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2026-2027 Early Childhood Infant/Toddler Teacher

Salary Range: $81,561-$140,579/annually

Length of Appointment: 2026-2027 School Year

Calendar: Full Time / Full Year

Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 50,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 121 schools in the city of San Francisco every year. We aim for every student who attends SFUSD schools to discover his or her spark, along with a strong sense of self and purpose, and that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, and equipped with the skills, capacities and dispositions outlined in SFUSD’s Graduate Profile. Every day in our quest to achieve this mission we provide each and every student the quality instruction and equitable support required to thrive in the 21st century.

What It Means to Work Here

The SFUSD community is unified by our Core Values:

• Student-centered: We put students’ needs first
• Fearless: We persist through challenges
• United: We celebrate and build on each other’s strengths
• Social Justice: We stand with those most vulnerable in our community
• Diversity-driven: We respect and seek to understand each person

We are also inspired by Vision, Values and Guardrails which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. As a CORE district, SFUSD is also a leader in critical systems change for more comprehensive school accountability and innovations that help strengthen the instructional core, which is the foundation of our strategic plan and Vision 2025.

Who We Want

We want talented people from diverse backgrounds and experiences, who are inspired by our mission, steeped in equity, and who are motivated to unleash our children’s potential. We want people who are strong collaborators, skilled communicators, and problem solvers who are comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

SFUSD EED Infant/Toddler Teacher

Under the supervision of the site administrator or designee, the Infant/Toddler Teacher provides high-quality early childhood instruction in alignment with SFUSD Early Education Department guidelines. The Infant/Toddler Teacher implements a play-based, developmentally appropriate program that supports the academic, social-emotional, and physical development of Infant and Toddler-aged children and reflects the district’s commitment to equity, inclusion, and culturally responsive practices.

Key Responsibilities & Role Details

Duties may include, but are not limited to the following:

• Plan and implement developmentally appropriate, play-based instruction aligned with California Infant/Toddler Learning & Development Foundations (ITLDF) and SFUSD EED curriculum frameworks
• Provide instruction that supports language development, early literacy, foundational mathematics, and social-emotional learning
• Create a safe, nurturing, and inclusive classroom that promotes exploration, independence, and positive behavior
• Maintain a warm, inviting, and intentionally designed classroom environment that serves as a “third teacher,” with organized indoor and outdoor learning areas aligned to the Creative Curriculum, accessible and regularly rotated materials, opportunities for choice and ongoing projects, spaces for independent and collaborative work, meaningful documentation of children’s learning, integration of natural elements, and clean, well-organized spaces that support engagement and exploration
• This also includes maintaining a clean, orderly, and well-stocked learning environment for infants and toddlers, including changing bedding and laundry; stocking and organizing classroom supplies; and arranging furniture and active play equipment
• Promote healthy eating practices by sitting and eating with the children and preparing breast milk/formula for infants
• Promote good personal hygiene habits and independent care skills for infants and toddlers. This includes diaper changing, toilet training, washing hands and face, assisting children with changing clothes, and brushing teeth in accordance with licensing and district guidelines
• Observe, document, and assess student progress using EED-approved assessment tools; use data to inform instruction and individualize learning
• Implement culturally and linguistically responsive practices that honor the diverse identities of students and families
• Establish and maintain ongoing communication with families, including conferences, progress updates, and family engagement activities
• Collaborate with paraprofessionals, related service providers, and school staff to support student learning and program coherence
• Maintain accurate student records in accordance with SFUSD policies and state/federal requirements
• Ensure compliance with Community Care Licensing regulations and EED program requirements
• Participate in professional development, staff meetings, and EED trainings as required
• Prepare and maintain classroom materials, equipment, and learning environments
• Perform other related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

• CTC Child Development Teacher Permit or higher

Preferred Qualifications

• 3-units of Infant/Toddler-specific coursework, preferred
• Bilingual skills (e.g., Cantonese or Spanish), preferred
• CTC Site Supervisor Permit, preferred
• AA or BA degree in Early Childhood Education, preferred

What We Offer

SFUSD offers a competitive salary of $81,561-$140,579/annually commensurate with experience in a similar position. We offer a comprehensive benefits plan including dental and vision plans, a defined benefit pension plan, disability, life insurance, flexible spending account options and vacation time. We also offer an inclusive and equity-centered environment where we encourage staff to bring their whole selves to work.

SFUSD offers a competitive base starting salary depending on the size and grade level of your school as determined by the collective bargaining unit.

SFUSD will credit years of verified service if you were an educator in another school district.

• We offer fully subsidized health benefits for individual coverage including free dental and vision benefits.

NEW: Starting 7/1/2026: District pays 50% of Kaiser employee contribution for Employee+1 and Family (Employee Only status quo); non-Kaiser = pay difference vs Kaiser; eligible = 50%+ FTE and already receiving employee-only premium contribution

NEW: Starting 1/1/2027: District pays 100% of Kaiser premium for Employee Only, Employee+1, Family; non-Kaiser = pay difference vs Kaiser; same eligibility

• Retirement pension contributions up to 19.1% equivalent of base pay
• Free life insurance up to $25,000
• Pre-tax medical & dependent care flexible spending accounts
• A pre-tax commuter transit program is offered

Additional stipends and experience as an administrator may increase your salary further.

How to Apply

• Visit https://jobs.sfusd.edu/ and create a new account to begin your application.
• You will be prompted to electronically attach a letter of interest, resume, list of professional references and any applicable credentials or licenses
• Our Human Resources team will then review your entire application to determine your eligibility status and contact you directly should you move forward in the process

Verification

Applicants may be required to submit verification of qualifying education and experience at any point during the recruitment and selection process. If education verification is required, information on how to verify education requirements, including verifying foreign education credits or degree equivalency, can be found at http://sfdhr.org/how-verify-education-requirements.

Note: Falsifying one’s education, training, or work experience or attempted deception on the application may result in disqualification from this and future job opportunities with the San Francisco Unified School District.

District Nondiscrimination Statement:

San Francisco Unified School District prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, sexual harassment and bullying based on actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, nationality, national origin, immigration status, ethnic group identification, ethnicity, age, religion, marital status, pregnancy, parental status, reproductive health decision making, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, veteran or military status, or genetic information, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis protected by law or regulation, in its educational program(s) or employment.

For more information about the District's non-discrimination policy, please review Board Policy 4030.

Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:

Any person may report sex discrimination, including sexual harassment (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute sex discrimination or sexual harassment), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Title IX Coordinator, or by any other means that results in the Title IX Coordinator receiving the person's verbal or written report. Such a report may be made at any time (including during non-business hours) by using the telephone number or electronic mail address, or by mail to the office address, listed for the Title IX Coordinator.

District Title IX Coordinator:

Eva Kellogg

Office of Equity

555 Franklin Street, 3rd Floor, San Francisco, CA, 94102

415-355-7334 or equity@sfusd.edu

For more information on the District’s Sexual Harassment policy and grievance procedures, please review Board Policy 4034.

Title IX Nondiscrimination Statement and Grievance Procedures:

Any person may report discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability (whether or not the person reporting is the person alleged to be the victim of conduct that could constitute discrimination on the basis of a physical or mental disability), in person, by mail, by telephone, or by electronic mail, using the contact information listed for the Section 504 Coordinator.

District Section 504 Coordinator:

Alicia Rodriguez

1515 Quintara St., San Francisco, CA, 94116

(415) 242-2615 or rodrigueza@sfusd.edu