Part-Time After-School Mentor & Coach - Chess, Coding & Robotics

Job Description

Job Description

$50–$80 per class. 1–5 afternoons a week. We train you.

Griot Academy has run after-school chess, coding and robotics programs for 20 years, in public and private schools across DC, Maryland and Northern Virginia. Our students are Pre-K through 8th grade.

What you'd do

You take one small group for a full session, usually 7–10 weeks. You teach from our curriculum — chess fundamentals, Scratch coding or hands-on robotics — run the room and keep the kids engaged. Because it's the same group every week, you watch them go from learning how the knight moves to playing a real game. That's the part our coaches stay for.

We give you the curriculum, the materials and the training. You don't walk in cold and you don't build lessons from scratch.

Who this fits

You don't need a teaching degree. You don't need a chess rating. People who do well in this role include:

- College and graduate students, especially education, STEM and engineering majors

- Current and retired teachers

- Chess players and coaches

- Tutors, mentors, camp counselors, youth and sports coaches

- Anyone who wants meaningful part-time work in the afternoons

What matters is that you enjoy kids, you can hold a room's attention, and you show up.

The details

- $50–$80 per class

- 1–5 afternoons a week, about 2–3 hours total, between 2:30 and 6:00 PM

- Sessions run 7–10 weeks

- Schools in Washington DC, Bethesda, College Park, Baltimore and Northern Virginia

- Curriculum, materials and training provided

- Background check required before your first class

- Reliable transportation to your assigned school

One thing we're firm about: when you take a class, you finish the session. Students should see the same coach every week.

To apply

Send your resume and tell us:

- Chess, coding or robotics — which interests you

- Any experience teaching, coaching, tutoring or working with young people

- Your afternoon availability between 2:30 and 6:00 PM

- What part of the area you're in, and whether you drive

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