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About IMG Academy
Named by Sports Business Journal as one of the Best Places to Work in Sports in 2024, IMG Academy is the world's leading sports education brand, providing a holistic education model that empowers student-athletes to win their future, preparing them for college and for life. IMG Academy provides growth opportunities for all student-athletes through an innovative suite of on-campus and online experiences:
- Boarding school and camps, via a state-of-the-art campus in Bradenton, Fla.
- Online coaching via the IMG Academy+ brand, with a focus on personal development through the lens of sport and performance
- Online college recruiting, via the NCSA brand,providing content, tools, coaching and access to a network of 40,000 college coaches
The position is for a full-time instructor for the Middle School and High School Robotics courses. The middle school uses Rev Robotics systems, and the high school uses Vex IQ robotics systems.
Position Responsibilities- Responsible for providing an educational atmosphere where students have the opportunity to fulfill their potential for intellectual, physical and psychological growth
- Create a welcoming, supportive, challenging, and encouraging learning environment for students and faculty to push through any fear or discomfort with trying something new.
- Identify and use best practices in STEAM education and continuously reflect on projects for ongoing improvement.
- Maintain robotics kits and inventory throughout the school year.
- Attend all departmental and school faculty meetings.
- Maintain a safe work environment and ensure the safe operation of all tools and equipment within the Makerspace.
- Ensure the careful use of expendable and consumable supplies within the makerspace.
- Tinkers, makes, designs, and consistently stays up to date on new technology and applications.
- Identifies, selects, and modifies instructional resources to meet the needs of the students with varying backgrounds, learning styles, and special needs
- Models professional and ethical standards when dealing with students, parents, peers, and community.
- Ensures that student growth and achievement is continuous and appropriate for age group, subject area, and/or program classification.
- Communicates necessary information regularly to students, colleagues and parents regarding student progress and student needs
- Update and maintain all necessary records accurately and completely as required by laws, district policies and school regulations
- Adheres to all company policies, procedures and business ethic codes
- Other duties as assigned
Knowledge, Skills and Ability - Bachelor's Degree in relevant subject area
- Excellent project management, organizational, and interpersonal skills.
- Project based learning experience
- Genuine excitement for and ability to work with students, faculty, staff, and parents
- Knowledge and experience with physical programming, robotics, and coding.
- Previous experience with Python and Scratch preferred
- Previous Robotics experience with FIRST or VEX
- Working knowledge of laser Cutters, 3D Printers, graphic design software, microcontroller programming software, and 3D design software.
- In-depth understanding of the creative culture of the Maker movement.
- Experience in curriculum development; ability to create lesson plans to meet the needs of diverse student population
- Willingness to work collaboratively and serve as a resource for faculty.
- Commitment to student learning, personal growth, and professional development.
- Strong classroom management skills required
- Highly organized; flexible in meeting the needs of boarding students and their families;
Preferred Skills- Master's degree in relevant subject area
- International education experience
- Bilingual
Physical Demands and Work Environment- Ability to lift, move, push and pull equipment or boxes in excess of 40lbs.
- Must be able to move around campus which includes gym, turf, fields, etc.
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Background Requirements: - Requires a background check upon offer
- Requires a drug test upon offer
Don't meet every single requirement? We are dedicated to building a diverse, inclusive, authentic workplace, so if you're excited about this role but your past experience doesn't align perfect with every qualification in the job description, we encourage you to apply anyway. You may be just the right candidate for this or other roles.
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