2026-2027 SY Early Education Substitute Teacher

San Francisco Unified School District; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 66,000 - 73,000; Part time

Job summary

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) invites applications for Early Education Substitute Teacher positions across multiple sites during the school year. The role offers an hourly rate of $49.40 with a part-time schedule aligned to the school year.

Candidates will follow lesson plans, support young learners, and collaborate with site staff to ensure continuous educational progress. Strong patience, adaptability, and communication will help substitutes thrive in a diverse environment

Qualifications

• High School Diploma required; degrees in Early Childhood Education preferred but not required.
• CTC Child Development Teacher permit or higher required; Site Supervisor permit preferred but not required.
• Negative TB test within 60 days of hire.
• Fingerprint background check clearance is required.
• Work at least 15 days during the first semester, or 30 days by the end of the school year.

Responsibilities

• Substitute teachers cover teacher absences using the district scheduling system (Red Rover).
• Follow the provided lesson plans to maintain and advance student learning.
• Plan, implement, monitor and assess preschool classroom instruction.
• Supervise young children in accordance with licensing requirements.
• Create and maintain a climate of respect and fairness for all students.
• Escalate serious discipline issues to school administrators as appropriate.
• Leave clear notes on what was accomplished and prepare a lesson plan for the next day.
• Arrive 15–30 minutes before the scheduled start time and stay after to tidy up.

Skills

Patience

Adaptability

Communication

Cultural sensitivity

Collaboration

Problem solving

Education

High School Diploma

CTC Child Development Teacher permit

Job description

We will begin reviewing applications on July 1, 2026. You can expect to hear an update on your application status by mid-July 2026. We appreciate your interest and patience.

Early Education Substitute Teacher (0713)

Job Class: Early Education Substitute Teacher (0713)

Hourly Rate: $49.40 p/h

Location: Multiple Sites

Calendar: Part Time / School Year

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 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, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan. 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 from 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 who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

The strongest candidates will:

• Be Patient: remain calm in difficult situations
• Be Flexible and Adaptable: make quick decisions on the fly
• Be Resilient: have a thick skin and understand where kids are coming from
• Be Creative: engage kids in multiple ways
• Be Sensitive to cultural differences
• Be Firm: maintain classroom control
• Be Caring: prioritize the needs of the students
• Get to know their students!
• Build good relationships with school staff

Minimum Qualifications

• High School Diploma (AA or BA degrees in Early Childhood Education are preferred, but not required)
• A CTC Child Development Teacher level permit or higher (Site Supervisor is preferred but not required)
• Negative TB test administered within 60 days of hire
• Clearance of fingerprint background check
• Work at least 15 days during the first semester, or a minimum of 30 days by the end of the school year

Essential Duties

Substitute teachers are an essential part of our district and essential for our students' continued learning! Via our substitute scheduling system, Red Rover, substitute teachers cover teacher absences and vacancies in the classroom and are responsible for following lesson plans to maintain and further student learning.

Under the direction of a site administrator, site principal or other appropriate administrator, plan, implement, monitor and assess a preschool classroom instructional program:

• Responsible for the full schedule of the regular teacher. This includes the classroom day, outdoor play, lunch, and nap (if provided by the school), and any special duties the absent teachers perform.
• Implement the lesson plans for the classroom to which they are assigned.
• Maintain normal classroom routines and use appropriate re-direction and positive guidance strategies to diffuse classroom behaviors that may arise. The responsible administrator should be contacted if a serious behavior problem arises.
• Responsible for supervision of young children as deemed by the Child Care Licensing Department Codes
• Create and maintain a climate of respect and fairness for all students
• Escalate to school administrators as appropriate when a serious discipline problem arises.
• Leave adequate notes regarding what was accomplished in class, a description of problems that may have occurred, and resolutions to said problems, a lesson plan for the next day if applicable, and any other information that an administrator may require.
• Report to school 15-30 minutes before the scheduled start time of each assignment, and remain after the assignment to tidy up the classroom and return any materials to the front office.

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note:Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and futurejobopportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

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.

For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.