Teacher on Special Assignment (11 Months) - Grass Valley Elementary (2026-27)
About The Position
The Oakland Unified School District is seeking passionate and dedicated educators to join them in creating joyful, healing, and liberatory learning spaces for Oakland students, families, and communities. The district emphasizes equity, high academic achievement, and serving the whole child, guided by core values of students first, joy, equity, excellence, integrity, and cultural responsiveness. The strategic plan focuses on ensuring strong third-grade readers, supporting powerful graduates, creating inspiring schools, and growing a diverse and stable staff. The district seeks educators who believe in building caring relationships, maintaining high expectations through an asset-based lens, creating equitable conditions, collaborating with colleagues, families, and students, and developing as anti-racist educators through self-reflection and feedback. Working for racial justice and eliminating racism are considered critical to educational success.
Requirements
- Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree
- Must be eligible for employment in the US
- Pass a criminal background check
- Possess a Preliminary or Clear California teaching credential authorizing instruction in core TK-12 curriculum
- Completed online application
- Resume and cover Letter
- Two current professional references, including from a Supervisor
Benefits
- Substantial funding to support pathway programs including tuition and debt relief for selected middle school teachers, Special Education teachers, and for pathway programs, including Classified-to-Teacher, Maestr@s, and the After-School-to-Teacher programs
- Affinity spaces for educators that support retention and socio-emotional support
- Extensive professional development and training for teachers
- Innovative curricula
- Ongoing mentoring and advancement opportunities
- Abundant opportunities to work together in Professional Learning Communities within and across schools in the District
- Competitive salaries determined by experience, education level, and credentials
- Acceptance of up to twelve years of full time teaching experience in other school settings on the salary schedule
- Full medical, dental, and vision benefits
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Life insurance
- Long-term disability coverage
- Retirement benefits through the CALSTRS Retirement System
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Mid Level
Number of Employees
501-1,000 employees
