ABOUT ST. LUKE’S SCHOOL
JK-Grade 8 Day School, www.stlukeschool.org
Learning with Joy. Leading with Heart. A sanctuary in the heart of Manhattan's West Village, St. Luke’s School is an independent day school serving Junior Kindergarten (pre-K) through Grade 8. Rooted in the Episcopal tradition, St. Luke’s welcomes students, parents, and professional staff of all faiths and identities. The school’s mission is to ignite curiosity, instill confidence, and inspire courage. The academic program is rigorous, developmentally informed, and interdisciplinary. We use students' strengths to help them progress in all areas.
POSITION SNAPSHOT
Start Date: December 8, 2025
Salary Range: $1000-2000 for 12-session cycle
Reports To: Director of Auxiliary Programs
FSLA Status: Part-time, Exempt
Benefits (include but not limited to): Paid Time Off
We're seeking a dynamic, creative, and organized instructor to lead a hands-on after-school enrichment course that brings architecture and city planning to life through LEGO design. LEGO City Lab invites students to explore iconic structures, build scale models, and collaborate on a microscale city — all while developing spatial reasoning, design skills, and real-world math fluency.
This course emphasizes imaginative play as a foundation for serious design thinking. Students will learn to prototype, test, and refine their creations, while thinking critically about how individual buildings interact within a larger urban landscape. The course is designed for Grades 5-8 students.
Robotics Instructor Expectations
Includes but is not limited to:
- Lead weekly 60-minute classes for students in grades 3–6
- Plan and facilitate hands-on building sessions, discussions, and collaborative design
- Guide students through a trimester-long progression from individual builds to a shared city
- Scaffold core concepts such as scale, measurement, spatial reasoning, and systems thinking
- Comfort with project-based, student-centered instruction
- Strong classroom management and collaboration skills
- Provide feedback that supports iteration, design growth, and peer critique
- Prepare for a final showcase where students present their LEGO city to peers and families
- Maintain a supportive, imaginative, and structured classroom culture
- Encourage student reflection, collaboration, and presentation of work.
- Comfort managing multi-age groups with diverse learning needs.
- Strong communication, flexibility, and classroom presence.
- Collaborate with the afterschool and admin teams to ensure a safe, engaging learning environment.
All Professional Staff Expectations
Includes but is not limited to:
- Support the St. Luke’s School mission, values, institutional goals, and educational philosophy. Demonstrate an understanding of and commitment to the community standards of compassion, dignity, excellence, honesty, and respect.
- Appreciation and respect for the school’s Episcopal heritage.
- Communicates clearly and professionally to effectively interact with stakeholders, including professional staff, students, and parents. Regularly communicate with students, professional staff, and parents to support ongoing engagement and collaboration.
- Demonstrate commitment to and knowledge of anti-bias and anti-racist education and social justice. Have a grounding in equity and belonging practices.
- A sense of joy and wonder, humor, energy, warmth of personality, and an optimistic attitude. Brings joy, curiosity, and optimism to daily interactions; fosters a warm, energetic environment through humor and a positive attitude.
- Ability to be self-motivated. Demonstrates self-motivation and a proactive approach to problem-solving. Sets goals and follows through with purpose, drive, and commitment to achieve results with excellence.
