STEM Facilitator

Pay: Up to 30,000.00 per month

Job description:

STEM Facilitator

From learning how things work → to designing what could work.

About SPOT

SPOT is a project-based microschool that brings personalised learning designed for:

● Curious learners

● Gifted & twice-exceptional (2E) children

● Homeschoolers and learners who find traditional classrooms limiting

We don't believe STEM is about memorising formulas or completing worksheets.

We believe STEM is:

● A way to understand how the world works

● A tool to experiment, build and create

● A way to ask better questions

● A process of solving real-world problems

Role Mission

To help children think like scientists, engineers, designers and inventors—not just learn

STEM concepts.

You will work closely with:

● Gifted learners who need depth, complexity and challenge

● 2E learners who need flexibility and alternative pathways

● Learners who are naturally curious about how things work

Your role is to turn Why does this happen into Let's find out.

What You'll Do

1. Make STEM Real & Applied

Design learning experiences around:

● Real-world problems

● Experiments and investigations

● Building and prototyping

● Simulations

● Design challenges

● Everyday phenomena

For example:

● Physics → Build and test a bridge

● Biology → Design a sustainable mini-ecosystem

● Chemistry → Investigate water quality or material properties

● Engineering → Build a structure that can withstand a given load

● Technology → Create a simple automated solution

● Environmental science → Design solutions for waste or water management

The goal is not just to know how something works, but to explore why, test it, improve it

and apply it.

2. Facilitate Experiments, Projects & Inquiry

You will create opportunities for children to:

● Ask questions

● Form hypotheses

● Design experiments

● Collect and analyse data

● Build prototypes

● Test ideas

● Learn from failure

● Iterate and improve

You will encourage learners to move through a process such as:

Question → Explore → Build → Test → Analyse → Improve → Share

Failure is treated as part of the learning process—not as a mistake to avoid.

3. Personalize Learning for 2E & Gifted Learners

Adapt STEM experiences based on:

● Child's interests

● Learning style

● Cognitive profile

● Strength areas

● Readiness and prior knowledge

You will:

● Stretch gifted learners through greater complexity and open-ended challenges

● Provide 2E learners with alternative ways to access concepts

● Allow learners to demonstrate understanding through different formats

● Follow a child's curiosity where meaningful

The same STEM concept may become a different learning experience for each child.

4. Integrate Across SPOT Studios

STEM at SPOT is not taught in isolation.

You will collaborate across studios:

● Maker Studio → engineering, materials, prototyping, design

● Business Studio → product design, cost, efficiency, sustainability

● AI / Technology Studio → coding, automation, data, computational thinking

● Creative Studio → design thinking, visualisation, communication

● Environment & Community Projects → sustainability and real-world problem

solving

For example:

Can we design a low-cost irrigation system

This could involve:

Science → understand water movement

Math → calculate flow and volume

Engineering → design the system

Technology → automate it

Business → calculate cost

Design → make it usable

5. Build Skill-Based Learning Systems

Design and track STEM skills such as:

● Scientific reasoning

● Observation

● Hypothesis formation

● Experiment design

● Data interpretation

● Problem solving

● Systems thinking

● Engineering thinking

● Computational thinking

● Creativity and innovation

● Collaboration

● Communication

You will contribute to:

● Skill trackers

● Project rubrics

● Learning documentation

● Student portfolios

● Project reflections

The focus is on how a learner thinks and works, not just whether they arrived at the

correct answer.

6. Support Academic & Independent Learning

Pathways

Where relevant, support learners working towards:

● IGCSE Science / STEM subjects

● NIOS Science pathways

● School-based academic requirements

● Independent projects and research

While maintaining SPOT's approach:

Concept-first → Application → Exploration → Academic alignment

Rather than:

Syllabus → Worksheet → Test

What We're Looking For

Must-have:

● Strong conceptual understanding of STEM concepts at middle and high-school level

● Ability to explain scientific and technical concepts in multiple ways

● Strong hands-on and experimental approach to learning

● Ability to design projects and inquiry-based learning experiences

● Comfort working with gifted and 2E learners

● Curiosity and willingness to explore alongside learners

● Ability to facilitate rather than simply lecture

Bonus:

Experience or exposure to:

● Project-based learning

● STEM education / maker education

● Robotics

● Coding / programming

● Electronics / Arduino / microcontrollers

● 3D design / 3D printing

● Engineering projects

● Science fairs / Olympiads

● Research or experimentation

● Environmental science / sustainability

● Design thinking

What This Role Is NOT

● Not a traditional tuition teacher

● Not a worksheet-based teaching role

● Not syllabus-first

● Not lecture-heavy

● Not exam-driven

● Not about simply demonstrating experiments to children

If your approach is:

Explain the concept → give notes → complete worksheet → test

this role may not be the right fit.

We are looking for someone who can say:

I don't know. Let's figure it out.

What Success Looks Like

Within 3–6 months:

Students:

● Ask better questions

● Develop confidence in experimentation

● Apply STEM concepts to real-world situations

● Build, test and improve ideas

● Explain their reasoning clearly

● Become comfortable with uncertainty and failure

Gifted learners:

● Feel intellectually challenged

● Explore concepts beyond the standard curriculum

● Work on increasingly complex and open-ended problems

2E learners:

● Access STEM through approaches that work for them

● Build confidence in their strengths

● Have flexibility in how they explore and demonstrate understanding

Teaching Philosophy – SPOT Lens

You believe:

● Every child learns differently

● Curiosity is a powerful starting point for learning

● Understanding matters more than memorization

● Questions can be more valuable than answers

● Failure is part of the design process

● Learning happens through doing

● STEM is not a subject—it is a way of thinking

Sample Project You Might Facilitate

Design a Tiny Smart Farm

Students might:

Understand what plants need to grow

Investigate water usage

Calculate dimensions and quantities

Build a prototype irrigation system

Use sensors or simple automation

Collect and analyse data

Calculate the cost

Explore sustainability

Present and defend their design

This is STEM in action.

Logistics

● Location: SPOT, Bangalore

● Type: Full-time

● Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday

● Schedule: Flexible based on programme requirements

Final Note

We are not hiring a traditional STEM teacher.

We are looking for a facilitator, builder, experimenter and problem-solver who can help

children:

Ask better questions.

Think deeply.

Build boldly.

Experiment fearlessly.

And create solutions that matter.

Benefits:

• Paid time off

Work Location: In person