Katie Herrera, principal at Pope Elementary School, speaks with a guest at the CFISD Career Fair in April 2023. Herrera will be among numerous district campus and department administrators in attendance at the meet-and-greet fair, set for April 17 at the Berry Center.
March 14, 2024—The CFISD human resources department invites prospective employees interested in becoming a part of an exciting future with Cypress-Fairbanks ISD to attend the districtwide Career Fair, set for April 17 from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. (doors open at 3:45 p.m.) at the Berry Center (8877 Barker Cypress Road).
The theme for the meet-and-greet Career Fair is “Join Our CFISD Family and Bring Out the Best in Our Students!” The event will feature administrators from district campuses and departments who will interact with prospective teachers and employees interested in joining a flourishing yet close-knit learning community that has a vision to LEAD: Learn. Empower. Achieve. Dream.
CFISD, the third largest school district in Texas and the 21st-largest in the nation, has more than 19,000 employees, making it one of the largest employers in northwest Harris County. The district is committed to developing each employee into the most effective catalyst for student success.
The human resources department hired more than 1,500 teachers in the 2023-2024 school year and is seeking qualified and certified teaching candidates for the 2024-2025 school year. CFISD offers a competitive salary and benefits package, with a starting teacher salary of $62,000.
Fernando Zambrano, assistant director of human resources for transportation, speaks with a guest at the CFISD Career Fair in April 2023. Zambrano will be among numerous district campus and department administrators in attendance at the meet-and-greet fair, set for April 17 at the Berry Center.
The district is in critical need of filling positions in the following areas:
- bilingual teachers;
- special education teachers;
- secondary mathematics teachers;
- secondary science teachers;
- secondary English teachers;
- LIFE Skills teachers;
- special education teachers;
- nurses;
- diagnosticians;
- speech pathologists;
- librarians; and
- career and technical education instructors.
Departments that will be represented at the Career Fair are expected to include, but not limited to:
- CFISD police department;
- maintenance;
- operations (custodians);
- transportation;
- technology;
- nutrition services;
- guidance and counseling;
- Berry Center (part-time event staff);
- substitute office;
- community programs; and
- paraprofessionals (e.g. clinical assistants and instructional aides).
For more information, visit the Career Fair webpage on the CFISD website.
