Full Time Jewish Studies Teacher - Jewish Thought: 

Jewish Community High School of the Bay
2026–2027 School Year

Come teach Jewish Thought with us this fall!

We are seeking an educator who cares deeply about teaching in a pluralistic environment, thinks hard about how Jewish texts are relevant to students’ lives, recognizes the role Jewish literacy plays in identity building, and enjoys creating an inspirational classroom environment.

The Jewish Community High School of the Bay needs an experienced Jewish Thought teacher to teach our core Jewish Thought 12th grade classes and one cross listed elective with a humanities concentration. We seek teachers who are knowledgeable in Jewish Thought, able to make classical and contemporary ideas come alive for students, and skilled at guiding young people to think critically, wrestle with big questions, and apply Jewish wisdom to their own lives.

When you join our Jewish Studies department you will:

• teach up to four classes. 
• have time during the school day to prepare great lessons and give students the individual help they need
• be supported by a faculty supervisor, learning specialist, and school counselor to help you focus on your teaching
• work alongside colleagues who will both push you to be a better teacher and welcome your help in improving their teaching
• work with supportive administrators who encourage innovative teaching, expect professional growth, and embrace research based pedagogy
• be directly involved in creating an inclusive and equitable environment toward  differentiating your teaching, and honoring the diverse Jewish identities of our students

As a pluralistic Jewish high school, JCHS’ students represent the diversity of Jewish practice and identity in the Bay Area. Faculty commitment to the mission of the school is essential, but religious affiliation is not a factor in hiring. We believe our students learn best from a diverse faculty and extended professional community and welcome people of any race, color, religion, gender, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation and marital status to come work with our students.

Compensation

At JCHS salaries are one component of a compensation package that includes retirement contributions, daily Kosher lunch, on-site parking, health, dental, vision, and life/AD&D insurance. The anticipated full-time annual base salary range the school reasonably expects to pay candidates for the position of a Jewish Studies Teacher is $70,000-$115,000 – a broad range dependent on factors such as the candidate’s years of professional experience, advanced training, and progressive leadership experience, with additional stipends available for advanced degrees and certain additional duties.

If this sounds like a community of learners you would like to join, email a cover letter and resume as one PDF document to:  jobs@jchsofthebay.org

About Jewish Community High School of the Bay (JCHS)

The Jewish Community High School of the Bay (JCHS) is a co-educational day school providing a rigorous, college preparatory curriculum in general and Judaic Studies. We are committed to an extensive enrichment program, including the arts and athletics. JCHS serves the San Francisco Bay Community and is open to all Jewish students regardless of prior Jewish educational experience. JCHS is guided by the rhythms of the Jewish calendar, Jewish culture and tradition, and by an inextricable link to the land of Israel. Our goal is to provide our students with the education necessary to gain acceptance into the finest colleges and universities and to engage in life-long Jewish learning. Our wish is to enable our graduates to employ the skills and lessons taught within our walls in their lives within both the Jewish and the wider community.

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