Your Teacher Job in Oakland Unified 

Candidates accepted into the Oakland Teaching Fellows program will commit to teaching in a specific subject area. The subject to which Fellows are assigned is based on teaching eligibility (including passage of appropriate teaching tests), District need, and—whenever possible—the candidate’s stated preferences from the Online Application. Eligibility is determined according to strict requirements from the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing (CCTC) which stipulates that, in order to teach a subject, candidates must demonstrate competency in that subject through the passage of an approved content area examination or an exam waiver. Please note that most Fellows, even with extensive coursework in the subject area, do not qualify for an exam waiver.  We are currently recruiting for the high-need subject areas of math, science, special education, Spanish, bilingual education, and physical education.

The process of matching Fellows with specific teaching positions is coordinated, in part, through the Oakland Teaching Fellows office. Assignments will be determined through a variety of processes such as interview events, hiring fairs, and on-site observations.

We consistently ask Fellows to keep in mind that the determination of teaching assignments is a challenging process and that, due to teacher mobility within the District, it is often difficult to predict exact teaching assignments such as subject, grade level, and school until very close to the beginning of the school year.

It is the mission of the Oakland Teaching Fellows to work in schools with the highest need for teachers. Fellows make a long-term commitment to the education profession and the city of Oakland. As a result, all candidates should be prepared to teach wherever they are most needed. School matches are primarily driven by school need and by each Fellow’s qualifications. Fellows are asked to be extremely flexible with regard to the placement process.