Student Assistant I

Position Description

Job Title: Teaching Assistant-CLIN 615-Counseling Skills Classes (Fall 2026)

Department: Counseling

Reports To: Jorge Lopez, Chi Li and Counseling Skills instructors

Location: Synchronous and asynchronous remote as well as on-campus

Employment Status: Part-time (approximately 7-10 hours per week, per working quarter)

SUMMARY

Palo Alto University (PAU) invites applications for Teaching Assistants (TAs) to support the Counseling Skills class sections in the MA in Counseling Program for the Fall 2026 quarter. TAs will report to Dr. Jorge Lopez or Dr. Chi Li (Course Co-Leads) as well as faculty instructors for this course.

Counseling Skills courses meet weekly via Zoom or on the Mountain View campus, and TAs would need to be available to attend class meetings to assist with role play practice and supervision. In addition, TAs will assist with providing feedback on clinical skills practice via recorded and live role plays.

TAs for Counseling Skills can expect to devote approximately 70 to 80 hours over the course of each term of work. TAs who support distance education classes will NOT be expected to travel to and support on-ground skills training during Residency I. TAs who serve the on-campus sections of Counseling Skills WILL also be asked to assist with the weekly Residency I skills lab.

• Specific duties and responsibilities
• Attend weekly class meetings and help facilitate role play counseling practice
• Provide feedback, as requested by instructor, on other recorded role play
• assignments
• Assist with grading of discussion posts and other written work
• Meet with instructor to discuss progress and needs of counseling students
• Participate in role plays and be prepared to demonstrate counseling skills
• Other duties as assigned

Required Qualifications

• To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• You must be either an ma in cmhc student, a phd in ces student, psyd in psychology student, or a phd in psychology student at palo alto university.
• You must be a currently enrolled student in good standing and be maintaining a GPA of 3.0 or better.
• If an MA in CMHC student, you must have successfully completed the Counseling Skills and Residency I course.
• Relevant counseling and supervision experience is preferred.
• You must be available to attend and support weekly class meetings, either virtually or on campus, depending on location.

Application Procedures

PAU is committed to providing an educational environment that supports a diverse, equitable and inclusive population. In your cover letter, please include information on how your background and experience has prepared you to be in an environment that holds equity and inclusion core to its mission and values.

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 federal and 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.