The Robinson Center for Young Scholars seeks temporary, hourly teaching aides (TAs) to support instructors in their daily classroom activities for the Summer 2025 Session.
The Robinson Center for Young Scholars offers two summer enrichment programs: Summer Challenge, a 3-week program (Mon-Fri, July 7th-25th 2025) for students currently in the 5th-6th grade, and Summer Stretch, a 4-week program (Mon-Thurs, July 1st- 24th 2025) for students currently in the 7th-10th grade.
The position will begin on June 23, 2025, with an expected end date of July 25, 2025. The teaching aides will report directly to the Enrichment and Professional Development Director and will be supervised by the program manager and the instructional support staff.
Before they can start working with youth, TAs must attend all required training, onboarding, and orientation sessions, including but not limited to the in-person orientation days on June 24 and 25, 2025, from 9 am to 3 pm. TAs must also complete all training required by UW’s Office of the Youth Protection Coordinator and other online training specific to the Summer program. Please note: TAs will be hired into a pool, and then assigned to an instructor by the Robinson Center Staff.
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
Duties may include but are not limited to assisting the teacher with the following (100%):
- Facilitating small group conversations with students;
- Participating in classroom activities, evaluations and attendance taking;
- Documenting student work;
- Chaperoning class field trips both on and off campus;
- Contributing to student assessments and progress reports;
- Performing experiments or classroom demonstrations;
- Taking attendance promptly at the beginning of the day, monitoring student safety, and ensuring proper departure/pick-up protocols are followed;
- Providing notes to instructor(s) about student needs throughout the program;
- Performing other related duties as assigned.
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTs
- Ability to attend all class sessions and trainings/orientations;
- Applicants must be at least 17 years of age at start of the program;
DESIRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Background in subject areas;
- Experience working with youth in an educational setting.
CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT
- A satisfactory outcome from criminal background verification is required prior to hire;
- Complete I-9 verification within three days of hire.
HOURLY PAY
- $20.76 per hour
TO APPLY
Apply here or visit the UWHires website and search for requisition #244464. There is no firm application deadline, but applying early is strongly encouraged.
Questions should be directed to rcenrichadmin@uw.edu with "Summer 2025 TA Position" in the subject line.
The Robinson Center is committed to providing a safe and welcoming space to people of all genders, religions, national origins, races, disabilities, sexual orientations, ethnicities, and documentation statuses. We will not tolerate discrimination or harassment of any kind.