Job Search Resources for Educators

Employment Opportunities

CareerConnect — is a web-based system for PSU students and alumni to access full-time career positions, part-time student jobs, internships, and on-campus interviews.

In State

• edZapp — On-line jobs database for Oregon educators
  
• Teach Oregon — A website containing a central database to enable teachers and administrators to connect with different school districts.
• Oregon School Districts — Provides a list of links to online Oregon school districts
• Oregon Department of Education — Offers job search resources for K-12 educators
• Oregon Educationcal Service Districts (ESD) — From the Oregon School Board Association

Out of State

• State of Washington teaching opportunities — Provide links to K-12 education employment opportunities
  
• Teach California — Find job opportunities and licensure requirements to teach in California
• California Teaching Jobs
  
• Carney, Sandoe & Associates — Recruiting site for private schools
• Teach For America — Corps members from different academic majors and career interests teach for two years in low-income communities
  
• Washington Educational Service Districts (ESD) — From the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction.

Useful Documents for Oregon Teachers

• Department of Oregon Education Teaching Guide
• Oregon Charter Schools
• School Districts in the Portland Tri-County Area
• School Districts in Vancouver, WA and surrounding areas
• Oregon School Directory
• What Qualities do Principals Look for in a New Teacher?

Career Fairs — Oregon, California, Montana, Alaska and Hawaii

• Oregon Professional Educator Fair Website
• The University of Montana Annual Multi-State Educators' Career Fair
• Washington Educator Career Fair
• Alaska Teacher Placement — Job Fairs
  

Licensure

• Oregon Teacher Standards and Practices Commission
• Certification requirements in Washington State
• California Teaching Credential Requirements
  

Loan Forgiveness

• Federal Student Aid — Offers cancellation/deferment options for teachers serving in low-income districts or subject-matter shortage areas
• American Education Services — Provides information on federal teacher loan forgiveness for educators willing to sign a five year contract to teach in low-income schools.
• AFT--A Union of Professionals — Gives a list of federal/local loan forgiveness and teacher scholarship programs.

Professional Associations

• National Education Association
• National Association of Independent Schools — Provides career services for job seekers including informational field related articles
• American Association for Employment in Education — AAEE serves the staffing needs of education professionals at colleges, universities, and school districts whose members are school personnel/ HR administrators and college and university career center administrators.
• Oregon Education Association — Services public educators in Oregon

Special Education Information

• Council For Exceptional Children
• Teacher Recruitment and Retention Initiatives
• U.S. Department of Education — Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
• National Clearing House for Professions Special Education

International

• Department of Defense Education Activity — Teaching the children of America's military families worldwide
• Council for International Exchange for Scholars — (Fulbright Scholar Program) CIES annually recruits and sends nearly 800 U.S. faculty and professionals to 140 countries.
  
• UNI Overseas Placement Services for Educators — The 2006 fair statistics: 638 registered candidates, 6 interviews per candidate on average 128 international schools registered, representing more than 70 countries.
  
• Search Associates — Information and links to recruiting fairs.
• Transitions Abroad — Information and teaching jobs overseas.
• Japanese Exchange Teaching (Jet Program) — Aims to promote internationalization...by inviting young overseas graduates to assist in international exchange and foreign language education in local governments, boards of education and junior and senior high schools throughout Japan.
  
• Peace Corps — Education Volunteers help expand opportunities by providing quality English, math, and science instruction.