Summer 2026 Teaching Assistant - in-person at Meta HQ (Menlo Park, 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 semester-long introductory coding courses.
The role
As a TA for the Intro to VR course, you’ll promote a welcoming and supportive classroom community, guide students through hands-on VR projects, foster productive collaboration, track student progress, and help students realize their potential. You'll support the Lead Instructor to provide accessible and high-quality computer science education. This is a highly visible, student-facing role that reports directly to the Education Program Manager.
This role is in partnership with Meta’s Youth Summer Academy, hosted at Meta HQ.
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, summer-based in-person role based in Menlo Park, CA, approximately 20 hours/week from June 1, 2026 through July 30, 2026.
Schedule
Working hours
- Mondays: 11:30 AM - 3:00 PM
- Tuesdays through Thursdays: 9:00 AM - 3:15 PM
Instructor training
- June 1, 2026 - June 11, 2026
- Classroom site visit: June 5, 2026 (time TBD)
- Live in-person training
Class dates
- Tuesdays through Thursdays beginning on June 16, 2026 through July 23, 2026 from 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM
Weekly meetings
- Mondays from 11:30 AM - 12:15 PM via Google Meets
Additional dates
- MSA Graduation: July 23, 2026 at Meta HQ
- End-of-semester reflection meetings: July 27, 2026
Hours
- 20 hours per week
Location
- In-person at Meta HQ (1 Hacker Way, Menlo Park, CA 94025)
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 daily 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 MSA Graduation
- Lead class in the event the Lead Instructor is out
- Uphold program expectations to foster a safe, productive environment for both students and staff
- Submit a daily student attendance report
- Troubleshoot tech equipment issues
20% Professional collaboration
- Attend weekly staff meetings
- Participate in morning huddles to align on plans for the day
- Collaborate with classroom staff (i.e. Lead Instructor and HS student intern), program staff, and program partners to promote a positive student experience
- Follow all site and program policies and expectations
10% Communication
- Submit a weekly report of class activities
- Communicate student progress and success throughout the course to the classroom team, program support team, and Education Program Manager so that we can collectively support students’ learning
- Maintain regular communication with Mission Bit core team about plans or concerns
Requirements
We’d love to hear from you if you…
- Have at least 1+ years of experience in Unity, Game Design, C#, and VR (this may include college, bootcamps, internships, or workforce experience)
- Have 1+ years of experience working with youth between the ages of 12-18, especially in an educational setting
- Some experience in teaching, especially in grades 7-11
- 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 project-based learning, asset-based teaching, and/or culturally relevant teaching
- Are bilingual in Spanish
Benefits
- Accrued sick time-off
Pay
- $32.00 / 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.