Summer 2026 Game Design Teaching Assistant - in-person in San Francisco, CA
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 Game 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
Requirements
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 Unity/C#/Game Design 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
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.