Summer 2026 Web Design Teaching Assistant - in-person in San Francisco, CA

Mission Bit • Full-time • Hybrid in San Francisco, California, United States • $23 / hour • 10h ago

Fast Facts

Mission Bit is seeking a Summer 2026 Web Design Teaching Assistant to foster a supportive learning environment for youth in in-person classes in San Francisco, CA.

Responsibilities: The TA will be responsible for community building, classroom management, and student support, ensuring a productive and welcoming environment for students to showcase their projects.

Skills: Candidates should have experience working with youth, strong communication skills, and ideally knowledge of HTML/CSS or related coding languages.

Qualifications: Preferred qualifications include experience in project-based learning and bilingual proficiency in languages such as Spanish or Cantonese.

Location: This position is located in San Francisco, California, and requires in-person attendance.

Compensation: $23 - $23 / Hourly

About Mission Bit

Mission Bit is a San Francisco-based nonprofit that inspires youth of color to explore the world of STEM with project-based computer science education that embraces their identities. We offer a variety of hands-on STEM education programs, including biweekly, semester-long introductory coding courses.

The role

As a TA for the Intro to Web Design class, you’ll promote a welcoming and supportive class community, foster productive collaboration, track student progress, and help students realize their potential.

We’re proud to provide training to all instructional staff to prepare them to teach, along with ongoing support throughout the semester!

If you have a passion for community, social justice, and coding, and if you want to uplift Bay Area youth and bridge the tech divide, then this might be the opportunity for you! Bilingual candidates are strongly encouraged to apply (especially those who speak Spanish).

This is a seasonal, semester-based, in-person role based in San Francisco, CA. The employment dates are from June 11 - August 6, 2026.

Schedule

Training and onboarding:

Async remote training: June 11, 2026, 10:00 AM - 3:30 PM and June 15, 2026, 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Live in-person training (for in-person and remote instructors): June 16 - 18, 2026, 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM in San Francisco, CA
Classroom site visits (for in-person instructors only): 1 hour visit on June 18, 2026

Class dates:

Tuesdays through Thursdays beginning on June 23 through July 30, 2026 from 9:45 AM - 2:45 PM, including instructor prep and wrap up time

Demo Day:

July 31, 2026 (tent., location and time TBD)

Required weekly meetings:

Weekly Instructor Circles: Mondays from 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM via Google Meets with the instructional team
Weekly co-instructor planning meetings: 30 minutes per week

End-of-semester wrap-up:

August 3 - 6, 2026

Total weekly hours:

16 +/- hours per week

What you’ll be doing:

70% Community building, classroom management, and student support

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

20% Professional collaboration

Attend weekly staff meetings
Communicate and collaborate with Lead Instructor and other instructional staff

10% Communication

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

We’d love to hear from you if you…

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

It’s not required, but it’s a nice bonus if you…

Have experience in with HTML/CSS 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
Accrued sick time-off

Pay

$23.00 / hour

Mission Bit is an equal opportunity employer that does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived race, creed, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, physical or mental disability, pregnancy, genetic information, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, marital status, familial status, domestic violence victim status, veteran or military status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws. Pursuant to the San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance, we will consider for employment qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records.