How to Apply

IMPORTANT NOTE: If possible, please set up your login to the application using an email address other than your MCSK12.net account.  The MCS email filter often stops emails from teachmemphis.org from being delivered.  Please use an account such as Gmail, Hotmail, Yahoo, AOL or other provider for your login.  If you use your MCSK12.net account and are not receiving emails from us about your status, please be sure to log back into your account frequently to check for any status updates. 

  • On May 4, click HERE or the Apply Now link in the sidebar to create an account with TeachMemphis.org or to log back into your account.
  • Click the Eligibility Questionnaire button in your Applicant Portal to answer a series of questions to determine if you are permitted to transfer.
  • If you meet the eligibility requirements (based on the answers you submit), you will be asked to enter basic information about yourself and your certification.
  • You will be able to review the posted vacancies by searching by subject area, school, or region.  Select the vacancies you would like to apply to and add them to your application.
  • Complete and submit the application.

Vacancy Search Instructions

Click HERE to see a list of available vacancies.

Please search for available positions using the instructions below. Searches can be conducted by school or by region. The top 4 most senior candidates (based on seniority number) who apply to each position must be interviewed by that school’s hiring team. Our office will communicate whether or not you are in the top 4 via email.

When searching for positions at a specific school, please do the following:

  1. In *Search By, choose School.
  2. In *School, find the name of the school where the vacancy is, click the school name to highlight it, then click the Select School >> button to move it over to the right side column.
  3. In *Subject/Certification Area, click All at the top of the list, then click the Select Subject >> button to move All over to the right side column.
  4. Leave the Grade, Coaching Required and **Striving School filters set toAll. In the case of the Grade filter, leave it set to ‘Search All Grade Levels’.
  5. Click the Search button, and each position available at that school will populate under the Apply For Positions section near the bottom of the page.
  6. Review the list to find the exact vacancies you’re looking for, and click the magnifying glass available with each vacancy in order to review that position’s job details.
  7. Click the check box in the Apply column, then click the Add to my Applied Positions button to add these vacancies to the Positions I’ve Applied For list near the bottom of the page.

 

When searching for specific subject areas across regions, please follow these steps:

  1. In *Search By, choose Region.
  2. In *Region, choose All.
  3. In *Subject/Certification Area, click the name of the subject you’re eligible to teach (up to 5, but we recommend searching one subject area at a time), then click the Select Subject>> button to move the subject to the right side column.
  4. Leave the Grade, Coaching Required and **Striving School filters set toAll. In the case of the Grade filter, leave it set to ‘Search All Grade Levels’.
  5. Click the Search button, and each position available in that subject will populate under the Apply For Positions section near the bottom of the page.
  6. Review the list to find the exact vacancies you’re looking for, and click the magnifying glass available with each vacancy in order to review that position’s job details.
  7. Click the check box in the Apply column, then click the Add to my Applied Positions button to add these vacancies to the Positions I’ve Applied For list near the bottom of the page.

 

If you’d like to remove a position you applied for but are no longer interested in:

  1. Find the vacancy you applied to under the Positions I’ve Applied Forsection near the bottom of the Apply for Positions page.
  2. Click the check box available in the Remove column of the vacancy.
  3. Click the Remove button.

Please note: you must apply to at least one other position in order to remove a vacancy added to your applied positions. You will not be able to remove positions you’ve applied to during past transfer postings.

 

If you have questions, you may send us a message using the contact form by clicking the Contact tab at the top of the page.