Director of Classified Personnel

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 facilities.


Our 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 residents.


The 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.

Job Summary

Graduation with a Bachelor's Degree from an accredited college or university with a major in Human Resources Administration, Business Administration, Public Administration, or related field preferred. Master's Degree preferred. Five years of increasingly responsible human resources experience, including two years in a supervisory capacity. Two years' experience as a manager in a public-sector human resources department preferred. Training in management and leadership skills.


Tentative 1st Round Interviews to be held on July 1, 2026.


Requirements / Qualifications

• Letter of Introduction
• Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 Letters of Recommendation)
• Other (Copy of Bachelor's Degree)
• Resume

Comments and Other Information

The 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 View phone number on click.appcast.io, View email address on click.appcast.io; 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 View phone number on click.appcast.io, View email address on click.appcast.io; Mr. Alpercy Bennett, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 View phone number on click.appcast.io, View email address on click.appcast.io.