Teaching Assistant

Summary

Join Mission Bit as a Teaching Assistant for our Intro to Game Design class and help inspire youth of color in STEM! Promote a welcoming classroom, foster collaboration, track student progress, and support students in showcasing their capstone projects. This seasonal, remote role (16 hours/week) runs from June 5th to August 8th, 2025, based in the San Francisco Bay Area. Training is provided, and you'll work with a team to create a positive learning environment. Bilingual candidates (especially Spanish speakers) are strongly encouraged to apply. This position offers a pay rate of $23.00/hour.

Requirements

• Have experience working with youth, especially in an educational setting
• Have values aligned with Mission Bit and a passion for supporting youth
• Have excellent written and verbal communication skills; comfortable and compelling in public speaking situations
• Have experience working with a diverse group of individuals
• Are self-starting with the ability to effectively work autonomously with little oversight

Responsibilities

• 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
• Foster individual and meaningful relationships with students
• Promote positive, productive collaboration between students
• Ensure students receive the support they need throughout the course to effectively and confidently showcase a capstone project at our Demo Day
• Effectively manage classroom behavior to foster a productive learning environment for all students
• Lead class in the event the lead instructor is out
• Attend weekly staff meetings (to be determined at the start of the semester)
• Communicate and collaborate with Lead Instructor and other instructional staff
• Communicate course progress to students and their families
• Communicate student progress and success throughout the course to the Program Staff so we can collectively support students’ learning

Preferred Qualifications

• Have experience in with Game Design/Unity/C# or in relevant coding languages and/or software (this may include college, bootcamps, internships, or workforce experience)
• Have experience in project-based learning, asset-based teaching, and/or culturally relevant teaching
• Are bilingual in Spanish, Cantonese, Vietnamese, Arabic, Tagalog, or Samoan

Benefits

Accrued sick time-off