Bees & Bowls Program Assistant & Assistant Coach
Job type: Part-time, contract (up to 20 hrs/week)
Location: Remote (Austin / Georgetown, TX area a plus)
Start: As soon as possible, running through the spring competition season
Pay: $40/hour
About GT School
GT School is a school for gifted and highly capable K-8 students, online (GT Anywhere) and on campus in Georgetown, TX. Our Competitions team takes students to national academic championships in chess, math, robotics, speech and debate, and Bees & Bowls.
The role
Our Bees & Bowls program prepares students for History Bee & Bowl, Geography Bee, Science Bee, and quiz bowl events on the IAC and NAQT circuits. We're hiring a Program Assistant who will also work as an Assistant Coach. You'll keep the program running on schedule and help coach our students.
What you will do
- Keep the program on track: own the calendar, chase deadlines with our lead coach and subject specialists, and make sure practice materials, rosters, and registrations are in on time
- Assist at weekly virtual buzzer practices for elementary and middle school groups (run drills, moderate, keep score, track stats)
- If you're Austin-based, run in-person practices when the lead coach is traveling
- Keep each class's Google Classroom and practice platform up to date (materials, schedules, attendance)
- Help students prepare for IAC online qualifying exams, regionals, and nationals, plus NAQT events
- Send short progress updates to the Competitions team after practices and tournaments
What you will NOT do
- Write question sets from scratch. You'll work from existing circuit materials
- Teach general academics
- Run a casual trivia club. This is a competitive program aiming for nationals
Requirements
- Currently enrolled as an undergraduate or graduate student
- Placed or won in academic competition: History Bee & Bowl (NHBB/IAC), Geography Bee, Science Bee, or NAQT/ACF/PACE quiz bowl, in high school or college
- Good working knowledge of how IAC and/or NAQT events, formats, and qualification work
- Very organized, with a track record of following through on deadlines
- Comfortable working with students ages 8 to 14, in person and over video
- Available up to 20 hours a week, including some evenings
- Willing to complete fingerprinting and a background check
Nice to have
- Experience coaching, tutoring, moderating, or staffing quiz bowl tournaments
- Familiarity with online buzzer tools (QBReader, Protobowl, buzzin.live, NAQT Buzzword)
- Lives in or near Austin / Georgetown, TX
- Available for some spring tournament travel
How to apply
Send your resume plus a short note listing your strongest competition results (event, year, placement). We check results against public records, so please be specific.