Certificated
WELCOME TO CERTIFICATED HUMAN RESOURCES
Teresa Haga, Ed.D., Director of Certificated Human Resources,
Recruitment, Retention, and Leadership Development
(760) 883-2715 Ext. 4805354
EMPLOYMENT
OPPORTUNITIES
Employment Incentives
2025-2026
$12,000 INCENTIVE
For Fully Credentialed Teachers
Hired to Teach Full-Time:
SPEECH LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
SPECIAL EDUCATION M/M
SPECIAL EDUCATION M/S
SCHOOL NURSE
$9,000 INCENTIVE
For Fully Credentialed Teachers
Hired to Teach Full-Time:
MATH
BIOLOGY
CHEMISTRY
PHYSICS
SCIENCE
The certificated employees of the Palm Springs Unified School District are at the heart of the educational experience. Our teachers, counselors, librarians, nurses, and speech-language pathologists (SLPs) provide the instruction, guidance, and support that enable every student to thrive academically, socially, and emotionally.
The Certificated Human Resources Department is dedicated to supporting these professionals through recruitment, selection, retention, professional development, evaluation, and career growth opportunities. Currently, the District employs approximately 1,255 certificated staff and 120 certificated administrators, all committed to fostering a culture of excellence, equity, and inclusion.
Palm Springs Unified School District is always looking to recruit passionate educators in key areas, including special education (mild/moderate and moderate/severe), science, math, and speech-language pathology. We also seek strong educational leaders to join our dynamic administrative team, supported by programs such as our Leadership Excellence Academy, designed for aspiring and current administrators.
We are proud of our Career Technical Education (CTE) programs and our commitment to developing the Portrait of a PSUSD Graduate, students who are college, career, and life ready, equipped with essential skills such as collaboration, communication, problem solving, and work ethic.
At PSUSD, we are more than a district. We are a family. We celebrate diversity, support our educators, and create meaningful opportunities for professional growth. If you are passionate about making a difference and want to be part of a collaborative, student-centered team, we welcome you to explore certificated opportunities with us.
Our Role:
- Assist employees and the public in the usage of Ed Join online application system;Â
- Coordinate and participate in aggressive recruitment to find the best teachers possible for our schools and to find teachers in the hard to fill positions (math, science and special education);Â
- Coordinate and participate in the recruitment and selection of administration staff;
- Develop and conduct new employee orientation program for newly hired substitute teachers;Â
- Respond to day-to-day questions from administrators and certificated staff;Â
- Process paperwork for payroll and accounting (i.e. creating/deleting positions, staffing changes, and pay increases);Â
- Monitor certificated teachers to adhere to California credential requirements as dictated by the Commission on Teacher Credentialing;
- District school year calendars;
- Arrange for substitute coverage for a variety of certificated positions;Â
- Maintain teacher evaluation process and procedures;
- Contract Negotiations with Collective Bargaining Units;
- Assist administrators in the review of Collective Bargaining Agreement in an ongoing basis to minimize grievances;Â
- Investigate all personnel complaints;
- Honor all laws in due process rights;
- Maintain all employee files and keep confidentiality a top priority