Teacher: Special Education, Mild​/Moderate RSP - Lockwood STEAM Elementary

Teacher:
Special Education, Mild/Moderate RSP – Lockwood STEAM Elementary (2025-26)

Oakland Unified School District – Lockwood STEAM, Oakland, California (Open in Google Maps)

Job : 5557913

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Feb 26, 2026 8:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type: Full‑Time

Salary: $62,695.20 to $109,878 Per Year

Job Categories: Special Education – Mild/Moderate Disabilities

Resource Specialist –

We are looking for passionate and dedicated educators, classified staff, and leaders to join us in creating joyful, healing, and liberatory spaces of learning for Oakland students, families, and communities.

Oakland educators are passionate, equity‑focused, and resilient. Oakland Unified is an incredible place to build and develop your career in service of our core values: students first, joy, equity, excellence, integrity, and cultural responsiveness.

Our Mission

The Oakland Unified School District’s mission is to build a Full Service Community District focused on high academic achievement while serving the whole child, eliminating inequity, and providing each child with excellent teachers, every day.

Our Vision

Our vision is that all OUSD students will find joy in their academic experience while graduating with the skills to ensure they are caring, competent, fully‑informed, critical thinkers who are prepared for college, career, and community success.

Our Strategic Plan can be read here.

What we offer teachers:

• We accept up to twelve years of full‑time teaching experience in other school settings on the salary schedule (please see our salary schedule here: OUSD Salary Schedules Ranges).
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts, plus life insurance and long‑term disability coverage for teachers and dependents at no cost to full‑time teachers.
• Retirement benefits through the CALSTRS Retirement System.
• BCLAD Stipend.
• In partnership with TRiO Plus, Oakland Unified Educators have access to more affordable housing.

Qualifications:

Candidates must have a Bachelor’s degree, must be eligible for employment in the US and pass a criminal background check. Candidates must possess, or be willing to earn, a California teaching credential. Candidates must have two current professional references on file, including one from a previous supervisor. Candidates need to disclose every California school district, County Office of Education, charter school or state special school that they have worked for to satisfy AB2534 requirements.

Any questions: email recruitment or fill out this Interest Survey.

NON‑DISCRIMINATION POLICY

The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or employment on the basis of actual or perceived race, religion, color, national origin, ancestry, age, marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, sex, or sexual orientation.

• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.