The Course Assistant role will support Stanford Pre-Collegiate Studies (SPCS) Summer Institutes program and/or Stanford Middle School Scholars Program. Courses meet for three hours each day (Monday through Friday, Courses meet for three hours each day (Monday through Friday, June 17, 2024 - June 28, 2024 and July 8, 2024-July 19, 2024, from 8am to 11am PT and 4pm to 7pm PT) for live online classroom discussion between the instructor and students. Not for credit or grade, our challenging courses provide in-depth and interactive exploration of advanced topics. The program emphasizes building skills along with acquiring knowledge, and is designed to create environments that foster creativity and collaboration where students learn from each other as well as from their instructors.
The Course Assistant position is an ideal opportunity for Stanford undergraduate students, and all others, who enjoy working with pre-collegiate students (Grades 6-11) in an online classroom setting. We are hiring for multiple positions.
Duties:
- Regularly checking-in via Slack and email with your primary supervisor.
- Helping the instructor during each session with the following
- Remain engaged in instructional sessions, respond promptly to student or instructor issues via various communication channels (email, chat within video conferencing tool, Slack, etc).
- Manage video conferencing tool waiting room and admit participants into each section, in accordance with class rosters.
- Facilitate discussions, breakout rooms, as needed by instructor request.
- Provide behavior management support, and ensure the expectations of the Code of Conduct is upheld. This includes, but is not limited to, disabling video conferencing tool features if used inappropriately (e.g. chat tool, annotation tool) and communicating directly with students during class sessions as needed.
- Take attendance and complete absence reporting form.
- Support instructors to upload materials and announcements to Canvas and completing evaluations.
- Attend small group office hours with instructor.
- Other duties as assigned.
This position is non-exempt, part-time, temporary/seasonal, occurring from June 10, 2024 through July 19, 2024. All work is completed remotely, but you must be located within the United States for the duration of the assignment. Compensation will be $22.19 per hour.
All employees may be subject to Stanford’s travel policy, if relocating from outside of California and are expected to perform work on-site. Please note that you will be subject to all COVID-19 requirements for Stanford employees, which includes being fully vaccinated for COVID-19 pursuant to our vaccination policy.
*Note: The job duties listed are typical examples of work performed by positions in this job classification and are not designed to contain or be interpreted as a comprehensive inventory of all duties, tasks, and responsibilities. Specific duties and responsibilities may vary depending on department or program needs without changing the general nature and scope of the job or level of responsibility. Employees may also perform other duties as assigned.
*Consistent with its obligations under the law, the University will provide reasonable accommodation to any employee with a disability who requires accommodation to perform the essential functions of the job.
*Stanford is an equal employment opportunity and affirmative action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.
* Visa sponsorship is not available for this position. All candidates must be eligible to work in the U.S.
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