Job Opportunity for Substitute Teachers

Leadership Public Schools' mission is to prepare students to succeed in college and to develop effective student leaders. We offer small schools so that students have mo re one-on-one time with teachers along with a four year leadership advisory program in which students take responsibility for their lives and improve their community. LPS operates small, innovative, high-performing public high schools serving educationally and economically disadvantaged urban students . LPS is an award winning, nonprofit with a deep commitment to students who will be first generation college graduates.

We are now hiring credentialed Substitute Teachers for the current and the 2007-2008 school year for our growing schools in Rich mo nd , San Jose , Oakland , Hayward and Campbell , CA .

Substitute Teachers provide instruction in English, History, Math, Biology, Chemistry, Spanish or Literacy for high school classes. Substitutes are paid $125 per day. For mo re information about our educational philosophy and our background, we invite you to visit our website at www.leadps.org.

Ideal qualifications include:

• Academic expertise: a B.A. or M.A.
• California teaching or substitute credential
• Passion for teaching
• A commitment to both excellence and equity
• Experience in an urban district
• Experience with collaborative work
• Excellent communicator
• Ability to work under pressure and adapt easily

LPS strives to make our schools a rewarding place to work, teach, and learn by actively fostering a professional learning community for staff, students and families that exemplify our values of commitment, respect, responsibility, valuing our students and employees and harnessing the power of our network to create a larger learning community.

For mo re information about our educational philosophy and our background, we invite you to visit our website at www.leadps.org.

We are strongly committed to hiring a diverse and multicultural staff and encourage applications from African-American, Latino/a and other traditionally under-represented backgrounds.

If you are interested in teaching or one of our other job openings, please send a resume and cover letter to: Email: jobs@leadps.org .

Edie Hoffman
Human Resources VP
Leadership Public Schools
2601 Mission Street , 9th Floor
San Francisco , CA 94110

Fax: 415-651-9080.