Job Description
Job Description
Position : TK-12th Grade Teacher (All Subjects)
Reports to : Principal
Position Type : Full-time, working 186 days per year
Priority Application Deadlines :
- Round 1 : Monday, March 3 at 11 : 59pm
- Round 2 : Friday, April 18 at 11 : 59pm
South San Francisco Unified School District
The South San Francisco Unified School District (SSFUSD) community includes 15 schools supporting 8,000 students in Daly City, San Bruno, and South San Francisco.
Our mission is that in partnership with our community, SSFUSD will provide exceptional instruction, engaging experiences, and equitable and accessible opportunities and resources to further support our diverse student body so that students are equipped to learn, thrive, navigate their future with purpose, and impact their community.
In February 2024, the School Board for SSFUSD adopted our new Vision and Five-Year Strategic Plan. Educators are at the heart of our priorities - exceptional instruction, engaged students, purposeful partnerships, empowered educators, and equity-centered systems.
The Role
SSFUSD is seeking a dynamic, equity-focused, and inclusive classroom teacher to join our school community. SSFUSD refuses to accept that the educational outcomes of students in our district are overwhelmingly predictable based on students’ race, socioeconomics, ethnicity or learning differences. We remain committed to working each day to examine systemic, institutional, and individual biases in order to dismantle systems of inequities that will enable all students to thrive.
As a teacher in SSFUSD, responsibilities include but are not limited to :
Providing exceptional instruction, aligned to the Portrait of a Graduate, including :Developing rigorous lessons aligned to grade and subject level California State Common Core StandardsSetting ambitious goals with students and monitoring their progress while encouraging them through frequent and persistent feedbackTracking student growth, using data and feedback, and creating individualized student plans when there are areas of concernBuilding relationships with students and families by providing regular and consistent communicationCreating a physical classroom environment conducive to learning and appropriate for physical, social, and emotional development of studentsFacilitating learning experiences for students that are engaging and rigorousCollaborating with other teachers and school leaders on daily lessons, school-wide programs, and individualized student plansMeeting regular deadlines for daily lesson plans, submitting grades, and work samplesWorking on a team of teachers and school leader to provide consistency, support, and accountability to all studentsEngaging in professional developmentCompleting supervision duties on campus, such as morning duty, lunch duty, dismissal, and afterschool dutyEngagement with and participation in the greater school community through attending events and activitiesAdditional duties as assignedRequirements
Must haves :Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or universityCalifornia teaching credential aligned to the positionEnglish Learner (EL) AuthorizationBelief in and commitment to the mission and vision of SSFUSDAbility to design and implement rich, engaging, and culturally relevant teaching unitsKnowledge of California State Common Core StandardsAbility to differentiate lessons for learners with different assetsA dedication to learn, grow, and develop as a professionalLegal authorization to work in the United States. SSFUSD does NOT sponsor employees to work in the U.S.Requirements for the application :Updated resumeTranscripts of your undergraduate degree, and graduate degrees if applicable. Unofficial transcripts are acceptable for application purposes only. Official transcripts will be required if you are extended an offer to work in the district.Test results : Please attach California Subject Examinations for Teachers (CSET) results and evidence of meeting Basic Skills Requirement, such as California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST), Praxis, Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or American College Test (ACT) results.Proof of English Learner (EL) Authorization or Cross-cultural, Language, and Academic Development (CLAD) Certificate or letter of appeasement from university where certificate is being pursuedProof of credential or enrollment in credentialing program - attachment should either include number assigned by California Commission on Teaching Credentialing (CTC) or letter of appeasement from university where credential is being pursuedEffective January 1, 2025 : Under Education Code section 44939.5, you must provide a complete list of all prior employment with any Local Education Agency (LEA), including school districts, county offices of education, charter schools, or state special schools, including part-time and substitute roles.Please note that if you are extended an offer from SSFUSD, you will also need to complete the following prior to beginning work, including training :Provide clearance of TB test, as mandated by California Education code.Submit fingerprints for California Department of Justice and Federal Bureau of Investigation clearance.Please note that this job description is subject to Board review. The details are subject to change upon approval.
