Special Education Teachers - Preschool for 2024/2025 School Year

About the Employer

Welcome and thank you for your interest in the Palm Springs Unified School District.
Lifelong Learning Starts Here!

The Palm Springs Unified School District has sixteen elementary schools, five middle schools, four comprehensive high schools, one continuation high school, alternative education programs, one independent study program, and several headstart/state preschools. In striving to meet the needs of a diverse student body, the District provides a wide array of programs, including special education, instruction for English Learners, Career Technical Education (CTE), athletics, advanced placement, Title I, GATE, and many other services.

It is our Mission that all members of Palm Springs Unified School District are united in our commitment to equity. We are committed to cultivating and preserving a culture of inclusion and connectedness. With a diverse team of employees, we are able to grow and learn better together. The collective sum of the individual differences, life experiences, knowledge, innovation, self-expression, and talent that our employees invest in their work represents not only part of our culture, but our reputation and District's achievement as well. In recruiting for our District, we welcome the unique contributions that you can bring in terms of your education, opinions, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran's status, color, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

We create deep, meaningful learning opportunities, build professionalism, and engage parents and community, to ensure success for all students. All students graduate with the skills, capacities and confidence needed to succeed in a rapidly changing world.

Palm Springs Unified School District Believes in Student Success:
We foster
- A growth mindset
- Emotionally safe and inspiring learning environments
- An every-student, every-day mentality
- Highly engaging learning opportunities
- Instruction that is tailored to student needs
- Learning that propels students towards meeting their full potential

Join our PSUSD Team!

Requirements / Qualifications

Must Hold Appropriate Valid California Teaching Credential.

Completion of the Target Success Sketch is required. An incomplete sketch may subject applicant to disqualification.

All supporting documentation must be scanned and attached to your online application.

Please DO NOT mail hard copies to our office, our application process is paperless. Only online applications will be reviewed.

If you have trouble scanning your documents, please email the EdJoin Help Desk at helpme@edjoin.org or call (888) 900-8945. If you have further questions, please call our Human Resources office at (760) 883-2715.

• Copy of Transcript
• Credential Copy
• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Reference (Three (3) Current Letters (Must be within last year))
• Resume
• Test Results/Materials (Basic Skills & Subject-Matter Competency Exam Results)

Comments and Other Information

Palm Springs Unified School District Nondiscrimination Statement
The Palm Springs Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education and employment. The District prohibits unlawful discrimination, including discriminatory harassment, intimidation, and bullying, of any student by anyone, based on the student's actual or perceived race; color; ancestry; nationality; national origin; immigration status; ethnic group identification; ethnicity; age; religion; pregnancy, childbirth, termination of pregnancy or lactation, including related medical conditions or recovery; parental, marital, family status; physical or mental disability; medical condition; sex; sex stereotypes; sex characteristics; sexual orientation; gender; gender identity; gender expression; or genetic information; or, association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics.
For questions or complaints, contact:

Title IX Coordinator and Equity and Compliance Officer
Dr. Antonia Hunt, Director - Title IX and Compliance
760-883-2703 Ext: 4805026
ahunt@psusd.us