Teaching Assistant

The Opportunity

Reporting to the Associate Director of Student Experience, the Teaching Assistant will play an important role in facilitating the academic components of CFSI’s Semester in the City Program by offering classroom and grading support for our two classes, Becoming a Problem Solver and Social Innovator’s Toolbox. As an important member of SITC’s instructional team, the Teaching Assistant will support CFSI’s mission to educate and inspire the next generation of problem solvers by helping us deliver high-quality instruction that enhances and strengthens the experiential learning gained in the Internship component of the SITC program.

The Teaching Assistant will be responsible for classroom support, grading, LMS management, and individualized student support and coaching. This is an ideal opportunity for an emerging educator who is passionate about experiential learning and social impact.

This position is an in-person role that requires the candidate to be able to work from our office in downtown Boston on Wednesday evenings and Friday mornings. This position is a term-limited, part-time position for the Spring 2026 academic semester with an expected commitment of 8 hours per week.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES

• Attend all sessions of the Becoming a Problem Solver and Social Innovator’s Toolbox courses
• Provide instructional support, including:
  • Taking and tracking attendance
  • Supporting absent students in obtaining access to notes and materials
  • Monitoring classroom discussion
  • Creating and facilitating small group breakout sessions
  • Creating and/or sourcing content and class materials
• Assist the instructional team with Canvas LMS management, including:
  • Creating and uploading weekly learning plans and supplementary content
  • Set-up and maintenance of student accounts, courses, and assignments
• Support instructors with grading and assignment submissions and review
• Host weekly office hours to review learning plans and respond to student questions
• Provide individualized academic coaching to some students, including responding to questions and offering support, encouragement, and guidance to support success in the program

QUALIFICATIONS & MINDSET

• You have some experience as a teaching assistant or tutor at a high school or college level.
• You have a high school diploma or GED equivalent and are attending or have graduated from college.
• You are passionate about experiential education and interested in the social impact and/or higher education sector.
• You have excellent attention to detail and the ability to effectively organize and prioritize.
• You have outstanding interpersonal skills and have the ability to connect with people and provide supportive and informative answers to questions.
• You have demonstrated the ability to be flexible and work effectively in a fast-paced and complex environment.
• You bring deep commitment to diversity, belonging, inclusion, and equity; and experience in working with culturally diverse teammates.
• You align with and uphold CFSI’s core values: community, collaboration, innovation, wellbeing, equity, growth mindset, and transparency.
• Experience with Canvas LMS as a student user or as an instructor is a plus.

COMPENSATION, BENEFITS & DETAILS

• Term: January 5, 2026 - May 15, 2026
• Hourly rate range: $18 - $20 an hour
• Commuting Reimbursements (up to $22.50 a month);
• Telecommunications Reimbursements (up to $50 a month);
• Paid sick leave;
• Access to regular and ongoing feedback and professional development opportunities internally and the ability to leverage organizational resources to seek additional development opportunities externally.

About College for Social Innovation

College for Social Innovation (CFSI) brings together colleges and social sector organizations to create fully-credited experiential learning opportunities that are meaningful, accessible, and life-changing. Our college students, referred to as Social Innovation Fellows, build skills and a professional network that helps to position them to become the next generation of problem solvers for humanity’s tough challenges. Students are placed in a semester-long internship (400 hours) and also take skill-building and reflection classes twice a week as part of a diverse “Semester in the City” cohort.

College for Social Innovation recently launched the 19th semester of its Semester in the City program and its 5th semester of its Semester for Impact program, having grown from a pilot cohort of 14 students in Fall 2016 to 61 students in Fall 2025 and an anticipated 75 students in Spring 2026. Overall, we have enrolled almost 800 students from 20 colleges and achieved strong initial results. We are now adding additional college partners and are looking to further build an innovative and unique educational experience that can add value for students and their home colleges while building a bigger, better, and more diverse talent pipeline for the social sector.

In the next four years, we look to create a nationally recognized curriculum and instructional delivery model that generates strong results while growing to serve 250+ students per year through Semester in the City, Semester for Impact, and a planned new two-year public service college slated to launch in 2027 or 2028. Ultimately, we aim to build a movement to make it common for millions of college students -- representing the full diversity of the nation -- to gain access to careers in the fast-growing social sector.

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

CFSI is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, gender/gender identity or expression, sex, age, religion, sexual orientation, disability, political affiliation, marital or parental status, including pregnancy, genetic information, military service, submission of a complaint or cooperation in an investigation related to discrimination or harassment, or any other characteristic protected by federal, state, or local law. National Service Alumni (i.e. Military, AmeriCorps, Peace Corps, etc.) are strongly encouraged to apply.

• Hourly rate range: $18 - $20 an hour
• Commuting Reimbursements (up to $22.50 a month);
• Telecommunications Reimbursements (up to $50 a month);
• Paid sick leave;
• Access to regular and ongoing feedback and professional development opportunities internally and the ability to leverage organizational resources to seek additional development opportunities externally.