Math Teacher (Eligibility Pool 2026-2027)

East Side Union High School District; San Jose (CA); On-site; USD 75,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits for employees and dependents

Professional development opportunities

Competitive salaries

Job summary

East Side Union High School District is seeking enthusiastic teachers to join our team. We offer competitive salaries and 100% benefits coverage for employees and dependents, with a strong focus on professional development and student success.

Responsibilities include planning and presenting lessons, evaluating student progress, and maintaining a productive classroom. A valid secondary teaching credential and a minimum bachelor's degree are required; bilingual candidates preferred.

Qualifications

• Requires appropriate secondary teaching credential.
• Minimum college degree to satisfy credential requirements.
• Complete online application; include transcripts, CBEST, letter of introduction, resume, letters of recommendation.

Responsibilities

• Develop and present lessons; evaluate student progress; maintain classroom control and learning environment.
• Develop and present lessons aligned with district course of study and goals.
• Evaluate progress based on performance objectives; use varied instructional methods; maintain attendance and progress records.
• Participate in curriculum development and departmental activities; stay current in subject area.

Education

Secondary teaching credential

Bachelor's degree

Job description

As one of California’s largest high school districts, we offer rewarding and exciting employment opportunities that impact our students and community in a positive way. We offer a supportive team environment with a shared passion and common goal of providing students the education and skills they need to succeed in college and career. Apart from competitive salaries and 100% benefits coverage for employees and their dependents, we also focus on personal professional development. We are looking for enthusiastic individuals to join our team!

Major Duties and Responsibilities

• Develops and presents lessons to students; evaluates student progress; maintains proper classroom control and learning environment; assists in curriculum development; supports and supervises co‑curricular activities.
• Develops and presents lessons that demonstrate planning and preparation and are consistent with the district course of study.
• Develops and presents lessons whose performance objectives are understood by the students and are supportive of district goals.
• Evaluates student progress based primarily on achievement of performance objectives.
• Uses a variety of instructional techniques and materials appropriate to the course and students.
• Maintains proper control and preserves a suitable learning environment.
• Demonstrates and promotes punctuality.
• Maintains current records of student attendance and progress that can be easily understood and readily interpreted by others.
• Participates with fellow staff members in the development and implementation of curriculum and instruction and other appropriate departmental activities.
• Keeps up to date in subject area and continually works for the improvement of instructional techniques.
• Makes periodic evaluation of the subject(s) taught.
• Adheres to approved district course of study, policies and procedures.
• Attends and participates in departmental school and district meetings.
• Supervises the proper use of equipment and facilities with the students' safety in mind.

Other Duties and Responsibilities

• Treats students with courtesy and respect.
• Demonstrates an awareness of students' social, psychological, emotional academic needs.
• Acknowledges professional responsibility to support and supervise co‑curricular activities.
• Shares ideas, techniques and materials with other staff members.
• Demonstrates willingness to offer and receive suggestions.
• Cooperates in the use and care of all equipment and materials.
• Demonstrates an awareness of the total school and district educational programs.
• Attends conferences and reads professional literature.
• Maintains current knowledge of available instructional materials.
• Works cooperatively with district subject area coordinators in carrying out district programs.
• Keeps informed of social, political and economic developments in the school district community.
• Demonstrates awareness of the socio‑economic and ethnic makeup of the community.
• Has knowledge of the functions of the various community agencies including referral services.
• Actively participates in school/community related organizations.
• Promotes community responsibility among students.
• Helps to inform the community of the services and educational opportunities available through the school.
• Recognizes his or her functions as being in loco parentis and acts in accordance with state law and district and school regulations.

Supervision Exercised or Received

• Under general supervision of Principal.
• Supervisory responsibility over classified personnel assigned to his or her classes.

Minimum Qualifications

• Appropriate secondary teaching credential.
• Minimum College Degree to satisfy credential requirements.

Evaluation

• Semi‑annually by principal or designate for 1st year teachers.
• Annually by principal or designate for probationary teachers.
• Bi‑annually by principal or designate for teachers with permanent status.

Complete online application, appropriate single subject credential for position, transcripts, CBEST, letter of introduction, resume, letters of recommendation.

Bilingual candidates preferred. Newly hired unit members will receive full credit for relevant prior verified contractual experience.