Matamoe Hub runs free after school and holiday programmes teaching creative STEM subjects. Run programmes alongside other tutors, in subjects including game development, robotics, 3D printing, and coding. Flexible hours to suit your schedule, and support to develop your skills and move into leadership roles. Support our mission to make STEM learning more accessible to the community!

We are currently hiring tutors to assist later in Term 4 and in January holiday programmes.

Tutor roles and responsibilities

As a tutor, you have the opportunity to be involved in the following programmes:

• After school classes: 3:30pm - 5:00pm in Strathmore Park, Porirua, and Wainuiomata (and in schools across Wellington)
• School holiday programmes: 9am - 3pm in Strathmore Park, Porirua, and Wainuiomata
• Inspire in Schools programmes: a range of hours during term time in schools across Wellington

We generally aim for a ratio of 1 tutor to 10 students. Most of our term classes are around 15 - 30 students, while our holiday programmes are as large as 50.

Tutors are paid from $27 per hour, which includes teaching time, preparation of class materials, and administrative work such as meetings with our management team. Hours are very flexible - we work collaboratively with our tutors to build our schedule for each term and holiday period, based on how many classes each tutor would like to be involved with. Exact hours for class prep also depends on a tutor’s role in a particular class:

Leaders run activities in classes, and have opportunities to create class content depending on their schedule. They keep our management team and helper tutors updated on progress and planning for classes, and keep track of any equipment needed. Leaders are also responsible for general classroom and behaviour management, and contacting parents if needed.

Helpers are there to support a leader’s teaching of an activity. They are expected to be versatile to understand instructions given, help students with difficult steps and troubleshoot technical problems. Helpers also sometimes take on administrative roles during classes, such as marking a roll, and managing equipment including laptops & charging, students’ robotics projects, etc.

Tutors generally start in a helper role, and begin to take on leader roles in some classes as they gain more confidence. We aim to give tutors as many leadership opportunities as possible, so tutors often move quickly into these roles while still helping with additional classes. We allow tutors flexibility in what subjects they’re interested in leading, and provide support in creating content for classes when needed. Tutors are also free to teach as many or few classes per week as suits their schedule. Some of our tutors are based at one location, while others help across multiple areas in Wellington.

Tutor skills

There are 3 broad categories of skills we’re interested in for this role - teaching and mentoring children, versatile coding & logic, and specialised technical knowledge.

Teaching and mentoring children: Tutors are expected to be able to build a rapport with our students, understand how to explain particular concepts, and keep a classroom attentive and well-organised. Previous experience working with children is not required but beneficial, either way we usually ask potential tutors to come and assist with a class so we can observe their skills in this area. We teach a broad range of students with a variety of learning styles, so we expect our tutors to be able to listen to and empathise with each student’s needs. Tutors should be adaptable to individualise learning where needed. We are also looking for tutors to take initiative during class, actively checking in with students and showing support and enthusiasm for their projects.

Versatile coding & logic: All of our tutors are expected to have some coding and logic ability. This is so that tutors can pick up existing activities to lead outside of their specialised knowledge. We look for adaptability and willingness to learn, and have seen many of our tutors branch into new areas of tech with their teaching at Matamoe.

Specialised technical knowledge: With the range of subjects we teach, we find it useful to have tutors who specialise in different areas. Knowledge in any of the following areas is beneficial to us, and we’re always looking to expand our programmes if someone can bring a new skill to our classes.

Animation

• Knowledge of kid-friendly, free online platforms - range of 2D and 3D, hand-drawn, rigging, other types of animation

3D Printing

• 3D modelling in platforms such as TinkerCAD, Blender, or other
• Slicing software, troubleshooting/fixing models for printing
• Experience in the operation and maintenance of 3D printers - Matamoe Hub uses primarily Bambu and Prusa printers

Robotics

• Programmable robots such as Edisons, Lego Mindstorms, ROS, or other
• Creative engineering thinking to help students workshop ideas, particularly with building lego

Data Science & AI

• Experience using Python, OpenCV, and machine learning
• Knowledge of LLMs, MediaPipe
• Integration with robotics

Game development and 3D world design

• Kid-friendly game dev/design platforms - Matamoe Hub currently uses GDevelop, Roomsxyz, Scratch, DelightEx (for use with VR), Twine, Roblox studio
• Any experience in Unity, Unreal Engine, Godot
• Ability to break down projects into manageable instructions, with clear points where students can test fun, working components of their game throughout

Coding

• Break down logic concepts to teach students
• Develop engaging activities to teach concepts, with visual feedback or hands-on learning
• Integrate with other technology such as virtual reality, Micro:Bit, and other microcontroller tech such as Arduino
• Ability to translate between block coding and languages such as Python and Lua

VR

• Matamoe currently uses DelightEx with ClassVR headsets to teach design and interactive coding
• Also have access to Oculus headsets if tutors have expertise

About Matamoe Hub

Matamoe Hub provides free STEM programmes to students in Year 4 - Year 13 across Wellington. Our aim is to make tech feel more accessible to students and help them find a passion within tech subjects, particularly for Māori, Pasifika, and wāhine. This goal has led to a focus on hands-on learning and creativity in technology. We currently teach game development, robotics, 3D design, 3D printing, coding, and virtual reality, and we’re always looking to expand into new subjects. We are based in Strathmore Park at Scots College, and have established programmes in Porirua and Wainuiomata.