Employment Opportunities

Obtaining a Teaching Position

Teachers who plan to seek licensure through NC TEACH should begin their search for a teaching position as soon as possible. NC TEACHers can seek employment in any North Carolina public school, including charter schools. NC TEACH is available to guide and assist participants in their search for employment, but participants must assume primary responsibility for finding employment.

The NC TEACH program does not support out-of-field placement of teachers. Out-of-field is defined as teaching 50% or more of your courses outside of your licensure area.  Thus, NC TEACHers must find an in-field teaching position in a public school. Otherwise, they will not be eligible to continue in the program.

Employment decisions are made at the local school system (LEA-local education agency) level, and NC TEACH cannot guarantee teaching positions for program participants. NC TEACH does offer via its host universities many opportunities for job search preparation such as resume writing, mock interviews, interview training and job fairs focused on lateral entry teachers. 

Host university coordinators are often the best source of information about available teaching positions in the area, due to their excellent knowledge and connections to surrounding LEAs.  Please rememberwith any career or job change there is an element of re-training that can take time.  Do not be discouraged in your job search—over 90% of NC TEACHers are employed quickly.  Some licensure areas may require more flexibility and patience on the part of the job seeker.  However, there are a number of resources that you can use to ensure that you find the right job that for you.

Employment Resources

Host University Coordinators
Your host university coordinator at your host university is a wealth of information concerning available teaching positions.

NC School Districts
Contact school systems you are interested in directly.  School systems often have vacancies that are not shown on their websites or on the NC DPI site.  Call the human resources department or the personnel department for the most current information. 

NC TEACHers for Hire
This resource is part of the NC TEACH website.  Human resource personnel may view these listings in the NC TEACHers for Hire and would be interested in who you are and what you have to offer. 

North Carolina Center for Recruitment & Retention
This program was created by the State Board and DPI to assist individuals entering the teaching profession and to support and identify outstanding teachers.

Troops-to-Teachers
The Troops-to-Teachers program assists military personnel in making successful transitions to second careers in teaching. Their goal is to help recruit quality teachers for schools that serve low-income families throughout America. TTT helps relieve teacher shortages, especially in math, science, special education and other high-needs subject areas.

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