Program Assistant (Substitute) at Pasadena Unified School District
About the Employer
Pasadena Unified School District serves the communities of Altadena, Pasadena, and Sierra Madre. The area is prominent for its numerous historical landmarks as well as the Rose Bowl Stadium and Tournament of Roses. PUSD currently serves over 15,000 students and is committed to providing a safe and inclusive environment for all students and staff. We are proud to offer a competitive benefits package to our full time employees and discounts on before and after school child care for our employees. Join our team today!
Job Summary
Job Summary
Performs a variety of staff duties to relieve an administrator of details relative to clerical procedures and methods, budget preparation and control, operation or other areas of specialized District-wide programs and operations of the unit. Location: Special Education Hours/Day: 8 hours/day Days/Week: 5 days/week *** Click View Job Description for details ***
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Education Required: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency. The completion of college level courses, or the equivalent, in personnel, public or business administration, research, statistics or accounting, and/or graduation from a four (4) year college or university is desirable. Minimum Experience Required: Four (4) years increasingly responsible clerical experience or two (2) years in a position comparable to Program Assistant requiring the maintenance of complex procedures involving the gathering, interpreting and analysis of data. Supervisory experience is desirable. Two (2) years of upper division studies from an accredited college may be substituted on a pro rata basis (30 semester hours being equal to one year) for up to two (2) years of the required clerical experience.
Required Document: (1) Must upload a copy of your awarded high school school diploma, GED, or college degree. (2) Resume **Current PUSD employees may: Submit a “short application” on Edjoin.com; Only provide documents needed to meet minimum qualifications; Submit a transfer request to HR for positions in the same classification. **Letters of recommendation, resumes, and letters of introduction are not required for internal applicants but are strongly recommended. **Employees meeting minimum qualifications shall be interviewed. *DEGREE VERIFICATION: Transcripts and degrees received outside the United States must be supplemented by a complete evaluation report from a regionally accredited foreign degrees review agency. For more information on foreign degree evaluation, visit https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/foreign-transcript-evaluation-(cl-635) (>) Only equivalency evaluations are acceptable. (X) Translated transcripts are not acceptable. (X) Notarized transcripts are not acceptable.
Requirements / Qualifications
Minimum Education Required: Graduation from high school or evidence of equivalent educational proficiency. The completion of college level courses, or the equivalent, in personnel, public or business administration, research, statistics or accounting, and/or graduation from a four (4) year college or university is desirable. Minimum Experience Required: Four (4) years increasingly responsible clerical experience or two (2) years in a position comparable to Program Assistant requiring the maintenance of complex procedures involving the gathering, interpreting and analysis of data. Supervisory experience is desirable. Two (2) years of upper division studies from an accredited college may be substituted on a pro rata basis (30 semester hours being equal to one year) for up to two (2) years of the required clerical experience.
Required Document: (1) Must upload a copy of your awarded high school school diploma, GED, or college degree. (2) Resume **Current PUSD employees may: Submit a “short application” on Edjoin.com; Only provide documents needed to meet minimum qualifications; Submit a transfer request to HR for positions in the same classification. **Letters of recommendation, resumes, and letters of introduction are not required for internal applicants but are strongly recommended. **Employees meeting minimum qualifications shall be interviewed. *DEGREE VERIFICATION: Transcripts and degrees received outside the United States must be supplemented by a complete evaluation report from a regionally accredited foreign degrees review agency. For more information on foreign degree evaluation, visit https://www.ctc.ca.gov/credentials/leaflets/foreign-transcript-evaluation-(cl-635) (>) Only equivalency evaluations are acceptable. (X) Translated transcripts are not acceptable. (X) Notarized transcripts are not acceptable.
Comments and Other Information
Disclosure: As part of the pre-employment selection process and at any time during employment, Pasadena Unified School District may conduct a comprehensive background review or reviews through a consumer report and/or an investigative consumer report on candidates/employees. The scope of the consumer report/investigative consumer report may include, but is not limited to the following areas: verification of Social Security number; current and previous residences; employment history, including all personnel files; education; references; credit history and reports; criminal history, including records from any criminal justice agency in any or all federal, state or county jurisdictions; birth records; motor vehicle records, including traffic citations and registration; and any other public records. For reporting detail, please reference the Federal Trade Commission’s Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Pasadena Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of actual or perceived age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or parental status, medical condition, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, retaliation, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis prohibited by California state and federal nondiscrimination laws respectively. Not all bases of discrimination will apply to both education services and employment. Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination and civil rights should be directed to Title IX Compliance Officer for staff, Chief Human Resources Officer; 351 S. Hudson Street, Room #116, Pasadena, CA 91109; (626) 396 - 3611.
Comments and Other Information
Disclosure: As part of the pre-employment selection process and at any time during employment, Pasadena Unified School District may conduct a comprehensive background review or reviews through a consumer report and/or an investigative consumer report on candidates/employees. The scope of the consumer report/investigative consumer report may include, but is not limited to the following areas: verification of Social Security number; current and previous residences; employment history, including all personnel files; education; references; credit history and reports; criminal history, including records from any criminal justice agency in any or all federal, state or county jurisdictions; birth records; motor vehicle records, including traffic citations and registration; and any other public records. For reporting detail, please reference the Federal Trade Commission’s Fair Credit Reporting Act.
Pasadena Unified School District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment, and bullying in any employment practice, education program, or educational activity on the basis of actual or perceived age, ancestry, color, disability, ethnicity, gender, gender identity or expression, genetic information, marital or parental status, medical condition, national origin, political affiliation, pregnancy and related conditions, race, religion, retaliation, sex (including sexual harassment), sexual orientation, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics or any other basis prohibited by California state and federal nondiscrimination laws respectively. Not all bases of discrimination will apply to both education services and employment. Inquiries regarding nondiscrimination and civil rights should be directed to Title IX Compliance Officer for staff, Chief Human Resources Officer; 351 S. Hudson Street, Room #116, Pasadena, CA 91109; (626) 396 - 3611.
Application Deadline
5/20/2026 3:00 PM Pacific
Date Posted
5/7/2026
Contact
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Single Rate
$20.89 Per Hour
$20.89 Per Hour
Length of Work Year
May 7,2026-June 30,2026
Employment Type
Part Time