The Desert Sands USD Substitute Career Fair will be on July 23, 2026. Classified Substitute Positions: • AVID Tutor - $16.90 (Copy of Transcript Or proof of enrollment to College or University *must be uploaded to EDJOIN application*) • Campus Security Agent - $25.60 (SB 1626 Campus Security Course Certificate, Valid Guard Card, CPR/First Aid Certification, Pepper Spray Endorsement (*must be uploaded to EDJOIN application*), High School graduate or equivalent and one (1) year of security or law enforcement experience) • Child Care Assistant - $17.67 (Copy of Transcript (6) semester units of Early Childhood Education *must be uploaded to EDJOIN application*) • Clerical - $23.19 - $26.25 (High school graduate or equivalent and two years of clerical or secretarial experience) • Custodian - $22.62 (High school graduate or equivalent or 6 months of custodial or janitorial experience) • Educational Interpreter - $28.95 (Must meet certification requirements of the California Department of Education Code of Regulations (5 CCR 3051.16) for educational interpreters(5 CCR 3051.16 and 3065) which include the following criteria: Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf (RID) or in lieu of this certification or equivalent, Equivalent requirements would be a score of 4.0 or above on the Educational Interpreter Proficiency Assessment (EIPA), the Educational Sign Skills Evaluation-Interpreter and Receptive (ESSE-I/R) or National Association of the Dear/American Consortium of Certified Interpreters (NA/ACCI) assessment *must be uploaded to EDJOIN application*) • Groundskeeper - $23.19 (One (1) year of experience performing groundskeeping work including grounds equipment operation experience) • Health Services Technician - $22.07 (High School graduate or equivalent and one (1) year increasingly responsible clerical or secretarial experience supplemented by demonstrated course work in the health profession. Certificate in Medical Assistance *must be uploaded to EDJOIN application*) • Licensed Vocational Nurse - $28.26 (High School graduate or equivalent and one (1) year experience in a related field. Licensed Vocational Nurse (LVN) Certificate, Current First Aid Certificate and CPR Certificate *must be uploaded to EDJOIN application*) • Lifeguard - $16.90 (CPR for Professional Rescuer, AED, Basic First Aid certification, Current American Red Cross Lifeguarding certification, Oxygen Administration certification (required within 30 days of hire)*must be uploaded to EDJOIN application*) • Nutrition Services Assistant - $18.11 (Three (3) months experience in quantity food preparation or service and possession of a valid Food Handlers Permit, Food Handler's Certificate (*must be uploaded to EDJOIN application*)) • Paraeducator - $19.03 - $26.91 (48-semester units of college credits or higher, Copy of Transcript (Copy of College Transcript or Degree)*must be uploaded to EDJOIN application*) • School Site Monitor - $17.67 (High School graduate or equivalent preferred)

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.