Boulder Valley School District is committed to create challenging, meaningful, and engaging learning opportunities so that all children thrive and are prepared for successful, civically engaged lives. Our comprehensive and innovative approach to education ensures that each student meets expectations relative to intellectual growth, physical development and social emotional well-being. The district covers approximately 500 square miles and serves the communities of Boulder, Erie, Louisville, Lafayette, Superior, Broomfield, Nederland, Ward, Jamestown and Gold Hill. Website: BVSD.
Location: US:CO:BOULDER
School: Summit Middle Charter
Position Title: Robotics/E-sports Coach
Position Start Date: August 17, 2026
Position Type: Charter
FTE: 1.0
Activity Dates: 8/17/2026-5/15/2027
Total Pay: $7,700.00
Closing Date: Open until filled
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Summary:
Robotics Coach - after-school practices (approximately 4-6 hours per week), competitions, occasional weekend build sessions (August-February), and leading a one-week summer robotics camp focused on prototyping, programming, and introductory robot builds, Planning Related to Robotics Meetings for Hosted Tournament.
Total compensation $5,880.
E-Sports Coach - 10-week season, 3 days a week after school. Season start and end is at the discretion of PlayVS, but this year it was 2 weeks of preseason from 2/21-3/1, then 8 weeks of regular season excepting the week of Spring Break.
Total compensation $1,820.
This position is supervised and evaluated by the athletic director.
Responsibilities:
- Teach robot design, mechanics, and programming with the VEXcode V5 robotics system (programming in C++).
- Understand and help guide students on the rules for each specific year's game.
- Guide how to use the Engineering Design Process to rapidly prototype and test designs and strategies.
- Helping be proactive by building strong team dynamics and communication with middle school students is very important.
- Prepare students for matches, driver skills, and judging interviews.
- Manage schedules, inventory, and competition logistics.
- Promote a safe, collaborative, and growth-focused team culture.
- Help coordinate with parents snacks, mentorship of teams and other logistics.
Qualifications:
Requirements:
- Experience with VEX V5 hardware and software.
- Ability to explain technical concepts to students.
- Strong organization and time management.
- Strong communication with parents.
Preferred:
- Prior coaching or mentoring in robotics competitions.
- Knowledge of CAD, sensors, and mechanical/electrical prototyping.
- Prior RobotEvents
Application and Selection Procedure:
- External Candidates: Apply on-line at jobs.bvsd
- Current BVSD Employees: Must apply through the INFOR portal
- If you do not have internet access, a computer is available in the Human Resources Division, Education Center, 6500 E. Arapahoe, Boulder, Colorado.
- Applications are reviewed to match candidates with position qualifications, with a limited number selected for interviews. For the final selection, employment is contingent upon successful completion of the post-offer screening process, including a background check and possible medical examination.
Summit Middle Charter School located in South Boulder is a tuition-free, public charter school in the Boulder Valley School District serving grades 6,7,8. As a four-time National Blue Ribbon award winning school, Summit provides a rigorous academic curriculum focused on students who want to be challenged and are willing to work hard. Summit values creating stimulating, intellectually challenging learning experiences and supporting students to strive at all times to do their best and most thoughtful work. Summit teachers inspire in students a lifelong love of learning, a commitment to self-development, and a willingness to be engaged, constructive citizens. Summit's faculty is the cornerstone of our community of scholars and we support professional growth and development in a collaborative manner.
The Boulder Valley School District is an equal opportunity educational institution and does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race, color, ethnicity, sex, gender identity/expression, national origin, creed, religion, age, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status in admission or access to, and treatment and employment in its educational programs or activities. Inquiries or complaints: BVSD Legal Counsel - 720-561-5903; Office for Civil Rights - http://www2.ed.gov/about/offices/list/ocr/addresses.html