2025-2026 SUBSTITUTE TEACHER at Brightworks School Share on X   Print Application Deadline

4/30/2026 11:55 PM Pacific

Date Posted 12/5/2025 Contact Libby Catzalco
415-701-8700 Number of Openings 3 Salary Pay Range
22 - 35 Per Hour Length of Work Year 10 months Employment Type Part Time About the Employer

Brightworks is a K-12 school in San Francisco that reimagines education. By taking the best practices from project-based and experiential learning, we strive to meet students’ needs in a flexible, mixed-age environment that breaks the conventional walls between school and the community outside the classroom. We offer a broad-spectrum learning environment designed to encourage creative capacity, tenacity, and citizenship.

Job Summary Job Summary

To be here is to work side by side lovingly and in full support of the children who populate this place with their dreams, attempts, and ideas. We ask Collaborators to think big, improvise, and learn alongside students. By taking the best practices from early childhood education and emergent, project-based experiential learning, we strive to meet students' needs in a flexible, mixed-age environment that breaks the traditional walls between school and the community outside the classroom. Candidate Requirements - General (FYI) ? You have experience working with elementary-age students. You have a deep understanding of progressive, inquiry-based education. You have the experience of or a desire to teach in a setting that honors the competence and independence of children. ? You are an excellent communicator. You communicate effectively with students, parents, and coworkers. You actively listen and ask probing questions. You can communicate clearly, with intention, and with an open ear for listening. You know how to be candid and kind at the same time. You can hold accountable and be supportive at the same time. ? You have a strong sense of empathy. You put yourself in the shoes of students, parents, and your peers, and communicate in a way that values the lived experience of others. ? You are a project manager. You have a strong work ethic and are able to support students pace out projects to reach their goals. ? You are comfortable with ambiguity. You are intellectually curious and have a strong sense of agency. You are comfortable not always having or knowing the answers. ? You are a great collaborator with both students and adults. You enlist your problem-solving and communication skills, sprinkling in your high EQ and fun personality, to build strong relationships. You know the importance of leveraging divergent viewpoints for the improvement of our collective work. You hold your colleagues and students accountable, and you are receptive and

Requirements / Qualifications

Pre-Employment Requirements: Fingerprinting and passing the Department of Justice clearance (background check) Tuberculosis Test with negative test results dated within 12 months of the start date. Current CPR Certification or able to complete before start date Application Procedure To apply for open positions, we ask applicants to send the following PDF documents ? Cover Letter, how did you learn about the position? What is your journey? Why are you excited to work with us? What’s the last project that excited you? ? Resume of relevant work and educational experiences to support your candidacy We are currently reviewing applications

Requirements / Qualifications

Pre-Employment Requirements: Fingerprinting and passing the Department of Justice clearance (background check) Tuberculosis Test with negative test results dated within 12 months of the start date. Current CPR Certification or able to complete before start date Application Procedure To apply for open positions, we ask applicants to send the following PDF documents ? Cover Letter, how did you learn about the position? What is your journey? Why are you excited to work with us? What’s the last project that excited you? ? Resume of relevant work and educational experiences to support your candidacy We are currently reviewing applications

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