Kindergarten Homeschool Enrichment Teacher

Position Overview:

We are seeking a passionate and dedicated Kindergarten Homeschool Enrichment Teacher to join our dynamic team. The Kindergarten Homeschool Enrichment Teacher ignites curiosity and creativity in our youngest learners through discovery-based, hands-on exploration. This educator introduces foundational concepts in science, engineering, and computer science in developmentally appropriate ways that nurture problem-solving, collaboration, and a love of learning. Through play, inquiry, and design challenges, students learn to think like scientists, build like engineers, and create like coders.

Key Responsibilities:

• Design and implement engaging, age-appropriate lessons in science, engineering, and computer science that align with STEM School Highlands Ranch standards and philosophy.
• Facilitate hands-on experiments and design challenges that promote exploration, observation, and creative problem solving.
• Introduce foundational engineering design process concepts such as asking questions, imagining solutions, building prototypes, and improving designs.
• Teach early computational thinking and coding skills through unplugged activities and simple programming platforms (e.g., Code.org, Bee-Bots, ScratchJr).
• Integrate STEM learning across literacy, math, and art to provide a holistic, engaging experience.
• Foster a positive, inclusive, and exploratory classroom culture that celebrates curiosity, persistence, and teamwork.
• Collaborate with other educators to support interdisciplinary connections and program alignment across grade levels.

Qualifications Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, STEM Education, or related field.
• Valid state teaching license or endorsement in Early Childhood or Elementary Education.
• Experience working with young learners in problem-based, hands-on STEM settings.
• Strong understanding of child development and how young children learn through exploration and play.
• Excellent communication and collaboration skills with both students and families.

Essential Physical Requirements:

• Occasional lifting of 5 to 50 pounds.
• Ability to stand or walk for 90 minutes.
• Ability to run short distances.
• Frequent bending, stooping, walking, standing, kneeling, crawling, squatting, reaching, and sitting.

Schedule:

• Tuesdays; four 8 week sessions from late August until May
• Includes 5 professional development and room set up days
• 1- Friday field trips each 8 week session
• 8:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.

This position will be open until filled, but will not be open past: November 30, 2026.