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Director of Child Welfare and Attendance at Desert Sands Unified School District

Application Deadline

10/1/2025 4:00 PM Pacific

Date Posted
9/3/2025
Contact
Dore Carey
(760)238-9630
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
$160,536 - $195,324 Annually
Length of Work Year
12
Employment Type
Full Time

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

Job Summary

The Director of Child Welfare and Attendance coordinates and supervises the K-12 student support services programs in the area of guidance, counseling, attendance, and welfare services. Under the direction of the Assistant Superintendent of Student Support Services, the Director supervises student support service operations including site counselors, Student Assistance Program (SAP); and Alternative Education including, but not limited to, Independent Study, Home/Independent Study, Home/Hospital Instruction, and Opportunity Program. The Director plans, organizes and implements a comprehensive program of student attendance and welfare services; provide support to schools with alternative solutions for discipline and attendance problems, finding alternative educational placements and provide inservice in areas which have liability and legal ramifications.

Requirements / Qualifications

Education and Experience:

  • Master’s Degree in Education or related field is required.
  • Training in management and leadership skills is required.
  • A minimum of three (3) years of successful classroom teaching experience required.
  • A minimum of three (3) years of successful school administrative experience at the site level required.
  • Site-level principal experience highly desired.
  • Strong background in substance abuse prevention, intervention, and suppression programs, crisis intervention, and gang activity suppressive programs desirable.

    • Licenses, Certifications and Testing Required:
  • Valid California Teaching Credential
  • Valid California Administrative Services Credential
  • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid California driver’s license.

    • Certificate Copy (Master's Degree)
    • Credential Copy (Valid California Teaching Credential and Valid California Administrative Services Credential)
    • Letter of Introduction
    • Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 Letters of Recommendation)
    • Resume

    Requirements / Qualifications

    Education and Experience:

  • Master’s Degree in Education or related field is required.
  • Training in management and leadership skills is required.
  • A minimum of three (3) years of successful classroom teaching experience required.
  • A minimum of three (3) years of successful school administrative experience at the site level required.
  • Site-level principal experience highly desired.
  • Strong background in substance abuse prevention, intervention, and suppression programs, crisis intervention, and gang activity suppressive programs desirable.

    • Licenses, Certifications and Testing Required:
  • Valid California Teaching Credential
  • Valid California Administrative Services Credential
  • Must possess or have the ability to obtain a valid California driver’s license.

    • Certificate Copy (Master's Degree)
    • Credential Copy (Valid California Teaching Credential and Valid California Administrative Services Credential)
    • Letter of Introduction
    • Letter(s) of Recommendation (3 Letters of Recommendation)
    • Resume

    Comments and Other Information

    *Revised job description to follow.

    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. Larry Bellanich, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8652, larry.bellanich@desertsands.us.

    Comments and Other Information


    *Revised job description to follow.

    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. Larry Bellanich, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8652, larry.bellanich@desertsands.us.


    Application Deadline

    10/1/2025 4:00 PM Pacific

    Date Posted

    9/3/2025

    Contact

    Dore Carey
    (760)238-9630

    Number of Openings

    1

    Salary

    Pay Range
    $160,536 - $195,324 Annually

    Length of Work Year

    12

    Employment Type

    Full Time