Not necessarily. Unlike public schools, many of our member independent schools do not require teachers to hold a state teaching certification.

Yes! In fact, we strongly recommend that you do so. Schools may search the database for candidates prior to posting a position on the site. If your application is complete and approved, schools will be able to find you, even if you haven’t explicitly applied to a specific position.

Nothing! The member schools pay a nominal fee for membership, so applicants do not have to pay to apply.

The school that listed the job will receive your resume. They will review your information and contact you about moving ahead in the hiring process. Schools will also let you know if they don’t think you’re right for the position so that you have an opportunity to apply to other available positions.

Your application is active until you decide to make it inactive. We will be performing a yearly “purge” of applicants, where we ask you whether or not you are interested in remaining an applicant. If we don’t hear from you, we’ll make your application invisible to schools, just so they are only viewing applicants who are interested in working.

Sure! Some positions or schools may need more or less experienced teachers. Please feel free to apply, even if you are just finishing school.

While our focus is on teachers, Teach Philadelphia has begun posting administrative and support positions. Feel free to browse our available positions and see if there’s anything that interests you.

You can apply the way that you would to any other job on Teach Philadelphia. Complete your application, and visit the “Jobs” tab in your application. You’ll see that there is a position for “substitute teacher pool.” Submit your application there, and schools will follow up with you if they think that you would be a good fit for their substitute teacher pool.