EDMO is a national education nonprofit that has been cultivating curious, courageous, and kind kids since 2004. Our award winning camps, classes, tutoring programs (and more!) are designed to engage kids' minds and bodies. Whether in person or online, all EDMO programs are hands-on, interactive and fun, unlocking the inner scientist, artist or coder in every child. At EDMO, we celebrate getting messy and making mistakes while encouraging creativity, critical thinking and collaboration. Central to our mission is our commitment to providing equitable access to our programs regardless of their family’s ability to pay. Visit edmo.org to learn more.

At EDMO, staff members spend their time connecting with kids, honing leadership skills and making a real impact - all while rocking wacky costumes and getting pied in the face! Our positions offer a unique opportunity to help kids uncover hidden talents, while pursuing your own personal and professional goals and passions. Spend your time developing translatable and transferable professional skills (like mentoring and classroom management) while growing social emotional learning skills side by side with the kids (like collaboration, empathy and problem solving). 

The AM Care Instructor is responsible for supervising children before school starts in the morning. Instructors should be prepared for personal and professional growth, classroom management practice, and a whole lot of FUN! 

Main Responsibilities include:

• Approach education with passion and excitement and build positive role model relationships with students
• Interact with parents in a professional and energetic manner
• Help cultivate healthy self-esteem and a natural love for learning 
• Be responsible for supply inventory, bin prep and clean-up
• Maintain accurate reporting: attendance records, class notes, daily log, incident reports
• Attend staff meetings and professional development series
• Ensure all students are safe and have a positive experience in our program this includes diligently following all EDMO Covid-19 guidelines and restrictions 
• Exhibit the EDMO Vibe and demonstrating through actions and words each of the social emotional learning (SEL) skills of empathy, responsibility, initiative, collaboration, problem solving and emotion management, while also reinforcing these qualities in other staff and kids

If you are missing any of the qualifications listed below, or only have experience/expertise in one subject area please don't be discouraged! We love teaching like-minded humans! Please still apply if you are enthusiastic about this work and think you would be a strong fit.

Preferred qualifications are:

• Experience (and a love for!) working with kids
• High sense of responsibility and dependability 
• Contagious enthusiasm and charisma
• Strong team player
• Creative, flexible, and excellent multi-tasker
• Willingness to solve problems, be patient, and remain positive and fun
• Experience facilitating groups of children in a classroom and/or working with youth programs
• Great sense of humor and love of learning
• Ability to lift 50 pounds and carry bins with teaching materials
• PLUS: Experience in a summer camp environment

Hours: 6:15am-8:30am
Pay rate: $16.50 - $17.50 /hour
Start Date: ASAP

*There is potential this will grow to be an afternoon position as well