Position/Job Title: North Shore Robotics Coach
Position Summary:
The Upper Elementary Robotics Coach is responsible for leading and mentoring students
in robotics, coding, and STEM-related activities in an engaging and age-appropriate
environment. The coach fosters teamwork, problem-solving, creativity, and critical
thinking while preparing students for robotics competitions, showcases, and
collaborative projects.
Essential Functions/Responsibilities:
- Supervise scheduled team meetings and additional meetings that may be required
during the busiest parts of the season.
- Plan travel arrangements for competition events.
- Coordinate occasional community outreach demonstrations.
- Order materials according to district purchasing procedures.
- Coordinate fundraising.
- Help coordinate and manage the efforts of the team’s professional volunteer mentors
to best utilize their talents for developing the students and achieving team goals.
- Maintain a safe and clean working environment. Keep the students focused on
maintaining safety by ensuring that tools are used safely, technology is used
appropriately, and the shop I lab is cleaned up by the end of each meeting.
- Communicate pertinent information to students, parents, mentors, and sponsors.
- Assign students to specific sub-teams and tasks in order to develop the students’
skills and help the teams achieve their goals to ensure that everyone has an
opportunity to learn or be productive.
Physical Demands:
- Must be capable of standing * Constantly.
- Must be capable of lifting up to 50 pounds infrequently.
- Must be capable of frequently bending or twisting at the trunk, frequently squatting,
stooping, kneeling, reaching above the head, reaching forward and repeating the
same hand motion many times while performing the duties of the job.
- Must have vision with good depth perception and occasionally being able to see
objects/persons at a distance.
- Must be capable of working in a noisy environment.
FIRST Lego League Season Overview
South Haven Robotics, including FLL, maintains some level of activity throughout the
year.
The following is a rough outline of a typical year:
August: The game reveal and season starts at the beginning of August
November-December: Competition season (including state championships if they make it)
January – April: Off season with occasional outreach events.
Kelly Schriner, HR Specialist –
[email protected]
South Haven Public Schools
554 Green Street
South Haven, MI 49090
- A job application can be found at https://www.applitrack.com/shps/onlineapp/
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Public Schools shall not discriminate in its policies and practices with respect to compensation, terms or
conditions of employment because of race, color, national origin, sex (including sexual orientation or
gender identity), disability, age, religion, height, weight, marital or family status, military status, ancestry,
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