About JerseySTEM
All JerseySTEM roles are pro-bono (unpaid) positions.JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey.
Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks in service of the organization’s gender-equity agenda.Membership is a minimum six-month commitment of approximately six flexible hours per week and includes a $100 refundable deposit, returned after six months of active membership. K–12 educators, retirees, veterans, interns, and students are exempt from the deposit.
Overview
This is a pro-bono position.
JerseySTEM provides free after school STEM classes to underserved middle school girls grade 5-8. We partner with the Girls Who Code organization to create a club in every site we operate.
The Girls Who Code partnership manager is responsible for developing the partnership with girls who code, administratively manage the cration or clubs in the JerseySTEM 18 clubs in the fall and 27 in the spring,
This is a virtual position that supports in-person STEM enrichment programs for middle school girls/kids and needs to be available from 3 pm-5 pm ( Wednesday or Thursday) at least one weekday over a 12 week period of time.
Responsibilities
Engage with the Club Advisors in the various sites in New Jersey
Fill in the online forms to enter the roster and create rhe clubs online
Notify the Club Advisors that the club is created
Enter roster in the Girls Who Code HQ platform
Order marketing supply, place amazon orders
Follow up with Girls Who Code Qualifications
Genuine concern about/interest in solving the STEM education gender gap
Ability to establish and maintain connections with school personnel
Ability to connect/communicate with the partner organiztation, Girls Who Code
Resourceful, can-do attitude
Experience with K-12 schools as a parent, former student or as an edmin./educators
Comfort working in a ‘virtual organization’ with digital tools (G-Suite, Slack, Jira, salesforce)
Would be a plus if candidate has flexible schedule to allow for day time calls with the school admins during the work week Time Commitment
6 Hours weekly
6 months minimum
JerseySTEM is a mission-driven professional network of pro-bono contributors dedicated to improving access to STEM education and career pathways for underserved middle school girls in New Jersey. Members contribute their professional skills and leverage their networks to advance the organization's gender-equity agenda in STEM fields. The organization operates on a volunteer-based model where professionals commit a minimum of six months and approximately six flexible hours per week to support youth development and close the gender gap in STEM education.
