Additional Resources

  • For information on schools and school districts, Great Schools and Local School Directory.com list public and private schools, provide national, state and local statistics and present articles of interest to educators and parents.
  • 101 Scholarships Just for Teachers provides links to information on a wide range of scholarships for teachers-in-training as well as current teachers -- by geographic region, by subject area, for minorities, for study abroad.
  • Idealist.org provides information on jobs, career and graduate school fairs, volunteer and internship opportunities in the non-profit world.

Employment and Internships

Page updated for the weeks of November 1 - 15.

Brandeis students seeking teaching and other education-related employment will find listings below organized by geographic regions -- New England & Northeast; Southeast; Southwest & West; followed by Summer, After-school, and More. Listings marked NEW at the top of each region have been posted within past 10 days.

Information on paid and unpaid internships and fellowships and volunteer opportunities in education follow regional employment listings.

The final section includes links to education job search resources with job fairs listed by dates. Additional recruitment resources are listed by U.S. geographic regions, starting with New England and the northeast, and followed by national, then international resources.

Geographic Listings

New England and Northeast

Diversity Career Fairs for Educators
Sponsored by NEMNET, the National Employment Minority Network. Boston, at Wheelock College on Feb. 6, 2010; Newark, NJ, Feb. 20, 2010. Register online.

Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
Educator Job Site link lists job postings from more than 65 percent of Massachusetts school districts. Listings are updated weekly.

Boston.com (Monster)
Job postings, job fairs and more in field of K-12 education. A resource to be consulted at least once a week.

Boston Public Schools
Online BPS Career Center lets candidates create an online profile, search for jobs. Links to BPS recruiting events, administrative, teaching, and substitute teaching information.

Uncommon Schools
Nonprofit organization that manages outstanding urban college preparatory charter schools in New York (Excellence Charter, Collegiate Charter, True North Public, and Preparatory Charter Schools) and North Star Academy Charter in New Jersey. 

Southeast

Diversity Career Fairs for Educators
Sponsored by NEMNET, the National Employment Minority Network. Atlanta on Jan. 30, 2010; Washington, DC ,at Sidwell Friends School on Feb. 13, 2010. Register online.

Teach in Virginia
Sponsored by Viriginia Department of Education to recruit teachers in high-need subject areas for more than 50 divisions throughout the state.

Southern Teachers Agency, Charlottesville, VA
A free service for teachers: placement service for private and independent schools throughout the Southeast.

Be the Difference: Teach DC
District of Columbia Public Schools.

Southwest and West

CalWest Educators Placement
Placement service for teachers and administrators interested in California independent, private and charter schools.

After-School, Summer, and More

Mad Science of Greater Boston
Instructors needed to teach hands-on, interactive science in after-school classes and workshops for elementary school age children. Instructors should be able to work at least two afternoons a week and attend weekly meetings at Belmont, Ma. office. Training, class plans and equipment are provided; compensation is $25 per class. Flexible scheduling and long-term appointments available.

Education Development Center, Newton, MA
Research, administration and internships with a leading nonprofit research and development firm working in education, health, technology, human rights and the environment.

Internships and Fellowships

Academic internships for undergraduates at Brandeis.
Academic fellowships for undergraduates at Brandeis.

Excel Academy Charter School 
Excel is a tuition-free, charter middle school serving 178 students from Chelsea and East Boston, 70 percent of whom are Latino. The school prepares students to succeed in high school and college. Students receive targeted tutoring and academic support focused on individual needs. Current openings for paid intern and part-time tutors. Previous teaching experience preferred and ability to speak Spanish a plus. Eimail resume and cover letter to Ms. Ann Waterman Roy, Executive Director, aroy@excelacademy.org.

MATCH Corps, Boston
A one-year urban education fellowship program. Recent college graduates from excellent universities around the United States work in an intensive, one-on-one tutoring program with four urban high-school students, one each in grades 9 through 12, and serve as teaching assistants in particular subject areas, coach sports and run clubs. Fellows receive modest stipend and housing. Application online; send inquiries to recruiting@matchschool.org.

