Science Teaching Opportunities

Program: Science Instructor Opportunities – Independent contractor assignments providing on-site, in-person science enrichment for K–12 students at partner schools. Grade levels, locations, and schedules vary by assignment.

About the role

Concorde Education seeks independent instructional contractors to deliver engaging, hands-on science enrichment sessions for elementary, middle, and high school students. This is not an employee position; contractors choose whether to accept or decline available opportunities. Assignments typically last about 10 weeks and involve 1–4 instructional hours per week after school.

Responsibilities

• Plan and facilitate age-appropriate science enrichment sessions.
• Introduce scientific concepts through safe, hands-on experiments, demonstrations, investigations, and project-based learning.
• Adapt activities based on student experience levels, site requirements, available materials, and program objectives.
• Guide students in observation, experimentation, data collection, critical thinking, and scientific inquiry.
• Maintain a safe, respectful, inclusive, and age-appropriate learning environment.
• Communicate assignment-related needs or significant concerns with Concorde and school staff.
• Complete a brief session completion form after each scheduled session.
• Follow applicable site safety, visitor, technology, emergency, and student-protection procedures.

Example program topics

• Everyday chemistry using safe household materials.
• States of matter and simple chemical reactions.
• Kitchen science and food chemistry.
• Cleaning science and how soaps and surfactants work.
• Simple machines, force, and motion.
• Engineering and design challenges using common household materials.
• Environmental science, recycling, ecosystems, energy, and sustainability.
• Observation, experimentation, measurement, and the scientific method.
• Scientific reasoning, problem-solving, and STEM exploration.

Specific content, curriculum requirements, experiments, and instructional resources vary by assignment.

Requirements

• At least 60 college credits, where required by the assignment or site.
• Experience teaching, tutoring, coaching, mentoring, or leading activities with school-age students.
• Comfort explaining age-appropriate science concepts through engaging, hands-on instruction.
• Strong communication, organization, and classroom facilitation skills.
• Availability to provide services for the accepted assignment schedule and communicate schedule issues promptly.
• Familiarity with classroom technology, Chromebooks, web-based educational platforms, or related instructional tools.

Preferred backgrounds include educators, science teachers, STEM professionals, college or graduate students in science or education, tutors, camp counselors, engineers, healthcare professionals, makers, hobbyists, and others with relevant instructional or scientific experience.

Materials and resources

Assignments may use school-provided science materials, classroom supplies, Chromebooks, educational technology, curriculum resources, lesson plans, and experiment guides. Contractors may use their own instructional methods and materials when appropriate, safe, age-appropriate, lawful, and consistent with the assignment scope and site requirements. Purchases requiring reimbursement must be approved in writing by Concorde before they are incurred.

Pay

Compensation varies by assignment and agreed contractor terms. Many opportunities pay $50+ per completed instructional service hour with students. Contractors may propose their desired rate, considering preparation, planning, commute, materials, schedule, and other business factors. Compensation is based on completed instructional service hours unless otherwise approved in writing. Payment is generally made by direct deposit on the fifteenth day of the month following the month in which services were completed.

Schedule

Assignments typically involve 1–4 instructional service hours per week after school, commonly lasting about 10 weeks. Opportunities become available throughout the school year, with start dates varying by assignment.