Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 54,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 136 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives.SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

We want talented people with diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

Minimum Qualifications

UPDATE

In light of the approval of SB 1397, starting January 1st, 2023, through January 1st, 2024, the basic skills requirement is waived for 30 Day Sub permits. In addition to this requirement, any substitute permits issued during this time would not need to meet the basic skills requirement permanently. The following are required:

• Bachelor's degree from a regionally accredited undergraduate institution
• Negative TB test administered within 60 days of hire
• Clearance of fingerprint background check
• Be available for assignments at least once a week, particularly on Mondays and Fridays
• Be flexible and willing to work all SFUSD schools, particularly at our High Potential Schools
• Work at least 12 days during the first semester, at least one day per week, or a minimum of 36 days by the end of the school year

Desired Qualifications

What We Offer

Salary:

• If you work 70 daily assignments (including 1/2 day assignments) or less, you will be paid $238.14 per day (“Step 1”)
• If you work 71 daily assignments (including 1/2 day assignments) or more, you will be paid back a rate of $287.57 per day (“Step 2”)*

Bonuses:

• 10-day bonus: an additional $34.46 per day is earned after working ten (10) consecutive days in the same assignment. After the 10th day, the additional amount is paid retroactively.
• High Potential School bonus: an additional $18.90 per day is earned for every assignment at a High Potential School
• Quality Teacher and Education Act (QTEA) bonus: substitutes may be eligible for one of the following bonuses per semester, whichever is greater. Bonuses will be paid after the semester has ended.
• $200 for teaching at least sixty (60) days per semester
• $400 for teaching at least fifty (50) days per semester in High Potential school(s)

Benefits:

During their first year of hire, Day-to-Day Substitutes are unfortunately not eligible for district-subsidized health or dental benefits. However, in compliance with the Affordable Care Act, at the end of each fiscal year (6/30), the District conducts a "Look Back", in which it calculates the hours that each employee has worked that year.

Employees who work a minimum average of 20-29 hours per week from the beginning of the school year will be eligible for healthcare coverage for the following school year. You can read more about substitute healthcare coverage here.

Please note that this only applies to employees who have worked an entire school year; if you are hired mid-school year, you, unfortunately, won't be eligible for the Look Back that school year.

• Once employees receive the Step 2 pay rate and/or health benefits, they must work the same average minimum the following school year in order to keep the Step 2 rate and/or health insurance coverage for the subsequent school year.

How to Apply

• Create an account and complete an application.

Individuals are welcome to apply who do not have a substitute credential, but have met the Minimum Qualifications. For those who are given an offer, SFUSD will assist in gathering the paperwork necessary to apply for a 30 Day Emergency Substitute Permit as part of the onboarding process.

Non-Discrimination Policy

San Francisco Unified School District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from unlawful discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, or gender expression; or on the basis of a person’s association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. This policy extends to San Francisco County Office of Education, including community school programs and activities.