Who We Are

The San Francisco Unified School District (SFUSD) is the seventh largest school district in California, serving more than 57,000 students who speak more than 44 documented languages across 132 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. Our goal is that all students graduate from high school ready for college and career, 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

When you join our team at SFUSD you can expect to be part of an inclusive, innovative and equity-focused organization that approaches public education as a social justice movement, requiring broad collaboration across an array of strategic partners. In 2014, SFUSD created an inspiring statement, Vision 2025, which captures our aspirations and vision for the future of public education in San Francisco. Alongside the District’s strategic plan, Transform Learning. Transform Lives. SFUSD is reimagining how public education will change over the next decade to meet the dynamic future of San Francisco. All students and staff in County schools are full members of SFUSD providing students simultaneous access to the full resources of SFUSD and small, specialized, intensive programming designed to address the needs of highest risk youth not successful in other school environments.

Who We Want

We want talented people with 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 comfortable in a community of continuous learning.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

The Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) serves as a resource to the school community with regard to identifying, analyzing, understanding, and addressing, behavior differences as they impact learning.

● Consults with staff concerning appropriate learning strategies and positive behavior interventions, to support the student to access instruction, and to make academic progress, in the least restrictive environment

● Plans and oversees the development and implementation of programs, policies, and best practices related to instruction using the principles of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for students with autism

● Plans and oversees the development and implementation of programs, policies, and best practices relative to the management of students’ behaviors, including students with autism and emotional disturbance (ED)

● Plans and provides, or oversees the provision of, positive behavior management interventions and programs, for students, classrooms, and school sites

● Provides training to, and coordinates the work of, paraprofessionals and other staff implementing behavior interventions and programs

● Conducts assessments that conform with the IDEA and the California Hughes Bill to address behavior, including functional analysis assessments and functional behavior assessments

● Presents a comprehensive report about assessment results at the subsequent Individualized Educational Program (IEP) team meeting

● Makes recommendations to the IEP team based on the findings of each assessment and specific to the identified disability as it relates to classroom performance and access to core curriculum.

● Other duties as assigned

The length of the work year for all teachers is 184 days of service, except department heads and deans/head counselors have 189 days of service. Principal expectations vary by school site.