FCPS Careers

Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPS) has many jobs available, from the classroom, to the cafeteria, to offices. These jobs are located in all parts of the county, and can provide good hours for students with children in school. You can learn more about all of these positions at www.fcps.edu/careers. Read below to find out more about the different kinds of work available.

Student Monitor

Student Monitors help teachers manage students throughout the school day, in the classroom, in hallways, and during drop-off and pickup. This is a great entry-level job to get started working with students and practicing English. Click here to read about an adult English student who worked as a Student Monitor.

Instructional Assistant

This position helps teachers and staff in the classrooms. Qualifications include a high school diploma, ability to understand directions, and at least one year of experience working with children in a paid or volunteer position.
For more information click on the job below:
- Elementary School Instructional Assistant
- Middle and High School Instructional Assistant

Substitute Teacher

Would you like to get experience, but don't have many hours available or just want to try it out? Substitute teachers help teach classes when the normal teachers are absent. You can choose the days, times, and locations where you work. Find out  more here.

Health

School health aides and nurses make sure students stay well and get help when they need it. Right now, there are also positions helping to monitor COVID cases in our community.

Food Services

Many professionals are needed to help with food services. This includes working in school cafeterias preparing food, as well as drivers, kitchen managers, and cashiers. There is also a position called Dining Room Assistants, who help students during lunch time. This entry-level job does not require any experience or education.

Drivers

FCPS hires drivers for many different jobs, including transporting children as well as products and food around the county. 

Custodians

Custodians are needed to keep schools clean, orderly, and safe for students. 

Security

There are many security and safety positions at FCPS. They help monitor students and visitors to schools to make sure everyone learns safely.

Family Liaisons

Family Liaisons work with parents to make sure they understand how to help their children succeed. Being bilingual is very helpful in this position!

FCPS Adult and Community Education (ACE)

There are many jobs with ACE, the program where you are learning English. ACE provides training and classes for adults on many topics and provides certifications and other job training programs. ACE offers many part-time jobs and often needs people who speak other languages! You can find part-time jobs with ACE, such as customer service representatives and building coordinators, here.

Professional Jobs

If you have a certificate or degree, you can work in a job such as accountant, data analyst, human resources professional, and more.

Visit www.fcps.edu/careers for more information and to search for jobs. Need help? Contact Rachel Buczynski, Career Navigator, at rsbuczynski@fcps.edu.

Choosing a Career Path Using Your Primary Intelligence

Teacher Deborah Secrist's Advanced AM class used a lesson on multiple intelligences to develop a
presentation on how your strengths could help you choose a career path. Click here to view the presentation:

• Google Slides 
• PDF

Thank you to the class for sharing their work with us!

There are many online assessments to help you learn more about careers you might like. Here are just a few!

• Career Cluster Interest Survey: https://careerwise.minnstate.edu/careers/clusterSurvey?do=0
• Virginia Employment Commission: https://virginiaworks.com/
• My Next Move: https://www.mynextmove.org/explore/ip
  

 

FCPS Employees Needed

FCPS is hiring for many entry-level positions. If you’d like to work with children for the school system, you can get experience and practice English by being a Student Monitor or a Substitute Teacher. 

Student Monitors

Student Monitors provide supervision of students throughout the school day, including in the classroom, hallways, lunch, recess, and at arrival/dismissal. They help maintain order; operate technology; performs administrative and non-instructional duties; ensure student safety; and work with individual and small groups of students.

Student Monitors are needed at schools across Fairfax County. Positions start at $15 per hour. You can learn more and apply by clicking here.

Walt Whitman Middle School in Alexandria is looking for new Student Monitors. If you'd like to learn more, contact Lindsey Miller, Administrative Assistant to the Principal. She can answer questions, give you a tour of the school, and help you apply for the job. She said many of their Student Monitors go on to be Instructional Assistants! You can email her at lmiller2@fcps.edu or call 703-660-2405. One FCPS ACE ESOL student already works at Walt Whitman Middle School - read her profile here. 

Substitute Teachers

FCPS needs substitute teachers. Substitute teaching is a great opportunity for stay-at-home parents, retirees, college students, and anyone who wants a flexible work schedule. If you are interested in substitute teaching, you can choose which days you are available, the grade levels you would like to teach, or the schools where you want to assist. 

Find out more and sign up for an information session by clicking here.