Teaching Aide; Temporary

Position: Saturday Teaching Aide (Temporary) (Multiple Openings)

Saturday Teaching Aide (Temporary) (Multiple Openings)

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Job Description

Undergraduate Academic Affairs (UAA) shapes, advances, and stewards a world‑class undergraduate academic experience for students at the University of Washington. Staff, faculty, and students in UAA deepen and enrich the learning experience for all undergraduates, recognizing and supporting the unique learning path of each individual student and committing each academic program to excellence in learning and teaching.

Within UAA, The Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars (RC) at the University of Washington’s mission is threefold: teaching, research, and service. The RC is a leader in the nation for developing programs that serve highly capable young pre‑college and college students.

Undergraduate Academic Affairs has an outstanding opportunity for temporary 2025‑2026 Saturday Teaching Aides (Multiple Opportunities) to join their team. The Halbert and Nancy Robinson Center for Young Scholars offers enrichment courses through the Saturday Enrichment Program for students currently in grades K‑8. These classes are intended to provide intellectually ambitious students with challenge, inspiration, and fun, in a collaborative, supportive learning environment.

The Robinson Center (RC) seeks a temporary, hourly teaching aide to support the Enrichment Saturday programming during Fall through Spring quarters. Each quarter runs for 8 weeks on Saturday mornings, and TAs will assist classroom teachers with a variety of tasks related to instruction and student supervision up to 3 hour‑long courses a day (9 AM to 12 PM). TAs are expected to arrive up to 30 minutes before their first scheduled course and be prepared to stay up to 30 minutes after the final course.

The Saturday TA is also required to attend all orientation and professional development training.

Under the supervision of the Enrichment Director, the Saturday TAs report to the Enrichment Program Manager in terms of course assignments and other related tasks, and work directly with instructors during class time. They are responsible for recording their hours bi‑monthly in Workday.

Duties And Responsibilities Instructional Support

• Maintaining a safe and inclusive classroom environment for a diverse population of students
• Escorting students between campus locations during class change and generally monitoring student safety
• Taking attendance and promptly communicating with the Program Manager about student absences
• Facilitating classroom activities
• Documenting student work
• Assisting course instructors with daily set up and break down of classrooms and supplies
• Performing other related duties as assigned

All UAA Robinson Center Staff will demonstrate and integrate the following Undergraduate Academic Affairs

Competencies:

• Accountability and Integrity
• Race, Equity, and Difference
• Constituent Focus
• Collaboration and Teamwork

Minimum Requirements

• Ability to attend all class sessions, trainings and orientations
• Applicants must be at least 17 years of age at start of the program

Desired Qualifications

• Experience assisting instructors in an educational setting
• Experience working with neurodiverse learners
• Experience working with K‑8 youth in an educational setting

Conditions Of Employment

Satisfactory outcome from a criminal background verification will be required prior to employment.

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.

Compensation, Benefits And Position Details Pay Range Minimum

$20.76 hourly

Pay Range Maximum

$20.76 hourly

Benefits

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Shift

First Shift (United States of America)

Temporary or Regular

This is a temporary position

FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)

0.00%

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