Job Postings:
Education Assistant
The Education Assistant will work individually and with colleagues to design and deliver dynamic and engaging education programs for K- 12 youth, utilizing creative technologies, art skills, engineering and scientific principals, design thinking and problem solving skills. You will learn how to use a huge library of maker tools and prototyping technologies such as laser cutters, 3D printers, CNC and hand crafting tools. From ideation to program design and delivery the education assistant will test concepts, plan art and STEM activities, deliver coding and STEAM education workshops, manufacture program kits for school workshops and summer camp participants. This is the perfect role for someone looking to explore or is already involved in the field of education and/or child development.
This program is funded by the Canada Summer Jobs Program. Priority will be given to:
Youth who are early leavers of high school, not in employment, education or training
Black and other racialized youth
Youth with disabilities
Indigenous youth
First Aid Certification and Vulnerable Sector Check required by start of position
To be eligible, youth must:
- be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment
-have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
Job Type: Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 weeks
Salary: $16.00 per hour
Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• St Thomas, ON N5P 1E3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• Teaching: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2023-05-01

Art Instructor
​As an art instructor you are a youth educator and community ambassador. The right candidate will work to deliver and develop programming for our STEAM Summer education camp programs, help to design fall elementary and secondary school programs and will be involved with various community impact projects as local ambassadors to support making Elgin County a better place to live, work and play. These may include projects such as creating community arts pieces and designing social media and marketing promotions.
As an educator you will be utilizing creative technologies, art skills, engineering and scientific principals, design thinking and problem solving skills and you will learn to use a huge library of advanced maker tools and prototyping technologies such as 3D printers, CNC hand crafting tools and laser cutter.
From ideation to program design and delivery, this role will have you test concepts, plan art and STEM activities, deliver coding and STEAM workshops, manufacture program kits for youth and produce instructional materials for in person and virtual learning. You will then have the opportunity to teach your materials to groups of participating summer camp students. A perfect fit for those looking into or are already exploring careers in education.
This job is generously funded by the Canada Summer Jobs program. Priority will be given to:
Youth who are early leavers of high school, not in employment, education or training
Black and other racialized youth
Youth with disabilities
Indigenous youth
To be eligible, youth must:
- be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment
-have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
To apply: Please email a Resume and Cover letter to [email protected]
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 weeks
Part-time hours: 35 per week
Salary: $16.00 per hour
Benefits:

• Casual dress
• On-site parking

Schedule:
Monday to Friday
Ability to commute/relocate:
St Thomas, ON N5P 1E3: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Experience:

• teaching: 1 year (preferred)

Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2023-06-26


Educational Resources Assistant
Hourly wage
16.00
Number of weeks
8
Number of hours per week
35.00
Anticipated start date
2023- 05 - 29
Tasks and Responsibilities
The Educational Resource Assistant will play an important role for the
STEAM Education Centre’s re//BUILD.IT Community Computer
Donation program, and ensuring every low income student, Indigenous
Community and low income person in Elgin - Middlesex - London has access to the computer technology they need to acquire skills for the jobs of the future. If you are looking for a role where you can give back to the community then this is the job for you!
The Educational Resources Assistant will work closely with the
Executive Director and re//BUILD.IT Community Computer Technician in effectively managing the growing list of computer donation applications and qualifying candidates for the program by coordinating the in-flow of technology donations and out-flow of computer donations. Specifically, the Educational Resources Assistant will contact each computer applicant to qualify them for the program, coordinate computer donation pickups, and work to acquire more technology donations from the community-at-large. As we are a small charity, every member tends to pitch in where support is needed. Sometimes that means making robots, helping school workshop delivery , designing cool projects and cleaning. This role will expand in these ways as needed.
Language required for job: English (bilingual in French and/or Spanish an asset)
Preferred Level of Education of the participant:
No preference (including non-students, recent graduates, etc.)
This job is generously funded by the Canada Summer
Jobs program. Priority will be given to:
Youth who are early leavers of high school, not in employment, education or training
Black and other racialized youth
Youth with disabilities
Indigenous youth
To be eligible, youth must:
- be between 15 and 30 years of age at the beginning of the employment period
- be a Canadian citizen, permanent resident, or person to whom refugee protection has been conferred under the Immigration and
Refugee Protection Act for the duration of the employment
-have a valid Social Insurance Number at the start of employment and be legally entitled to work in Canada in accordance with relevant provincial or territorial legislation and regulations.
To apply: Please email a Resume and Cover letter
Job Types: Part-time, Fixed term contract
Contract length: 8 weeks
Part-time hours: 35 per week
Salary: $16.00 per hour
Benefits:

• Casual dress
• On-site parking

Schedule:
       Day shift

• Monday to Friday

Work Location: In person
Expected start date: 2023-05-29

MEDIA ADVISORY
March 3rd, 2023

​WHAT - On Friday, March 3rd at 4:30 PM, MPP Rob Flack will be at the STEAM Education Centre as they celebrate being the recipient of an Ontario Trillium Foundation (OTF) Resilient Communities Fund grant. This grant is working to help shape the digital transformation of STEAM and iSTEAM educational school programming and the overall centre operations since the pandemic. MPP Rob Flack and an Ontario Trillium Foundation will attend the event to celebrate the work done as a result of receiving this grant from the Foundation. Fred Cahill, Executive Director of STEAM Education Centre and his team will present the results of the project to date and its impact on the community.

