Teacher on Special Assignment (10 Months) - Hoover Elementary (2026-27)

Oakland Unified School District•Oakland, CA

5d•Onsite

About The Position

This position's compensation is based on the 10-month teacher schedule, but carries an additional stipend. We are looking for passionate and dedicated educators, classified staff, and leaders to join us in creating joyful, healing and liberatory spaces of learning for Oakland students, families, and communities. 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. 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. The four key initiatives of our current district wide strategic plan are: Ensuring Strong Third Grader Readers, Supporting Powerful Graduates, Creating Inspiring Schools, and Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff. 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.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree
Eligible for employment in the US
Pass a criminal background check
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
Proof of COVID-19 vaccination or commitment to weekly testing (upon request)

Responsibilities

Build and maintain caring relationships with students and families.
Maintain high expectations for all students through a persistent asset-based lens.
Create more equitable conditions in public schools.
Collaborate with colleagues, families, and students.
Invest time in self-reflection, listening and incorporating feedback from students, their families, other educators, and school leaders.
Work towards eliminating racism in educational systems and policies.

Benefits

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.
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.