Raspberry Pi Instructor - London, United Kingdom - Ignite Hubs

Description

Hours: 2 to 6 hours a week during term-time (flexible and additional hours available for supporting other classes and developing class resources and content)

Location: Onsite at various libraries in Southwark, London

Salary: up to £25 per hour depending on experience (PAYE or Freelance)

Length: Flexible but at least 6 to 12 months

About Ignite Hubs

Ignite Hubs is an education charity for children and young people aged 7 to 18 years old. Our mission is to ignite the potential of young minds by widening their horizons and providing them with the skills, connections and experiences to access career-related learning opportunities and prepare them for the future workforce. We currently teach coding and STEM.

We aim to provide the best learning environment for children and young people from all backgrounds and abilities. We place a special emphasis on engaging underrepresented groups, including girls, children with special educational needs, and those from disadvantaged backgrounds. By doing so, we actively work towards narrowing the representation gap in the technology and STEM sectors.

We teach nearly 200 students each week and have positively impacted more than 1,000 children and young people since we started. Our educational offerings include four weekly virtual classes and five weekly in-person classes during term time at various libraries throughout Southwark, SE London.

Our long-term ambition is to offer nationwide classes, workshops and events to children and young people on a wide variety of subjects under our five educational Hubs: Code, STEM, Innovation & Enterprise, Creativity and Health & Wellbeing.

Role & Responsibilities

We are seeking friendly and enthusiastic Raspberry Pi Instructors to join our Instructor team. We are looking to deliver interactive and engaging sessions to children and young people to teach them about robotics. In each class, there are tables for different topics, e.g. Scratch, Python, Micro:bit, Robotics etc. so students can work on projects that they are interested in.

The role involves travelling to at least one of our class locations per week, which are held at libraries. You have the flexibility to select the days and locations you prefer, and we will try to match them against the preferences of our other instructors.

Mondays – Canada Water Library

Tuesdays – Walworth Library

Wednesdays – Peckham Library

Thursdays – Camberwell Library

Saturdays – Una Marson Library

All onsite classes start at 6:15pm to 7:15pm apart from at Una Marson Library, where it starts at 11am to 12pm, during term-time only. Our terms are 8 weeks and there is a break in the middle of at least two weeks, longer for Easter and the Summer holidays. You are required to be there around 10-15mins beforehand to help with set-up and stay on 15 to 20 mins after to help with pack-up and a quick debrief.

There may also be additional hours available to contribute to the curriculum development and content creation for the Online Learning Platform, which we are currently designing and building.

Responsibilities

• Conduct engaging and educational Raspberry Pi sessions at the libraries.
• Contribute to the development of the curriculum, including the sourcing of materials and equipment.
• Prepare the classroom and equipment before the class and manage the pack-up and debriefing session afterwards.
• Possibility to work additional hours by supporting other classes, creating resources, projects and content for our Online Learning Platform.

Other Information:

• We will carry out an Enhanced DBS check and ask for two references.
• You will be reimbursed for reasonable travelling costs, and you will be paid £12 for travelling time of up to an hour each way.

What we are looking for

• Experience with Raspberry Pi essential.
• Willingness to travel to multiple library locations is desirable.
• Experience working with children and/or young people in a formal or informal community setting (desirable).
• Self-motivated, organised and proactive.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
• Capable of engaging and inspiring students of all ages.

Benefits:

• Join a fast-growing organisation with over 50 volunteers from diverse backgrounds.
• Engage in exciting projects and initiatives on a voluntary basis for career growth and skill development.
• Opportunity to nurture the next generation of digital whizzes and creatives.

This position is ideal for individuals passionate about technology and education and looking for a fulfilling role that offers flexibility and purpose.

How to Apply

To apply, please send your CV and a cover letter. Please include answers to the two questions below:

• Why are you passionate about educating children and young people?
• What do you bring to this role that would make it a success?

Send your application to with "Raspberry Pi Instructor" as the email subject line.