STEM Facilitator

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

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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

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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.”

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What You’ll Do

- 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.

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- 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.

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- 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.

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- 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

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- 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.

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- 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

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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

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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.”

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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

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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

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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.

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Logistics

● Location: SPOT, Bangalore

● Type: Full time

● Work Days: Monday, Tuesday, Friday & Saturday

● Schedule: Flexible based on programme requirements

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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.

Pay: Up to ₹30,000.00 per month

Benefits

- Paid time off

Work Location: In person

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