CARE/CPS Summer School Teacher's Assistant 2026

Job Description Summary

The goal of the City of Columbia’s Career Awareness Related Experience (CARE) Program is for Columbia’s youth to be ready to enter the workforce and become productive, self-sufficient citizens. Since 1982, the CARE Program has provided comprehensive services for Columbia’s youth that include:

• Job readiness training
• Soft skill development
• Paid real-world, hands-on work experience
• Mentoring
• Career exploration

Because the CARE program strives to prepare its applicants and employees to be ready for real-life work situations, and since following directions and meeting deadlines are hallmarks of being successful in the workplace, CARE applicants and employees must be able to follow directions and meet deadlines without reminders or extensions. Not following directions and/or missing a deadline will result in the person no longer being under consideration for CARE employment this year.

The CARE/CPS teacher’s assistant program is a five-week program (May 28 to June 26) in which approximately 10 14- to 20-year-olds are hired at $15.00 per hour for new teacher’s assistants and $15.25 for returning teacher’s assistants to work up to 50 hours per two-week pay period at a Columbia Public Schools’ elementary summer school site.

At the conclusion of CPS’ summer school, CARE/CPS teacher’s assistants may work as a paid camp assistant at the Armory Summer Camp if they want to. Minimum Qualifications • Must be at least 14 years of age on April 13, 2026 (no exceptions)
• Must have experience working with elementary-age children
• Must enjoy working with elementary-age children
• Must be able to follow directions and meet deadlines without reminders or extensions
• Must be willing to work hard and accept constructive criticism
• Must have reliable transportation to and from their worksite Supervision Exercised None. Starting Salary $15.00 per hour Open Until Filled No Deadline to Apply 03/08/2026 Number of Positions Available multiple