JOB LISTINGS

Timing your application: 

1. Remember, school districts may decide to interview applicants as soon as their application materials are complete so it is a good practice to apply for a position within the week you first see it advertised.  Although the deadline may not be for some weeks, the school district may begin interviews before that deadline and find someone whom they wish to hire early – the early bird gets the worm, so apply within a week of seeing the advertisement.
2. You should always try to arrange it so that all of your application materials arrive within a few days of each other.  It will make it easier for the school district personnel office to keep everything together.  That means that, if you are having your credential file managed by another party, you should be sure to make arrangements for your credential file to be sent at the same time you send off your other materials.

What to Send:  Be sure to read the application instructions carefully so that you send everything required.  Generally you are responsible to send four things:

1. A completed application form from that school district (check on their website to see if it should be a form you print out, fill in, and mail in; or a form you type into online and send electronically.
2. Your professional teaching resume – up-to-date
3. A cover / application letter
4. Your credential file (which usually contains your transcript and letters of reference).  If you are self-managing your file, you will send this.  If you are having another party manage it, your will arrange for them to send it.

Omaha Metropolitan Area School District Websites (applications and online forms)
CollegeCentral.com/Dana –local school district teaching positions
Other Educator Job Listing Sites and Resources (local, state, national, international)
Finding Job Listings Out-of-town
Teaching Overseas

Omaha Metropolitan Area School District Websites (applications and online forms) . These links will connect you with the various school districts in the Omaha Metropolitan area, including the Omaha Roman Catholic Archdiocesan schools.  Most of them have application forms online as .pdf files (which you can print out, complete as a paper copy and mail in) or as a form you can type in online.

CollegeCentral.com/Dana –local school district teaching positions. This link will connect you with Dana’s job listing system on the web.  This site is available to current students and alumni of Dana College.  Positions listed are from Nebraska, Iowa, Kansas, and sometimes other states.  You can search by related major, or location.  If you are still a student, use the ID and password you set up for your collegecentral account while a student, or set up an account if you have not done so already.  If you are an alumnus you can register on the site, which will prompt you to enter the necessary information to set up an account.  There is no fee for Dana students and alumni.

Other Educator Job Listing Sites and Resources (local, state, national, international).  The following links will provide you with resources for an educator’s job search: jobs in states other than NE, sites for certification in other states, jobs related to teaching which are not in a conventional classroom setting, etc.  Jobs in other countries can be found at Teaching Overseas.

• CAPE (Council for American Private Education) Excellent site for seeking private school employment.  Links to job banks of private schools by type, including Roman Catholic Schools, Episcopal Schools, Evangelical Christian Schools (ACSI), Friends Schools, Independent Schools, Lutheran Schools (ELCA), Lutheran Schools (LC-MS) (W), Lutheran Schools (WELS) (W), Montessori Schools (AMS), Montessori (AMI-USA) and many others.
• Certification sites by State links to all state certification sites
• Education America Network Search jobs by geographic area, post your resume, set up a job bot to let you know of positions, Find out about teaching fairs.  Other education resources
• ESL Employment Search for jobs in the ESL (English as a Second Language) field.  Also has links to training for TESL, TEFL certification courses.
• Great Teacher  Teaching Resources including extensive job classified, Free Email Services, Chat Room, Message Forum, and other free services. Good site for a non-NE job search.
• HotJobs.com  Enter “education” in the keywords category.  A variety of educational positions, many in classrooms, many not.
• K-12 Employment  Teaching and Administrative Job listings in  Public and Private schools.  Set up a free account.  Also lists teaching job fairs.
• REAP.net  Employment Resources for Teachers and School Districts Search by state, endorsement, etc.Good site for Iowa listings and a fair number in Missouri.  Not as many listings in some other states.
• Recruiting for private and international schools: Carney, Sandoe & Associates Recruits teachers and administrators for placement in private, independent schools across the United States and abroad.
• School Jobs  Search for jobs by location or endorsement, etc., post your resume.  No charge.
• SchoolSpring.com  Search by location, grade, category, subject.  Both teaching and administrative positions.
• State Departments of Education
• Teach For America  Teach For America is the national corps of outstanding recent college graduates and professionals of all academic majors, career interests, and professional backgrounds who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the effort to expand educational opportunity.
• Teach in Nebraska Teaching jobs posted to the Nebraska Department of Education website.  Can search by region and endorsement.  Also has information on NE Teaching Certification.
• Teacher Certification Requirements – State by State Gives the name of each state department of education, link to the web site, link to the state’s certification web site, mailing address and phone number. 
• Teachers @ Work Educators can review job opportunities posted by schools and districts throughout the country. Scan current listings or make detailed searches according to specific needs and qualifications.
• Teachers-Teachers.com website which allows teachers to market themselves.  Must be registered – registration is free.

