Employment

Thank you for your interest in a position with the Greater Johnstown School District. Please scroll down this page to see the following:

  • Certified Positions (Administrators, Teachers and Teaching Assistants)
  • Coaching Positions
  • Classified Openings (Building & Grounds, Clerical Staff, Custodians, Food Service Workers, Nurses and Teacher Aides)
  • HFM BOCES Regional Transportation Service Positions
  • Capital Region BOCES Food Service Positions
  • Upcoming Civil Service Tests, Fulton County NY

The Greater Johnstown School District has the following anticipated vacancies:

Vacant Certified Positions (Administrators, Teachers and Teaching Assistants)

Continuous Recruitment:

  • Teaching Assistants. 10 month positions; follows the school calendar. Apply as set forth below.

Anticipated for 2024-25

  • Teaching Assistant at Pleasant Avenue Elementary (library). Probationary position beginning September 1, 2024
  • Teaching Assistant at Warren Street Elementary (library). Probationary position beginning September 1, 2024
  • Teaching Assistant at Knox Middle School. Probationary position beginning September 1, 2024

Apply as set forth below, on or before May 10, 2024.

Candidates interested in certified positions (Administrators, Teachers and Teaching Assistants) apply as follows:

  • GJSD EMPLOYEES:  Submit  a letter of interest to Dr. William Crankshaw, Superintendent, by interschool mail or by email to: shall@johnstownschools.org.
  • Non-GJSD EMPLOYEES:  Send application materials to Dr. William Crankshaw, Superintendent, 1 Sir Bills Circle, Suite 101, Johnstown, New York 12095.
  • Applications may also be accepted online at https://olasjobs.org/
  • GJSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Coaching and Extracurricular Positions

  • None at this time

Required qualifications for coaching positions:

NYS Education Department fingerprint clearance; valid first aid/CPR certification; Heads-up Concussion Management training; and one of the following:

  • NYS Physical Education Teacher Certification OR
  • Other NYS Teacher Certification and applicable coaching courses* OR
  • NYS Coaching License, Child Abuse Identification Workshop, School Violence Intervention and Prevention Workshop, DASA (Dignity for All Students) training and applicable coaching courses*

*Required coaching courses: Philosophy, Principles of Organization of Athletics (within 2 years); Health Aspects of Coaching (within 5 years); Theory & Techniques (within 5 years)

Candidates interested in coaching or extracurricular positions may apply as follows:

  • Current Employees: Submit letter of interest to Brian VanNostrand, Physical Education & Health and Athletics & Extracurricular Programs Director, via inter-school mail or by e-mail (bvannostrand@johnstownschools.org).
  • Non-GJSD Employees: Submit letter of interest and application materials to Brian VanNostrand, Physical Education & Health and Athletics & Extracurricular Programs Director, via regular mail (1 Sir Bills Circle, Johnstown, New York 12095) or by e-mail (bvannostrand@johnstownschools.org).
  • GJSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Classified Openings (Building & Grounds, Clerical Staff, Custodians, Food Service Workers, Nurses and Teacher Aides)

  • Continuous Recruitment: The Greater Johnstown School District is continually recruiting candidates for non-teaching positions and is in need of full-time, part-time and substitute employees! We are currently hiring:

Candidates interested in classified staff positions may apply as follows:

Send a letter of interest and a classified staff application, (nurses: include a copy of nursing license) to: Alicia Koster, Assistant Superintendent, 1 Sir Bills Circle, Suite 101, Johnstown, NY 12095, akoster@johnstownschools.org. GJSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Upcoming Civil Service Exams

Fulton County Civil Service (External Site)