Teacher: Kindergarten - Prescott Elementary (2026-27)

Oakland Unified School District • Oakland, CA

18h • Onsite

About The Position

Oakland Unified School District is seeking passionate and dedicated educators to join Prescott Elementary for the 2026-27 school year. We aim to create joyful, healing, and liberatory learning spaces for Oakland students, families, and communities. Oakland educators are characterized by their passion, equity focus, and resilience. Oakland Unified is an excellent environment to build and develop a career in alignment with our core values: students first, joy, equity, excellence, integrity, and cultural responsiveness. Our 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 for all OUSD students to find joy in their academic experience and graduate with the skills to be caring, competent, fully-informed, critical thinkers prepared for college, career, and community success.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Eligibility for employment in the US
• Pass a criminal background check
• Possess, or be willing to earn, a California teaching credential
• Two current professional references on file, including one from a previous supervisor
• Disclose every California school district, County Office of Education, charter school or state special school that they have worked for to satisfy AB2534 requirements.

Responsibilities

• Creating joyful, healing and liberatory spaces of learning for Oakland students, families, and communities.
• Providing excellent teachers, every day.
• Ensuring students find joy in their academic experience.
• Graduating students with the skills to be caring, competent, fully-informed, critical thinkers who are prepared for college, career, and community success.

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
• Flexible Spending Accounts
• Life insurance
• Long-term disability coverage for teacher and dependents at no cost to full time teachers
• Retirement benefits through the CALSTRS Retirement System
• BCLAD Stipend
• Access to more affordable housing in partnership with TRiO Plus

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level