Elementary Newcomer Teacher Leader 05 FTE - Melrose Leadership Academy Elementary 2025-26
Elementary Newcomer Teacher Leader 05 FTE - Melrose Leadership Academy Elementary 2025-26
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Work in an intentional and caring community.
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 equityfocused 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.
Our Mission and Vision
The Oakland Unified School Districtsmissionis 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.
Ourvisionis that all OUSD students will find joy in their academic experience while graduating with the skills to ensure they are caring competent fullyinformed critical thinkers who are prepared for college career and community success.
Our Strategic Plan
The four key initiatives of our currentdistrict wide strategic planare:
- Ensuring Strong Third Grader Readers Accelerating citywide efforts to guarantee literacy for all third graders
- Supporting Powerful Graduates Developing essential skills to secure postsecondary success
- Creating Inspiring Schools Reimagining schools to be places of joy inclusion and beauty
- Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff Attract and retain staff reflective of Oaklands rich diversity
We are seekingeducators who:
- Build and maintain caring relationships with students and families in order to create a safe academic environment.
- Create and support inclusive learning environments by focusing on students strengths.
- Maintain high expectations to create improved outcomes for students.
- Believe that our actions as individuals directly impact equitable conditions for students.
- Know our work is most effective in collaboration with colleagues families and students.
- Practice antiracism because it is critical to the educational success of all students.
- Invest in selfreflection and listen to feedback in order to grow.
What we offer teachers:
Oakland Unified has received substantial funding to support Grow Our Own pathway programs including ClassifiedtoTeacher and the Salesforce Recruitment & Retention Initiative for Middle Schools programs. We are invested in creating and maintaining affinity spaces for educators that support retention and socioemotional support. We provide extensive professional development and training for teachers innovative curricula ongoing mentoring and advancement opportunities. Our teachers are also given abundant opportunities to work together in Professional Learning Communities within and across schools in the District.
In addition to professional development and training we offer a comprehensive compensation package that includes:
- Competitive salaries determined by experience education level and credentials
- We accept up to twelve years of full time teaching experience in other school settings on the salary schedule (please see our salary schedule here:OUSD Salary Schedules Ranges Oakland Unified School District
- Full medical dental and vision benefits including Flexible Spending Accounts plus life insurance and longterm disability coverage
- Retirement benefits through the CALSTRS Retirement System
- Read more about benefits here:Benefits Office Oakland Unified School District
Qualifications:
Candidates must have a Bachelors degree must be eligible for employment in the US and pass a criminal background check. Candidates must possess or be willing to earn a California teaching credential authorizing instruction in core curriculum.
Additional requirements:
- Completed online application (injob portal
- Resume and cover Letter
- Two current professional references including from a supervisor
You can also learn more about our teaching opportunities and hiring events here: you have questions or would like more information please email
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NONDISCRIMINATION POLICY
The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program activity or in employment on the basis of actual or perceived race religion color national origin ancestry age marital status pregnancy physical or mental disability medical condition genetic information veteran status gender sex or sexual orientation.
Employment Type
Part-Time
