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
  • 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)

  • The Greater Johnstown School District has the following anticipated openings for the 2023-2024 school year:
    • PROBATIONARY POSITIONS BEGINNING SEPTEMBER 1, 2023. Apply through and including March 30, 2023:
      • Elementary Teachers
      • English Teachers Secondary
      • Mathematics Teacher Elementary
      • Mathematics Teacher Secondary
      • Library-Media Specialists
      • Music Teachers (General/Vocal)
      • School Counselor (Elementary)
      • School Psychologist
      • Science Teacher (Earth Science, Chemistry, and/or Physics)
      • Social Worker
      • Language Other Than English (Spanish) – Multiple Language Certification Preferred
      • Special Education Teachers (Elementary & Secondary)
      • Teaching Assistants (Elementary & Secondary)

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 email to: shall@johnstownschools.org.
  • Non-GJSD EMPLOYEES:  Send application materials to Dr. William Crankshaw, Superintendent, 400 South Perry Street, 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)

Candidates interested in classified staff positions may apply as follows:

Send a letter of interest and a classified application, (nurses: send copy of nursing license) to: Alicia Koster, Assistant Superintendent, 400 South Perry Street, Johnstown, NY 12095, akoster@johnstownschools.org. Visit our forms page to download the classified staff application. GJSD is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Upcoming Civil Service Exams

Fulton County Civil Service (External Site)