Priority application for Lead Instructors and TAs (Fall 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 based in San Francisco, CA. The employment dates are from August 21 - December 11, 2025. Please find a breakdown of the schedule below.

Training and onboarding

• Up to 8 hours of self-paced training
• Live training (for instructors of remote classes): August 30, 2025, 10:00 AM - 2:30 PM, location TBD
• Live training (for instructors of in-person classes): September 2 - 3, 2025, 4:00 PM - 6:00 PM
• In-person instructors only: 1-hour classroom site visit (date and time TBD)

Class Dates:

• September 8, 2025 - December 5, 2025

Instructor Circle Meetings:

• 45 minutes a week to meet with the instructional team (virtual) — Mondays from 2:00 PM - 2:45 PM on Zoom

Demo Day:

• December 5, 2025 in San Francisco, CA

End-of-semester wrap-up tasks:

• December 8 - 11, 2025

Total weekly hours:

• 6 +/- hours per week

Class details

San Francisco in-person classes:

• Web Design at Galileo High School: Tuesdays and Thursdays from 3:45 PM - 6:15 PM
• Python at Burton High School: Mondays and Wednesdays from 3:25 PM - 5:45 PM
• VR in San Francisco: location and time TBD

Remote classes:

• Python and Game Design: Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:50 PM - 7:10 PM

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