Careers

2025-26 School Year

• Preschool Teaching Assistant
  SFS seeks a Preschool Teaching Assistant who will ensure students are joyfully and safely engaged in classroom activities and outdoor play. They will collaborate with the head teacher to support daily classroom operations and work with students individually and in small groups to provide age-appropriate academic and social-emotional support.
  
• Extended Day Instructor
  The Extended Day Instructor will create activities, organize play, oversee projects, and assist with student check-in and dismissal during the Extended Day program. The ideal candidate must have a desire to work with preschool, elementary school, and middle school students, strong organizational and communication skills, strong self-motivation, and alignment with the mission of The San Francisco School. This position involves opportunities for self-direction and growth and is ideal for someone interested in exploring and gaining more experience in the field of education and youth development.
• Substitute Teacher
  The San Francisco School seeks a team member who is passion about and enjoys working with children to fill in for absent teachers daily as needed. The substitute will deliver planned lessons and communicate with classroom teachers about their student observations; supervise and support inclusive and fair play, and monitor student lunch and recess.

 2024-25 School Year

• Extended Day Instructor
  The San Francisco School seeks a talented, dedicated, and enthusiastic educator to provide after-school enrichment support for Elementary School students. With direction from the Director of Special Programs, this person will create activities, organize play, and oversee projects during the existing Extended Day program.

Hiring decisions at The San Francisco School are based on applicants’ professional experience and promise; their match with the core school values of culture, community, and diversity; and their commitment to grow in their practice.

Teachers are chosen based on their knowledge of best pedagogical and developmental practices. We seek teachers whose practice is student-centered and inquiry-based: teachers who are excellent communicators and collaborators, and who can serve as compassionate, engaged guides for students. (Please click the image for more details.)

The selection process includes interviews, school visits, reference checks, and sample teaching lessons or assignments, if applicable. Interview committees generally include at least one administrator, teachers, and a parent/guardian.

New staff members are welcomed to the school through a dedicated orientation, and often have the opportunity to spend time with the person they’re replacing in order to promote a smooth transition. New teachers have the additional support of our curriculum guide, and a community of experienced faculty members who are always happy to offer help and advice. In recruitment and hiring, The San Francisco School is committed to policies that will increase staff diversity, both to reflect the high value SFS places on cultural competency, and for the direct benefit of each student.

All staff participate in ongoing professional development on- and off-campus, attending workshops and conferences. The School provides stipends for mentors, reimbursements for coursework, honorariums for summer work, and sabbaticals for extended study. Teachers hone their practice looking at current research, at their own instructional approach, and at student work.

Interested candidates for teaching and administrative positions are welcome to submit resumes at any time at jobs@sfschool.org.

The San Francisco School is an equal opportunity employer. We continually strive to build an inclusive culture in our diverse community. The San Francisco School encourages applications for employment from all qualified individuals without regard to race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, national origin, marital status, citizenship, disability, and veteran status.