Van Buren Elementary School (Temporary Contract) TK Teacher

About the Employer

We are pleased that you have expressed an interest in employment with our district. Desert Sands Unified School District is committed to the students and the families of the communities that we serve. We have a competitive salary and benefit package to offer our employees along with excellent working conditions in modern school district is located in the resort communities of Indian Wells Bermuda Dunes Palm Desert La Quinta and Indio. Our community offers the amenities of a resort lifestyle along with an affordable housing market for full-time Personnel Office strives to provide the best possible service to our current employees and applicants to the district. Please feel free to call any of the staff members listed in our division for assistance.

Requirements / Qualifications

Valid California Multiple Subject teaching Credential Required

• Certificate Copy ((CBEST NTE PRAXIS CSET and/or MSAT))
• Copy of Transcript
• Credential Copy
• English Learner Authorization
• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation ((3 Letters of Recommendation signed and dated within the last 18 months))
• Resume

Requirements / Qualifications

Valid California Multiple Subject teaching Credential Required

• Certificate Copy ((CBEST NTE PRAXIS CSET and/or MSAT))
• Copy of Transcript
• Credential Copy
• English Learner Authorization
• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation ((3 Letters of Recommendation signed and dated within the last 18 months))
• Resume

Comments and Other Information

Salary credit granted for eighteen (18) years of previous teaching experience. The experience must have been for three-fourths (3/4) of the school year in public school accredited private school VISTA or Peace Corps with a valid teaching credential for the level of service. This can include one year of credit for military service. *This position is for the 2026-27 School Desert Sands Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry age color disability gender gender identity gender expression nationality race or ethnicity religion potential parental family and/or marital status sex sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in its educational program (s) or employment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr. Joseph Hyde Title IX Coordinator Desert Sands Unified School District 47-950 Dune Palms Rd La Quinta CA 92253 ; Dr. Lisa McColl Title IX Coordinator Designee/Resolution and Compliance Officer Desert Sands Unified School District 47-950 Dune Palms Rd La Quinta CA 92253 ; Alpercy Bennett Jr. 504 Coordinator Desert Sands Unified School District 47-950 Dune Palms Road La Quinta CA 92253

Comments and Other Information

Salary credit granted for eighteen (18) years of previous teaching experience. The experience must have been for three-fourths (3/4) of the school year in public school accredited private school VISTA or Peace Corps with a valid teaching credential for the level of service. This can include one year of credit for military service. *This position is for the 2026-27 School Desert Sands Unified School District does not discriminate on the basis of actual or perceived ancestry age color disability gender gender identity gender expression nationality race or ethnicity religion potential parental family and/or marital status sex sexual orientation or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in its educational program (s) or employment. The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination: Dr. Joseph Hyde Title IX Coordinator Desert Sands Unified School District 47-950 Dune Palms Rd La Quinta CA 92253 ; Dr. Lisa McColl Title IX Coordinator Designee/Resolution and Compliance Officer Desert Sands Unified School District 47-950 Dune Palms Rd La Quinta CA 92253 ; Alpercy Bennett Jr. 504 Coordinator Desert Sands Unified School District 47-950 Dune Palms Road La Quinta CA 92253

Not all postings qualify for CalSTRS. Informational Only.

Required Experience:

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