WHO -  Rob Flack, MPP for Elgin-Middlesex-London
             Mike Lang, Ontario Trillium Foundation, Grant Review Team volunteer
             Fred Cahill, Executive Director, STEAM Education Centre
             Dakota Ireland, Indigenous Digital Program Developer
             Dann Lewis, Digital Program Developer

WHEN - Friday, March 3rd at 4:30 p.m. WHERE - 745 Talbot St, St Thomas, Ontario N5P 1E3

PHOTO & INTERVIEW OPPORTUNITIES AVAILABLE
For more information, please contact: Denise Love, Fundraising and Program Manager STEAM Education Centre 226-212-0048 [email protected]

A St. Thomas charity wants to find a grateful home for your gently used computer. ​The STEAM Centre wants to equip 300 kids with devices as they head to high school next fall. Angela McInnes · CBC News · Posted: Nov 17, 2022 5:00 AM ET | 

Summer is fast approaching and we have four amazing opportunities for Youth age 15-30 to apply to. Check them out below and apply with resume and coverletter to [email protected]

Job Title: Educational Resources Assistant

Job Title: Art Instructor

Job Title: Video Artist

​Duane Orth, Senior Manager of Enterprise Transformation at Entegrus Services presents the STEAM Education Centre with a $5000 donation on behalf of Entegrus Inc. and Corix

This month we reached out to Jim Hogan, CEO of Entegrus Inc. to find out why Entegrus Inc. and Corix chose to support the STEAM Education Centre and our programs and how you can too! Thanks to their generosity a $5000 donation will help us to focus on education and skill development programs for youth in our community. 

1) Your company, along with Corix, recently reached out and made a $5000 donation to the STEAM Education Centre. What motivated you to select our organization? 
Our donation to the STEAM Education Centre was made in partnership with one of our shareholder's, Corix, after it was determined this contribution would focus on youth learning and critical thinking.

2) Prior to this donation what did you know about the STEAM Centre? Eg. Did you have any other connections with their programming? Entegrus merged with St. Thomas Energy in 2018. We were then introduced to this innovative & valuable community asset. In 2019, Entegrus was one of the STEAM Centre’s partners for their e-waste recycling day, with plans to participate again in 2020 until the event was postponed due to the pandemic. We look forward to picking back up where we left off and exploring new opportunities.

3) Why does Entegrus feel it is important to give back to the communities they work in? 
If our communities thrive, we thrive, and it is important to our employees that we demonstrate community leadership. It is ingrained in our culture to give back, often supporting the most vulnerable in our community.

4) What is the impact that you hope to create through this donation 
We hope this donation will assist in providing more opportunities for youth in the area to participate in STEAM activities, whether in person or virtually, that it will keep students connected and engaged.

5) What does the idea of STEAM Education mean to you? 
Not only is the STEAM education program particularly important to the work Entegrus performs, we believe that STEAM Education helps students develop a plethora of well-rounded skills that inspire creativity while teaching invaluable skills that they will apply in school and beyond.

6) There are so many charities. Why should people in the community consider the STEAM Education Centre to give back to, as you have done?
STEAM Education doesn’t just benefit students who enter industries such as ours, it benefits every student by teaching valuable life skills that will teach them important problem solving, and resiliency: traits that are invaluable and sets students out on the right foot, no matter the career choice. An investment in our students is an investment in the future.


The mission of STEAM Centre is to educate and empower learners to imagine and create the future through play, ingenuity, and innovation using science, technology, engineering, art and math (STEAM). STEAM Education Centres Incorporated is a registered charity. Join generous donors like Entegrus Inc and Corix in supporting our amazing education and community programs. Email [email protected] or click ​www.steameducation.ca/donate.html#/ to make a one time or monthly contribution. 

In honour of Giving Tuesday, the STEAM Education Centre in St. Thomas has launched their latest campaign.
Following both Black Friday and Cyber Monday, two days where we tend to go big in the holiday spending category, Giving Tuesday was designed to kick start the giving season with small acts such as volunteering or donating to a charity.
Jessica Gransaull, Executive Director at the STEAM Centre says that Giving Tuesday seemed like the perfect opportunity to launch their Send a Child to STEAM Camp campaign.  Read and listen to the whole story at the link above.
Donate today at www.steameducation.ca/donate.html#/

Student Name:  Brooke Meloche
School: University of Western Ontario 
Area of Study: Astrophysics
Year of Study: Third

Time with STEAM: 1 month
As a part of Western University’s Community Engaged Learning Program(CEL), Brooke joins a team of students from the Science in the Community course to assist the STEAM Education Centre with a STEAM Community Studio challenge. During our Your Path campaign, which highlighted 8 local women working in STEM careers, it was discovered that high school students who take senior level credits in math, science and technology were able to access more career opportunities and left them skilled for jobs not even created yet. We are thrilled to introduce Brooke, and the next generation of teachers, innovators and problem solvers. 

The Project: 
Brooke is working with a team of students to build a multi-level social media communications campaign to build awareness for high school students to take a senior level math or science credit since less than 50% currently graduate with these courses.  The idea is to show how taking these credits can help open doors to future career options even for jobs that don’t even exist yet. 
Students' background:
I come from a small town outside of Windsor called LaSalle where I attended French immersion for grade school and high school. I really enjoy sports and did gymnastics for many years as well as track and field. I started to get involved in science in grade school when I had the opportunity to attend the ‘mad science’ after school program. 
What difference do you think the project you are working on will have?
The project we are currently working on is designed to promote senior level science and art courses to high school students. I think this project will be an inspiration for high school students to get involved in STEAM and to boost interest in STEAM. I think the outcome of this social media campaign will be that more high school students choose to get involved in STEAM and open their minds to the possibility of senior science and math courses. 

Want to become a STEAM Leader? Start volunteering today by emailing us at [email protected]