Student Assistant I

Palo Alto University; Palo Alto (CA); Hybrid; USD 23,000 - 32,000; Part time

Job summary

Palo Alto University in Palo Alto, CA, invites applications for a Teaching Assistant I – SOCW 600 in Human Behavior in the Social Environment. This student worker role supports course coordination, tutoring, and exam proctoring while gaining hands-on experience in social work education.

The position is up to 10 hours per week, pays $20 per hour, and requires current PAU PhD or PsyD students in years 2 or 3. Some in-person work at the immersion residency is required at the start of the quarter.

Qualifications

• Currently enrolled PhD or PsyD student in good standing at PAU in 2nd or 3rd year.
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills.
• Preferred tutoring or teaching experience.

Responsibilities

• Support review and assessment of student assignments.
• Moderate the classroom environment with technical assistance and organize student learning and engagement.
• Facilitate group discussions and activities.
• Provide tutoring and hold office hours.
• Manage Canvas course, creation of Tasks and Assignments.
• Assist with presenting didactics and guest lectures if interested.
• Make course materials accessible.
• Support proctoring exams.
• Create and present teaching materials.
• Carry out duties remotely, with one day in-person at the start of the quarter during immersion residency.

Skills

Communication

Interpersonal skills

Organizational skills

Teaching experience

Education

PhD or PsyD student at PAU

Job description

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Student Student Worker Palo Alto, CA, US

Salary Range: $20.00 To $20.00 Hourly

Teaching Assistant – SOCW 600 – Human Behavior in the Social Environment

Student

Position Title: Teaching Assistant I

Reports To: Rose Wong

Department: Social Work

Status (Hours per week): Up to 10 hours/week

Start and end dates: 09/10/2026 to 12/16/2025 (Fall 2026)

Position Title: Teaching Assistant I – SOCW 600

Palo Alto University (PAU), a private, non-profit university, founded in 1975 and located in the heart of Northern California’s Silicon Valley, is a community grounded in values of social justice, dedicated to addressing pressing and emerging issues in the fields of psychology, counseling and social work that meet the needs of today’s diverse society.

The Department of Social Work encompasses a new online Master of Social Work (MSW) programthat offers a specialization in Culturally Informed Behavioral Health Practice (CIBH) with two tracks,

• practice with children and youth in school and community settings and (b) practice with adults in public behavioral health settings. The program’s goal is to graduate students who are competent and culturally sensitive behavioral health practitioners who provide care to underserved

populations in urban and rural regions of California. The MSW program is in candidacy for

Graduate Teaching Assistant Duties & Responsibilities may include, but not limited to:

• Support review and assessment of student assignments
• Moderate the classroom environment with technical assistance and organize student learning and engagement
• Facilitate group discussions and activities
• Provide tutoring and hold office hours
• Manage Canvas course, creation of Tasks and Assignments
• Helping with creating/presenting didactics and guest lectures if interested
• Making course materials accessible
• Support proctoring exams
• Creation and presentation of teaching materials
• Carry out duties and responsibilities remotely, except for providing assistance in-person forone day at the start of the quarter during the immersion residency.

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Attend the Teaching Assistant Orientation training
• Other tasks as assigned, including providing teaching assistance for a BBS licensing course in the MSW program.

Qualifications:

• Currently enrolled PhD or PsyD student in good standing at PAU in your 2 nd or 3 rd year of study.
• Advanced understanding of the subject matter (see course description below)
• Strong communication, interpersonal and organizational skills
• Able to create a comfortable learning environment for students
• A strong work ethic, dependable, and ability to prioritize multiple tasks and follow through in a timely manner
• Previous tutoring or teaching experience (preferred qualification).

Course Descriptions:

600 - Human Behavior in the Social Environment

This course explores theories that inform social work practice with individuals and families using a bio-psycho-social-spiritual framework.Within a person-in-environment and ecosystems perspective, students will integrate knowledge of human development across the life course and psychological and behavioral theories including psychosexual and psychosocial development,

attachment and object relations, coping, cognitive-behavioral, and self-theory. The course will also integrate frameworks related to identity and diversity, including intersectionality, equity and

inclusion, racism and discrimination, and cultural and spiritual development. Students will develop critical thinking on the applicability of the frameworks to diverse populations.

EEOC Policy:

The University is an equal opportunity employer and is firmly committed to non-discrimination in its hiring and other employment practices and in the application of its personnel policies. In compliance with all applicable federaland state laws, except where a bona fide occupational qualification exists, employment decisions will be made irrespective of the staff member's race, color, religion, religious creed, ancestry, national origin, age (except for minors), sex, marital status, citizenship status, military service status, sexual orientation, medical condition (cancer-related or genetic condition), disability and/or any another status protected by law. When necessary, the

University will reasonably accommodate individuals with disabilities, if the individual is otherwise qualified to safely perform all essential functions of the position and if it will be done without undue hardship to the University.