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I know this feeling all too well.
Quite a few years ago, this seemed to be the common occurance. I was recently let go from one school district because they privitized our building (sold our portion of the school to a private company which then came in and fired all the left over people from the Board of Ed). So I went back to substituting.
The school I was substituting in had an opening (teacher had a heart attack and was not returning). The Principal wanted to hire me, but the Superintendent wanted to hire some local Congressman's nephew. So I lost out there. And the substituting continued.
Then I found a position in another school, interviewed, and was practically hired on the spot. All I needed to do was sign the contract. They had me get them all the copies of the paperwork I needed to be able to begin working. So when I called to ask them when to bring them the paperwork, they said, "Don't bother, we hired someone else." Turned out that the daughter of a State Senator needed a job.
I went back to substituting... until something else came around.
That's the trick... you need something to fall back on until the right opportunity comes around. I've been in my present job 5 years now, and I'm thankful I kept my sanity throughout all the madness.
I wish you luck. Just make sure you keep your cool during all of this.
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