Teacher: Special Education, Deaf​/Hard of Hearing - Korematsu Discovery Academy

Teacher:
Special Education, Deaf/Hard of Hearing - Korematsu Discovery Academy (2026-27)

Oakland Unified School District Fred T. Korematsu Discovery Academy – Oakland, California

Job : 5796683

Final date to receive applications: Posted until filled

Posted: Jun 23, 2026 7:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date: To Be Determined

Position Type: Full-Time

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

Deaf/Hard of Hearing Teacher – a role focused on building strong relationships with students and families, maintaining high expectations, and actively working toward equity and racial justice. The teacher will collaborate with colleagues, families, and students, and engage in ongoing professional learning communities.

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. The 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.

• Ensuring Strong Third Grader Readers (citywide literacy initiative)
• Supporting Powerful Graduates (de‑skill development for post‑secondary success)
• Creating Inspiring Schools (redesign schools to be places of joy, inclusion, and beauty)
• Growing a Diverse and Stable Staff (attract and retain staff reflective of Oakland’s diversity)

Oakland Unified provides substantial funding for pathway programs, tuition and debt relief, and various support initiatives. Teachers receive extensive professional development, innovative curricula, mentorship, advancement opportunities, and a comprehensive compensation package.

• Competitive salaries determined by experience, education level, and credentials
• Up to twelve years of full‑time teaching experience in other school settings accepted on the salary schedule (salary schedule)
• Full medical, dental, and vision benefits, including Flexible Spending Accounts, plus life insurance and long‑term disability coverage
• Retirement benefits through the CALSTRS Retirement System
• More details at OUSD Benefits

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 authorizing instruction in core curriculum.

• Completed online application
• Resume and cover letter
• Two current professional references, including one from a supervisor
• Proof of COVID‑19 vaccination or weekly testing commitment, when requested

• Bachelor degree preferred.
• Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

• Email: recruitment

The Oakland Unified School District does not discriminate in any program, activity, or in 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.