School Districts, Teaching Candidates
Match Up At Annual Recruitment Fair

SAN JOSE, CA - Credentialed teachers seeking a job will mix with representatives from numerous area school districts on Saturday, March 21 at the annual Santa Clara County Teacher Recruitment Fair, at the Santa Clara County Office of Education.

This is the 22nd year that the Teacher Recruitment Fair has introduced up to 1,000 job-hunters a year to potential employers from districts across the county. It provides candidates with the opportunity for one-stop shopping in their hunt, and presents districts with a wide array of potential employees who already have their qualifications in hand.

To participate in the free job fair, applicants are required to have a preliminary credential or clear credential, or to have worked as an intern for one year. Applicants may preregister on-line at www.sccoe.org.

Candidates who preregister will be able to enter the recruitment fair when it starts at 9 a.m. Those who do not preregister may not enter until 11 a.m., and must show their teaching credentials to gain admittance. The event runs until 2 p.m. at COE, 1290 Ridder Park Dr. in San Jose.

Jobs that are particularly in demand include speech pathologist and teachers of special education, math, science, and foreign language. Bilingual educators also are in demand.

The fair is co-sponsored by the Santa Clara County Office of Education and the Region VIII Association of California School Administrators. For more information, call (408) 453-6840.

Date last updated: February 25, 2009