Team Leader
Serve as a Team Leader.
- Oversee a small team of instructors during curriculum development to ensure that curriculum is innovative, safe, accessible, and appropriate for the target grade ranges.
- Develop a work plan based on deliverables, delegating tasks and responsibilities among your team appropriately, deferring to Program Coordinators where necessary.
- You will be responsible for creating, maintaining and procuring a list of materials required for programming, as well as maintaining a budget to be submitted to the Executive Director.
- Serve as a resource to fellow instructors delivering content, providing support in alignment with SuperNOVA protocols, policies and mandate.
- Hold regular meetings with your team of instructors to ensure smooth delivery of programs
- Act as a liaison between Instructors and SuperNOVA supervisors and management. Development of STEM curriculum.
- Develop innovative, exciting and educational curriculum for STEM camps.
- Ensure all required components of curriculum development, including research, testing, and written documentation related to curriculum are complete in a timely manner.
- Identify and coordinate mentoring events, tours, and site-visits with science, engineering and technology professionals from the industry and research sectors.
- Work with team members to procure and manage program curriculum materials and resources.
- Ensure integration of technology and digital resources into the curriculum.
- Perform cost benefit analysis for projects and activities, in accordance with budget directives Ensure the successful delivery of STEM content in workshops and camps.
- Act as a lead delivery person for workshop and camp modules.
- Delivering STEM workshops (May-June) and camps (July-August) in Halifax and communities throughout Atlantic Canada, and via online platforms (if applicable)
- Work with project partners to ensure program quality is high and expectations are met/exceeded.
- Attend meetings to communicate progress on the program content with project partners.
- Assist with collection of testimonials, photos, quotes, and other documentation for reporting.
- Ensure that team is responsible for maintaining all materials and equipment in good working order, including bin organization Act as a Program Instructor
- Adherence to SuperNOVA’s policies and procedures at all times.
- You may be required to teach camps outside of your field of study, and outside of your field of curriculum creation.
- Participating in SuperNOVA training during the course of your employment.
- Developing and delivering exciting and educational workshop and camp curriculum for youth in grades 1 – 12 related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Math (STEM).
- Learning and practicing the delivery of all SuperNOVA-delivered activities prior to delivery.
- Advance preparation of materials prior to the start of the programs.
- You may be required to travel within Atlantic Canada for STEM workshop and camp delivery.
- Providing supervision for program participants and acting as a positive role model.
- Delivering presentations at community events and other STEM outreach opportunities.
- Communicating with and supporting positive relationships with campers, parents, media, and other stakeholders.
- Ensuring that program facilities are tidy, secure, and facility policies are being followed.
- Creating hazard assessment documents for each activity developed to ensure that safety protocol is accessible at all times.
- Reconcile expenses charged to SuperNOVA as per SuperNOVA procedure.
- Aiding in maintaining a healthy relationship with Dalhousie, which includes ensuring that all instructors and participants are respectful of Dalhousie University staff, property and facilities
Qualifications
Required: Current student or graduate from a Bachelor of Education or STEM program. Must possess strong verbal and written communication skills, time management skills, the ability to problem solve effectively and make decisions independently. Experience working with youth. Completion of a Criminal Record Check with Vulnerable Sector Search.