Finding Job Listings Out-of-Town If you plan to seek a teaching position outside the Omaha metro area, there are several different things you should do, because you don’t know which of them will let you know about the position you ultimately want and accept.  Make a list of 4-5 of the geographic areas where you would like to teach.  For each of them:

• If you know where (city/town) you want to teach, subscribe to the largest circulation paper in the area – the Sunday edition only - for about 6 mos. prior to the time you want to be employed there.  Probably most school systems list their positions in one or two papers in the state which reach most of the population.  It shouldn’t cost too much – they can send the paper to you by mail.  There are some school systems that will only list their positions that way.
• Look on the website of the State Dept. of Education for each state.  Schools often list their positions on their state website. You can find links for the State Departments of Education in the section before this, Other Education Job Listing Sites and Resources.
• In the same section above this there are many additional web sites related to education – many of them national sites.
• I would also think about how many miles I was willing to drive to work each day.  
  
  1. Then find the area where you plan to live and draw a circle around it with a radius of that many miles. 
  2. Write down the name of every little town in your circle. 
  3. Then I would Google the name of all of those towns and schools one at a time  – or school system (“_______” schools, “_____ school system”, “______ public schools”, “____ school district”, etc.) 
  4. You should turn up the name of the school system for the area and then you can Google their school district website, and once on their website, search for “jobs” or “employment” etc.
     
• If you know someone in the geographic area where you want to teach, be sure to contact that person and let them know that you will be seeking a teaching position.  Ask them to let you know if they hear about anything.  It would be a good idea to send them your resume (after Career Services has checked it over).  Even if this person does not work for the schools themselves, they may know someone who does and will hear about an opening through their acquaintances.

You won’t find many positions listed until mid-February, after the current teachers in the districts who are retiring let their school districts know that they won’t be returning the next year, and the teachers who are leaving for other reasons also notify the school district.  At that point the school district will begin advertising their open positions.

Teaching Overseas  Teaching Overseas can be a great way to spend several years following graduation.  It offers an invaluable experience in another culture which you may find personally enriching, as well as being able to use that multicultural experience to enhance your teaching in the U.S. when you return.  There are a number of organizations which offer guidance in locating a position and beginning your overseas experience.  Generally you will need to consider preparing several requirements before working out of the U.S.:

• What you will teach (English, other subjects)
• Valid Passport
• Work Visa and restrictions on working in the country where you plan to be
• Teaching certification (if any) sought by the employing organization (ESL, TESOL, TEFL, etc.)
• Arranging a living situation in a foreign country
• Costs and income you will need

The following websites offer specific information about several of these topics.

• (U.S.) Office of Overseas Schools Teaching Overseas – U.S., Dept. of State.  Has links for various offices for overseas schools associations as released by the (U.S.) Office of Overseas Schools; Washington D.C.
• Department of Defense Education Activity This site contains information about teaching in U.S. military sponsored schools.
• Dickinson University International Information From Dickinson University in Pennsylvania.  By far the best resource to read before going international.  Has links covering questions to ask yourself, international job search myths, passports and working papers, where to look for jobs of various types.  A goldmine.
• ELCA Global Mission teaching opportunities ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) Global Mission teaching opportunities – teaching English and other subjects overseas.
• Footprints Recruiting Offers free ESL teacher placement services to native English speakers from around the world. Positions for teachers without ESL or EFL certification are generally limited to the far east on this site and elsewhere.
• International Schools Services A site used by teachers and administrators alike to find international positions.
• NACE JobWeb Another good site for general information and some job search sites.  Provided by the National Assoc. of Colleges and Employers (NACE).
• Quintcareers.com Be prepared to wade through some pop-ups with this one.  If it didn’t have so many good sites it wouldn’t be worth it.  Click on an area of the world and it will bring up job-search sites in various industries for that geographic area.  Just select the ones appropriate to teaching.
• Teach Abroad Another placement agency for a wide variety of positions.  Many require ESL or EFL certification, but some do not.  Be aware of the rate of exchange and the cost of living in the countries where the positions are located so that you can gauge where you will require extra funds to make the position workable.
• TEFL  Teachers of English to Speakers of Foreign Languages site.  Another certification site.
• TESOL  Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages site.  This is a certification which is sought by some of the more reputable programs.
• U.S. Department of State – Travel & Business pages  Information about obtaining passports, visas, etc.
• University of Northern Iowa – Overseas website  University of Northern Iowa has a big Overseas Educators Fair on their campus in Cedar Falls, IA, usually during the early spring.  Over 2/3 of the registrants are hired for overseas teaching positions.  Registration is required and the deadline for registration is listed on the site.  There is a registration fee, which is usually reduced for earlier registrants.  If you’re at all interested, go online and get started ASAP.