression of technical and leadership skills for both new and experienced team members
• •Must be able to guide students through the full engineering design process, from problem identification and prototyping through testing, iteration, documentation, and competition
• •Must be able to ensure that all students have meaningful roles and understand how their individual work contributes to the success of the full team
• •Must be able to promote collaboration across programming, mechanical, CAD, strategy, outreach, and other functional areas
• •Must be able to create and manage a realistic seasonal project plan, including milestones, deadlines, task assignments, testing schedules, and competition preparation
• •Must be able to mentor student leaders and explicitly teach communication, decision-making, accountability, conflict resolution, and team management
• •Must be able to maintain a culture grounded in inclusion, respect, and student well-being
• •Must be able to collaborate with faculty members, alumni, professional mentors, and community partners to expand students' technical learning and exposure to engineering pathways
• •Must be able to supervise practices, competitions, travel, equipment use, and student activities in accordance with school policies and safety expectations
• •Must be able to communicate regularly and professionally with students, families, faculty members, administrators, mentors, and competition organizers
• •Must be able to actively support the Mission of the School and put that vision into daily practice
• •Must be available for practices 3 days/week from 3:45 - 6:15
• •Must be available to be present from 3:30 - 6:30
• •Must be able to work a part-time, 7-month coaching position from mid-September - mid-April

Desired Qualifications

• •Demonstrated experience in robotics, engineering, computer science, fabrication, product development, or a closely related field
• •Ability to teach and reinforce skills in programming, mechanical construction, CAD modeling, engineering design, testing, and systems integration to students with varying levels of experience