Posted 2mo ago

Elementary School TK Teacher (2026-27 School Year Eligibility Pool)

@ Hayward Unified School District
Hayward, California, United States
$82k-$137k/yrOnsiteFull Time
Responsibilities:teach TK, instruct students, collaborate staff
Requirements Summary:California teaching credential for Transitional Kindergarten with CLAD or English Learner Authorization; Education Code requirements include 24 units in early childhood education or comparable experience; Child Development Teacher Permit option.
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About the Employer

The Hayward Unified School District is committed to educational equity so that every student realizes their innate potential, becoming a lifelong learner and having a positive impact on their community. Our mission is to draw from our community’s rich diversity in order to create engaging and equitable educational experiences for students, delivered in a safe and supportive environment. This environment supports inclusion, anti racism through an ethnic studies learner orientation and growth mindset. HUSD believes the responsibility for student success is broadly shared by district staff, families, our community, and our students’ own efforts. Each HUSD student deserves respectful learning environments in which diversity is valued and contributes to successful academic outcomes.

We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to an educational community. We look for applicants who:
- Reflect our diverse community
- Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference
- Empower students furthest from opportunity
- Demonstrate cultural competence and cultural humility
- Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination
- Actively seek to disrupt institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities
- Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders.

Required Documents

Completed application form; Letter of Introduction; a current resume including background information, education, experience and achievements; copies of state certification (credentials); and two (2) recent letters of recommendation from supervisors describing your performance in previously held positions.

Requirements / Qualifications

Valid California Teaching Credential authorizing Transitional Kindergarten (TK) with CLAD or English Learner Authorization.

Education Code section 48000(g), under the purview of the California Department of Education (CDE), requires credentialed teachers who are first assigned to a TK classroom after July 1, 2015 to have one of the following by August 1, 2025:
* At least 24 units in early childhood education, or childhood development, or both
* Professional experience in a classroom setting with preschool age children comparable to the 24 units of education described in bullet 1 (comparability determined by the local employing agency)
* Child Development Teacher Permit issued by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing

Salary Info

$82,468 - $137,376

Comments and Other Information

For current detailed district vacancies, please visit Hayward Unified School District web site at www.husd.k12.ca.us

Non-Discrimination Policy

Hayward Unified School District (HUSD) is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education. District programs, activities, and practices shall be free from discrimination and harassment based on race, color, ancestry, national origin, ethnic group identification, immigration status, age, religion, marital or parental status, pregnancy status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity or expression, or genetic information; the perception of one or more of such characteristics; or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. If a complainant is unable to put a complaint in writing due to conditions such as a disability or illiteracy, district staff shall assist him/her in the filing of the complaint.

The Hayward Unified School District is committed to educational equity so that every student realizes their innate potential, becoming a lifelong learner and having a positive impact on their community. Our mission is to draw from our community’s rich diversity in order to create engaging and equitable educational experiences for students, delivered in a safe and supportive environment. This environment supports inclusion, anti-racism through an ethnic studies learner orientation and growth mindset. HUSD believes the responsibility for student success is broadly shared by district staff, families, our community, and our students’ own efforts. Each HUSD student deserves respectful learning environments in which diversity is valued and contributes to successful academic outcomes.

We seek equity-minded applicants who demonstrate they understand the benefits diversity brings to an educational community. We look for applicants who:

• Reflect our diverse community
• Value and intentionally promote diversity and consciousness of difference
• Empower students furthest from opportunity
• Demonstrate cultural competence and cultural humility
• Believe that all people have the right to an education and work environment free from fear, harassment, or discrimination
• Actively seek to disrupt institutional and/or systemic barriers that adversely impact historically marginalized communities
• Foster students’ potential to become global citizens and socially responsible leaders.

Complaint Procedures:

If you believe you have been subjected to discrimination, harassment, intimidation, or bullying, you should immediately contact the school site principal and/or their supervisor.

For Uniform and Title IX Complaints, please contact:
Phone: (510) 723-3857 ext 34102 or 34201
Home - Hayward Unified School District

Email: [email protected]

A copy of the HUSD Uniform Complaint Board Policy, along with the Uniform Complaint Administrative Regulations and the HUSD non-discrimination policy, are available free of charge upon request.