Lead Instructor, TA

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Mission Bit

๐Ÿ’ต $47k-$60k
๐Ÿ“Remote - United States

Summary

Join Mission Bit as a part-time, seasonal instructor for the Fall 2025 semester, teaching courses in San Francisco. This student-facing role requires integrating critical thinking and problem-solving skills into classes, tracking student progress, and fostering a positive learning environment. Instructors will prepare and deliver lessons using Mission Bit's curriculum, communicate with students and staff, and ensure student success. The position involves weekly staff meetings and end-of-semester wrap-up tasks. Successful candidates will have prior experience as a Lead Instructor or TA at Mission Bit, or as an alumni or volunteer. The position runs from August 21 to December 11, 2025, with a flexible schedule of approximately 6 hours per week.

Requirements

  • At least one prior semester as a Lead Instructor or TA OR alumni OR volunteer with Mission Bit
  • Strong understanding of the relevant programming languages, platforms, and/or devices
  • Punctual, organized, and prepared
  • Values aligned with Mission Bit and passion for sharing CS knowledge
  • Excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable and compelling in public speaking situations
  • Ability to work with a diverse group of individuals
  • Self-starting with the ability to effectively work autonomously with little oversight
  • Intelligent, dedicated, flexible with a willingness to experiment

Responsibilities

  • Lead instructor: Create an inclusive and community-based classroom culture surrounding the Mission Bit core values of social justice, community, accountability, smart risks, and love
  • Prepare and deliver lessons using Mission Bit's curriculum
  • Develop meaningful relationships with students
  • Communicate and collaborate with the TA and other instructional staff
  • Attend weekly staff meetings
  • Communicate student progress and success throughout the course to the Program Staff and Innovative Learning Manager so that we can collectively support studentsโ€™ learning
  • Ensure students are developing sufficient understanding to build their capstone project at the end of the semester that can be showcased at our Demo Day
  • TA: Create an inclusive and community-based classroom culture surrounding the Mission Bit core values of social justice, community, accountability, smart risks and love
  • Plan and lead community-building games and activities
  • Support students on their projects in class
  • Promote positive, productive collaboration between students
  • Communicate and collaborate with Lead Instructor and other instructional staff
  • Lead class in the event that the lead instructor is out
  • Instructor Leadership Team: In addition to their responsibilities as a Lead Instructor, members of the Instructor Leadership Team are responsible for: Facilitate department meeting time once a week
  • Check in with members of your department at least once a week outside of regular department meeting time
  • Provide support and encouragement to your department members
  • Assist with the development and facilitation of professional developments
  • Represent your department in conversations and meetings with other staff members, such as during Instructor Leadership Team meetings. Advocate for members of your department, and relay their needs or concerns to relevant parties
  • Relay relevant information to and from your department
  • Share instructional resources that you have with your team
  • Make small fixes to curriculum or instructional materials for your team (Note: โ€œSmall fixesโ€ are ones that can be made in 30 minutes or less. Fixes that require more than 30 minutes of work to complete should be reported to the curriculum development team)

Benefits

  • Accrued sick time-off
  • Lead Instructor (San Francisco and remote): $28.00 / hour
  • Instructor Assistant (San Francisco and remote): $23.00 / hour
  • Instructor Leadership Team: Additional $1 / hour

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