Get paid to build robots with kids.
Some afternoons you're helping a nine-year-old debug her first line of code. Others you're pulling a 3D print off the bed while five kids crowd around to see if it worked. Every session, somebody builds something they were pretty sure they couldn't.
If that sounds like a better way to spend a Tuesday than answering emails, keep reading.
Who we are
Steamoji is a maker academy for kids ages 5–15. We're not a tutoring centre and we're not a daycare with LEGO. Our apprentices work through real challenges in engineering, coding, robotics, fabrication, science, and digital arts — designing, testing, breaking, and rebuilding their own solutions.
The technical skills are the hook. What we're really building is critical thinking, creativity, confidence, and the kind of stubbornness that makes someone try the fifth prototype after four failures.
Learn more at steamoji.com.
The role
We're looking for a Lead Facilitator — someone who can run a room, not just supervise one.
You'll own the session from start to finish: setting the tone, guiding apprentices through their missions, and making sure everyone leaves having built something they're proud of. You'll also mentor our facilitators and facilitators-in-training, which means your impact extends well past the kids in front of you.
This is a leadership role, and it comes with a real commitment. Our apprentices and our team count on the same person being there day after day — showing up on time, prepped, and ready to run the room. If you're looking for something you can pick up and put down between other priorities, this isn't it. If you want a role where people depend on you and you're up for that, read on.
This is also a great first role out of school. If you've just finished a degree or diploma in engineering, computer science, education, design, or anything adjacent, you'll get leadership experience here far earlier than most entry-level jobs would give you.
What you'll do
- Lead delivery of the Steamoji curriculum and set the energy for every session
- Work hands-on with small groups (4–5 apprentices) through building, coding, and design challenges
- Coach and mentor facilitators and assistants — help them get better at this
- Create a space where kids feel safe enough to try things that might not work
- Prep before sessions: review instructional materials, videos, and set up materials
- Keep tools, equipment, and safety protocols airtight
- Capture the good stuff (photos, videos, finished builds) and share feedback with parents
- Connect with leads and support families when they have questions
- Handle day-to-day academy operations — attendance, prep, organizing materials
- Live out Steamoji's values in how you work with kids and teammates
Who you are
You'll need:
- Solid working knowledge of coding, robotics, engineering, and 3D design — enough to troubleshoot on the fly
- Experience working with kids: teaching, camp counselling, tutoring, coaching, volunteering, or mentorship all count
- Some experience leading or facilitating a group, even informally — TA work, club exec, camp lead, project team
- The ability to hold a room of ten-year-olds and have a credible conversation with their parents
- Reliability. You'll be scheduled consistently and expected to be there, on time, session after session
- Patience, energy, and genuine enthusiasm for this stuff
You'll thrive here if you:
- Get more satisfaction from a kid's breakthrough than from having the right answer yourself
- Take ownership without waiting to be asked
- Like being the person others come to when they're stuck
- Are happy to jump in on the unglamorous parts — cleanup, prep, restocking filament
- Want to grow into more responsibility over time
Why this job
- Real leadership, real fast. You're not shadowing someone for six months. You're running sessions and mentoring people from early on — the kind of experience that's hard to get in a first job.
- You'll actually build things. Robotics, 3D printers, microcontrollers, design software. You'll get better at all of it.
- Hours that work around a life. Afternoons, evenings, and weekends — a good fit if you're finishing a program, teaching, or building something else on the side.
- Work that means something. You'll watch kids go from "I can't do this" to "watch what I made" on repeat.
The details
Job type: Part-time, up to 20 hours per week
Location: Mississauga, ON (on-site)
Schedule:
- Monday–Friday: 3:00 – 7:00 PM
- Saturday: 10:00 AM – 3:00 PM
- Sunday: 11:00 AM – 3:00 PM
Shifts are assigned on a consistent weekly schedule. We're looking for someone who can commit to those shifts reliably — our families plan around them.
How to apply
Send us your resume and a few sentences on the coolest thing you've ever built, or helped someone else build. We read every one.
Pay: From $17.60 per hour
Expected hours: No more than 25.0 per week
Application question(s):
- Tell us about the coolest thing you've ever built, or helped someone else build!
Work Location: In person
