Who We Are
The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 54,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 136 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.
What It Means to Work Here
The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:
Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
Fearless: We persist through challenges
United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person
We are also inspired by Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives.SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As aCORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.
Who We Want
We want talented people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers comfortable in a community of continuous learning.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited undergraduate institution
Negative TB test administered within 60 days of hire
Clearance of fingerprint background check
Be available for assignments five days a week
Be flexible and willing to work in distance learning, and/or at all of SFUSD’s High Potential Schools
Desired Qualifications
The strongest candidates will:
Be Patient: remain calm in difficult situations
Be Flexible and Adaptable: make quick decisions on the fly
Be Resilient: have a thick skin and understand where kids are coming from
Be Creative: engage kids in multiple ways
Be Sensitive to cultural differences
Be Firm: maintain classroom control
Be Caring: prioritize the needs of the students
Get to know their students!
Build good relationships with school staff
What We Offer
Salary:
Admin Subs receive a daily rate of $484.84
CDC Admin Subs receive a daily rate of $422.11
Bonuses:
Quality Teacher and Education Act (QTEA) bonus: The following bonuses will be paid after the end of each semester.
$200 for teaching at least sixty (60) days per semester
$400 for teaching at least fifty (50) days per semester in High Potential school(s)
Benefits:
Medical and Dental Benefits
Chromebook laptop
Tailored support and training from the Substitute Office
City-Wide Neighborhood Zone Parking Pass (subject to schools reopening physically)
How to Apply
Go to: careers.sfusd.edu/
Verification:
Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at
Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.
Non-Discrimination Policy
San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.
For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.