Work With Us!
Brightworks has been at the cutting edge of learner-driven education since its founding in 2011 and we continue to push the envelope of what is possible in education.
We are a school that says “Yes.” You want to send a GoPro to the stratosphere in a weather balloon? Let’s do it! You want to build a sail car and go on a journey down an abandoned railway? Sure thing! You want to investigate how we can help the homeless? Alright, let’s figure it out together!
We trust that children are instinctual learners, and we value partnering with them on their educational path. That is why we call our teachers “Collaborators”.
To be here is to work side by side lovingly and in full support of the children who populate this place with their dreams, attempts and ideas. We ask Collaborators to think big, improvise, and learn alongside students.
By taking the best practices from early childhood education and emergent, project-based experiential learning, we strive to meet students' needs in a flexible, mixed-age environment that breaks the traditional walls between school and the community outside the classroom.
8 : 1
Student to Collaborator ratio
88
K-12 students
Admissions Coordinator and Registrar
Brightworks is currently seeking experienced candidates for the Admissions Coordinator and Registrar role.
Substitute Collaborator
Brightworks is currently seeking experienced candidates for a Substitute Collaborator for the current school year.
Collaborators
Brightworks is seeking experienced candidates for teaching positions for the 2025/2026 school year.
To Apply
To apply for open positions, we ask applicants to send the following PDF documents to hiring@sfbrightworks.org
Cover Letter. Please include: How you learned about the position? Who are you? What is your journey? Why are you excited to work with us? What’s the last project that excited you?
Resume of relevant work and educational experiences to support your candidacy.
Two professional writing samples with dates: 1: Communications to parents, 2: Newsletter, informational flyer/email.
Applicants must be authorized to work for any employer in the U.S.
We are unable to sponsor or take over sponsorship of an employment Visa at this time.
Brightworks is an equal opportunity employer and makes employment decisions based on merit. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, religion, color, sex (including gender, gender identity, gender expression, transgender, pregnancy, and breastfeeding), sexual orientation (including heterosexuality, homosexuality, and bisexuality), national origin, ancestry, citizenship status, marital status, age, medical condition, genetic characteristics or information, military and veteran status, and physical or mental disability, or any other consideration made unlawful by federal, state or local laws.