Substitute Teacher K-12, Oakland Schools

If you are a passionate, social justice minded leader, we invite you to join a team of professional educators that have a daily impact on the lives of their students and the Oakland community.

More than ever, we appreciate our Oakland educators. We can agree that we have experienced an unprecedented year in education as our students, communities and families have returned to in-person school. We are continuously learning that we are stronger together - Oakland educators are passionate, equity-focused, and resilient. Oakland Unified is an incredible place to build and develop your career in service of our core values: students first, joy, equity, excellence, integrity, and cultural responsiveness. 

Our Mission and Vision

The Oakland Unified School District’s mission is to build a Full Service Community District focused on high academic achievement while serving the whole child, eliminating inequity, and providing each child with excellent teachers, every day.

Our vision is that all OUSD students will find joy in their academic experience while graduating with the skills to ensure they are caring, competent, fully-informed, critical thinkers who are prepared for college, career, and community success.

Our Strategic Plan

The four key initiatives of our current district wide strategic plan are: 

• Ensuring Strong Third Grader Readers (Catalyze citywide effort to guarantee literacy for all third graders)
• Supporting Powerful Graduates (Develop essential skills to secure post secondary success),
• Creating Inspiring Schools (Redesign schools to be places of joy, inclusion and beauty)
• Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff (Attract and retain staff reflective of Oakland’s rich diversity)

We are seeking educators who believe that:

• Building and maintaining caring relationships with students and families is a key part of the foundation of teaching;
• Maintaining high expectations for all students is best accomplished through a persistent asset-based lens of what students can do;
• Your actions can directly lead to creating more equitable conditions in public schools;
• Your work is most effective in collaboration with colleagues, families, and students;
• Developing as an anti-racist educator requires investing time in self-reflection, listening and incorporating feedback from students, their families, other educators, and school leaders and is critical to your growth as an educator and leader.
• Working for racial justice requires close attention to educational systems and policies, and working to eliminate racism is critical to the educational success of all students.

DESCRIPTION: 

Substitute teachers receive short term assignments to cover teacher absences from classroom, and are responsible for following lesson plans to maintain and further student learning. Successful applicants will receive assignments through SmartFind Express substitute scheduling system.

QUALIFICATIONS:  

• This position requires at minimum a 30 day Substitute Permit issued by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CTC)
• Candidates can qualify to apply for this Permit if they have a Bachelor's degree and we recommend passing the CBEST exam
• If you have not yet passed the CBEST Test please schedule this test
• Please click here for information about the CBEST
• You may already meet CBEST/Basic Skills through your SAT, ACT, or another qualifying exam or class. Please check here. 

REQUIREMENTS FOR HIRE  

All applicants must:

• Complete application for this position (including 2 references)
• To expedite hire processing, candidates may gather the following materials:
• Negative TB test current within past 60 days
• Sealed copies of all college transcripts
• Valid Driver's License, ID card, Permanent Residency Card or current US passport
• Social Security Card (no copies)

All hires are contingent on applicant passing criminal background check.  

You can also learn more about our teaching opportunities and hiring events here: https://www.ousd.org/careers 

If you have questions or would like more information, please email recruitment@ousd.org 

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NON-DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.