Priority application for Lead Instructors and TAs (Summer 2025)

If you are interested in returning to teach a Mission Bit course for the upcoming semester, please fill out this application to let us know. Please be aware that the option to return is dependent on current semester performance, the number and subject of courses taught, and other factors, and is therefore not guaranteed. This application is specifically for past or current instructors, volunteers, and alumni.

Details

• Highly visible, student-facing role on the Instruction team, reporting directly to the Innovative Learning Manager. You’ll be responsible for integrating critical thinking, problem-solving, creative thinking, communication, collaboration, and global citizenship into your classes, tracking student progress, and helping students realize their potential.
• You must be comfortable suggesting and implementing new ideas that improve the quality and integrity of Mission Bit and our curriculum. You understand that there are always new opportunities for improvement and ways to elevate our standards.
• Our success depends on building teams who can challenge each other's assumptions with fresh perspectives. At Mission Bit, we don’t just accept differences; we celebrate them. We welcome a diverse pool of applicants, including those from historically marginalized groups and non-traditional backgrounds who can appreciate the diverse student communities that we serve and are looking to grow into. This includes BIPOC, women, people with disabilities, formerly incarcerated people, individuals who are LGBTQ+ and/or gender non-conforming, first- and second-generation immigrants, veterans, and people from different socioeconomic backgrounds.
  

Schedule

This is a seasonal, part-time position. For roles located at Menlo Park, employment dates are from May 29 - August 6, 2025. For roles in San Francisco and remote, the employment dates are from June 5 - August 8, 2025. Please find a breakdown of the schedule below.

Training and onboarding

• ~8 hours of self-paced training
• Virtual live training (for remote instructors): Wednesday, June 11, 2025, from 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
• In-person live training (in-person instructors): Thursday, June 12, 2025, from 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM in San Francisco, CA (Location TBD)
• In-person instructors only: 1-hour classroom site visit (date and time TBD)

Class Dates:

• Menlo Park class: June 16 - July 25, 2025
• San Francisco and remote classes: June 24 - July 31, 2025
• Tuesdays, Wednesdays, and Thursdays from 9:45 AM - 2:45 PM

Instructor Circle Meetings:

• 1 hour a week to meet with the instructional team (virtual) — Mondays from 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM on Zoom

Demo Day:

• Menlo Park class: July 24, 2025 in Menlo Park, CA
• San Francisco and remote classes: On or around August 1, 2025 in San Francisco, CA

End-of-semester wrap-up tasks:

• August 4 - August 8, 2025

Total weekly hours:

• 16 +/- hours per week

Class details

San Francisco in-person classes:

• Web Design at Figma (760 Market St Floor 10, San Francisco, CA 94102)
• Python (class sites are TBD)

Menlo Park in-person classes:

• VR at Meta HQ (1 Hacker Wy, Menlo Park, CA 94025)

Remote classes:

• Python, Web Design, and Game Design

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 students’ 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: “Small fixes” 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)

• At least one prior semester as a Lead Instructor or TA OR alumni OR volunteer with Mission Bit

Additional Requirements

• 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

• Accrued sick time-off

Pay

• Lead Instructor (San Francisco and remote): $28.00 / hour
• Lead Instructor (Menlo Park): $30.00 / hour
• Instructor Assistant (San Francisco and remote): $23.00 / hour
• Instructor Assistant (Menlo Park): $25.00 / hour
• Instructor Leadership Team: Additional $1 / 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.