Leads volunteer teams designing and delivering STEM enrichment programs for underserved middle school girls. Responsibilities include defining program goals, developing and reviewing curriculum, training college coaches, setting outcome metrics, tracking results, supporting volunteers, and managing relationships with external educational content providers. The role requires approximately six hours weekly for a minimum six-month commitment and is unpaid.
About JerseySTEM
All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.
Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.
OverviewThis is a pro-bono position.
The Head of Outreach Programs assesses trends in STEM education and enrichment programs, and works closely with Community and College Engagement to recommend JerseySTEM Outreach offerings. The Head of OTPR oversees and provides direction to STEM program design teams that design or acquire curriculum for delivery to middle schooler students in after-school enrichment programs.
Responsibilities- Manage and coach Outreach Program design teams, ensuring volunteers have needed resources and support
- Collaborate with Community and College Engagement to define program goals, content, and delivery methods in support of the JerseySTEM mission
- Oversee and provide direction for development of unique and interactive educational programs for students.
- Oversee the review of curriculum, teaching, and learning strategies for courses ensuring all new curriculum meet defined standards
- Oversee the training of college student coaches who deliver the Outreach Programs, including orientation, training and workshops
- Recommend curriculum standards and Outreach Program outcome metrics, and oversee tracking of curriculum outcomes
- Engage with and manage relationship with content provides such as: the Boston Museum of Science; Carnegie Mellon Robotics Academy; Stevens’s CIESE; NJIT’s Future Ready Schools; Tata’s goIT
- Weekly time commitment would be 6 hours/week, 6+ months
- Degree in educational, STEM, management, or related field
- Experience managing a function, department or team
- Experience developing or delivering STEM curricula a plus
- Genuine concern about/interest in solving the gender gap and opportunity gap in STEM education
- Willing to volunteer advice and opinion
This is a pro-bono volunteer position.
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