Certificated Positions

6/10/09 -- Substitute Applications

Applications for substitute teaching in the Bellingham Public Schools are being accepted and will be reviewed as needed.  If you previously applied to be a substitute and were not hired to work during the 2008-09 school year, you must send a letter stating you would like to be considered as a substitute for the 2009-10 school year.  Substitute applications for the 2009-10 school year will be reviewed in September.

Contents of this page:

• Current Open Positions
• Application Procedures
• Application Forms in PDF format
• Certificated Salary Schedule

Current Open Positions for the 2009-10 school year:

• Elementary School

No positions are available at this time.

• Middle School
  No positions are available at this time.
  
  
• High School
  Special Education Resource Teacher, open until filled
  
  

• Other
  Title I and LAP Programs Teacher(s), open until filled
  
  
  

Application Procedures:
Application materials may be submitted at any time; however, to be considered for open positions, you must express your interest by identifying the specific job title and number in a letter of application. As positions open, they will be advertised with college and university placement bureaus, in the local newspaper and on our district web site. Applications remain in active status through December of each year. If for any reason your employment status, address or phone number change, please submit notification of that change in writing to the Human Resources Department.

Please read the Frequently Asked Questions page for answers to general application questions.

The following materials are required in addition to the appropriate application forms:

1. Letter of application and résumé. (Include specific job number.) Please address letters to Nora Klewiada, Executive Director of Human Resources.

2. College placement file. Contact your college or university placement office to send your Confidential Placement File to our Human Resources Department. (Your Placement File is a confidential file that contains personal data, supplemental candidate information, summary of coursework/workshops, transcripts, evaluations, and letters of recommendation.) If you do not have a placement file, submit three (3) letters of recommendation.

3. Transcripts (official or unofficial) for each college and/or university you have attended.

4. A copy of your Washington State teaching certificate(s) or permit. If your Washington State certificate is pending or you are anticipating receiving an additional endorsement, please check the appropriate box(es) on the Certification Insert. If you are interested in substituting, please enclose two (2) copies of your certificate.

Send application materials to:

Human Resources
Bellingham Public Schools
1306 Dupont Street
Bellingham, WA 98225

E-MAILED or FAXED APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED

Substitute Openings
If you also wish to be considered for substitute teaching, check the box on the first page of the application indicating that you are interested in substitute teaching. Substitute applications are reviewed as needed and those applicants whose qualifications and experience best meet the District's needs will be notified that they have been selected for the substitute list and will be scheduled for an orientation session. Please understand that having a completed substitute application on file does not guarantee selection for the substitute list.

Certificated Application Forms in PDF Format:
Please note: Our application materials are available online in PDF format. You can print and/or save the blank form, but the information you enter CANNOT BE SAVED. We suggest you print out the blank form and fill it in with all data by hand, THEN enter your information electronically and print out your completed form to be mailed to the District office.

• Certificated Application (required)

• Applicant Disclosure Statement (required)

• Certification Insert (required)

• Teacher Insert Questions (required for teaching applications, not ESA)

• Coaching/Extracurricular Activities Insert (required if applying for a coaching position)

• Sexual Misconduct Release (required)

• Reading Recovery (required for Reading Recovery positions only)

• Request for Affirmative Action Program Data (optional)

Thank you for your interest. We look forward to receiving your application materials. If you have any questions concerning your application, please read our Frequently Asked Questions page or contact the Human Resources Department at (360) 676-7766. Please note that once submitted, application materials become the property of Bellingham Public Schools.