Fast Facts

Mission Bit is seeking a Spring 2026 Teaching Assistant for their Intro to Python class at John O'Connell High School in San Francisco, CA. This role focuses on fostering community and supporting students in their learning journey, particularly those from underrepresented backgrounds.

Responsibilities: Support community building, manage classroom behavior, assist students, collaborate with instructional staff, and communicate student progress.

Skills: Experience working with youth, strong communication skills, ability to work autonomously, and ideally some coding experience in Python or related languages.

Qualifications: Experience in educational settings or youth support roles, and bilingual abilities in Spanish or other languages are a plus.

Location: In-person at John O'Connell High School, San Francisco, CA with no travel requirements

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 Python 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, from January 22 to May 12, 2026, with 6.5+/- hours per week.

Schedule

Instructor Training

• Live in-person training: January 27 and 29, 2026 from 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM, location TBD
• In addition to the live training session(s), staff are required to complete ~8 hours of self-paced training. All staff are required to complete and attend the trainings
• In-person instructors only: 45-minute classroom site visit (date and time TBD, more details to come)

Class Dates

• February 9 - May 8, 2026
• Tuesdays and Thursdays from 4:00 PM - 6: 15 PM

Weekly Meetings

• 45-minute weekly meetings with the instructional team on Mondays, 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM over Zoom

Additional dates:

• Demo Day: TBD in San Francisco, CA
• End-of-semester meeting: 30 minutes between May 9 - 10, 2026

Hours

• 6.5 +/- hours per week

Location

• In-person at John O'Connell High School (2355 Folsom St, San Francisco, CA 94110)

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 Python 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.