Paraeducator/Special Education II (DRA) (Transfer Only)

Desert Sands Unified School District · La Quinta · Riverside County

Salary: $4,140 – $5,038 per month

Closes: 2026-11-18T00:00:00.000Z

Job description and requirements

Requirements / Qualifications Education and Training Required: High school graduate or equivalent and one year demonstrated experience working with youth in an organized setting. Completion of (2) years of higher education study OR possession of an Associate’s or higher level degree or pass assessment that demonstrates knowledge of and ability to assist in teaching reading, writing, and mathematics. • Resume (Include detailed breakdown of duties and employment dates.) 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 (760) 771-8695, joseph.hyde@desertsands.us; 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 (760) 771-8695, lisa.mccoll@desertsands.us; Mr. Alpercy Bennett, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8612, alpercy.bennettjr@desertsands.us.
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Requirements / Qualifications

Education and Training Required:

    High school graduate or equivalent and one year demonstrated experience working with youth in an organized setting. Completion of (2) years of higher education study OR possession of an Associate’s or higher level degree or pass assessment that demonstrates knowledge of and ability to assist in teaching reading, writing, and mathematics.

  • Resume (Include detailed breakdown of duties and employment dates.)

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 (760) 771-8695, joseph.hyde@desertsands.us; 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 (760) 771-8695, lisa.mccoll@desertsands.us; Mr. Alpercy Bennett, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8612, alpercy.bennettjr@desertsands.us.

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Application timeline

Applications close in 14 days, on November 18, 2026.

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This posting appears on EdJoin. CA Public Jobs first observed it on November 4, 2026. It was last verified open on November 4, 2026.

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