Museum of Jewish Heritage, New York City
Lipper Internship Program. A semester-long internship in museum and Holocaust education for graduate and undergraduate students from across the Northeast. Applications for spring internship due Nov. 1; for summer semester, applications due April 1.

Volunteer

Boston Partners in Education
Has been recruiting, training and supporting volunteers in Boston Public Schools since 1966. The School Volunteers Program places academic mentors with students in grades K-12; the Math and Literacy Project focuses on fourth- and fifth-graders; and AIM High provides support to students in grades 10-12.

Cambridge School Volunteers
Places nearly 1,000 volunteers who serve as tutors and classroom-, library-, and special-project assistants in the Cambridge, Mass., elementary and high schools. Volunteers help students with reading, math, science, ESL; assist with college essay writing, science Olympiad coaching and MCAS preparation. Volunteers receive training and need not have prior teaching experience. Contact 617-349-6794 or csv@cpsd.us.

 


Job-Search Resources

Job Fairs

EducationJobFairs.com provides links to online job fairs as well as information about current and upcoming on-site events.

WantToTeach.com features selected job fairs from around the country. Most job fairs occur between February and May each year.

Geographic Listings

Boston.com (Monster)
Job postings, job fairs and more in field of K-12 education. A resource to be consulted at least once a week. Interested in other major U.S. cities? Check their online newspapers for similar sites.

Boston Public Schools
Online BPS Career Center lets candidates create an online profile, search for jobs. Links to BPS recruiting events, administrative, teaching, and substitute teaching information.

Affirmative Action Recruitment Consortium of Eastern Massachusetts
Consortium of public school systems whose mission is to locate outstanding candidates of color for teaching, administrative, and support positions in member schools. Candidates may submit resumes online.

Massachusetts Educators Career Center (MECC)
Job postings throughout Massachusetts on the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education web site. Other resources for finding a job on GEM, Gateway for Educators in Massachusetts.

Massachusetts Association of School Superintendents
Posts jobs from more than 65 percent of Massachusetts school districts. Listings are updated weekly.

School Spring
Free Internet job-search service for teachers seeking jobs in New England and nationwide.

Association of Independent Schools in New England
Select the Employment link.

OLAS
View and apply for teaching jobs in 200 school districts in New York state (BOCES) using the free online Application System.

New York City Public Schools

Be the Difference: Teach DC
District of Columbia Public Schools.

Southern Teachers Agency, Charlottesville, Va.
A free service for teachers: placement service for private and independent schools throughout the Southeast.

Teach in Virginia
Sponsored by Virginia Department of Education to recruit teachers in high-need subject areas for more than 50 divisions throughout the state.

CalWest Educators Placement
Placement service for teachers and administrators interested in California independent, private and charter schools.

Carney, Sandoe & Associates
Educational recruitment firm for teachers and administrators interested in private, independent schools nationwide.

National Association of Independent Schools
Select the Career Center link.

JewishJobs.com is an online Clearinghouse for Jewish Communal Jobs, including teaching in Jewish Day Schools. Search by job group, type of organization, or state. International jobs, too. 

EducationJobs.com
A recommended site for teaching jobs and job-related information.

Teachers-Teachers.com
As many as 1,900 school systems post positions for teachers and other education personnel.

Teachers Support Network (TSN)
A free resource for those interested in entering K-12 teaching. Candidates can search for jobs throughout the United States, post their profiles and resumés for member school districts to review and utilize TSN's teacher tools. All services are available to teaching candidates free of charge.

TopSchoolJobs.com
Education Week's online career community with education job postings as well as teacher certification and salary information for the 50 states.

Idealist.org provides education-related job search information with non-profits and government agencies across the U.S.

EducationAmerica.net
Search for jobs, state-certification information, job fairs and other education-related events.

EducationCanada.com
Search for jobs, provincial-certification information, job fairs and other education-related events.

TeachingJobs.com
Search educational employment opportunities throughout North America and abroad.

CNET, China Needs English Teachers (CNET)
Works directly with the Nanjing Bureau of Education to recruit English teachers for all levels of educational settings.