Education Specialist - Mild/Moderate OR Extensive Support Needs - SEAS Program (Social Emotional Academic Success) - 2026-2027 - Meadowbrook Middle School at Poway Unified School District

Application Deadline

Until Filled

Date Posted
8/13/2026
Contact
Heather Schauder
858-521-2800
Number of Openings
1
Salary
Pay Range
$61,317 - $132,834 Annually
Add'l Salary Info
Up to 10 years of service credit will be granted resulting in placement up to Step 11
Length of Work Year
186 days
Employment Type
Full Time

Job Summary

Job Summary

The Poway Unified School District is looking for a credentialed Education Specialist for Mild/Moderate OR Extensive Supports - SEAS Program (Social Emotional Academic Success) to fill a vacant position at Meadowbrook Middle School. For more information, please contact the Executive Director of Special Education, Heather Schauder, at hschauder@powayusd.com.

Requirements / Qualifications

Applicants must submit all required documents to be considered, including a valid teaching credential. If you are an intern eligible applicant, please do not apply to this posting - please apply to the 2026-2027 Intern Eligibility Pool posting if you have enrolled at a college or university or public school district Commission-approved intern program. CREDENTIALS REQUIRED: A valid California Education Specialist Instruction Credential - Mild/Moderate OR Extensive Supports [ESN] or other valid California teaching credential authorizing teaching in a mild/moderate OR extensive supports assignment.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: All required documents MUST be scanned and attached prior to submitting an application for this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 1. Applicants must have an English Language Learners (CLAD credential) in order to be considered for the position. 2. Copy of valid teaching credential (mild/moderate OR extensive supports or other valid California teaching credential authorizing teaching in a mild/moderate OR extensive supports assignment). 3. Copy of Transcript (Official transcripts are required upon hiring). 4. Current resume. 5. Letter of introduction, addressed to Kelly Burke, Ed.D., Executive Director, Human Resources. 6. Three (3) letters of reference, signed/dated within the past 12 months. Applicants are encouraged to include at least one (1) letter of reference from a supervising or site administrator. Applicants who have never held a full-time position, are encouraged to have a letter of reference from a site administrator where they completed their student teaching. 7. For phone references, be sure to include the reference's most current cell phone number and email address. 8. All applications must be submitted through EDJOIN; no hard copy documents will be accepted. EXPLANATION OF SIGNING BONUS PAYMENT: $6,000 signing bonus for a full time (100%) position and prorated for a less than 100% position. The $6,000 signing bonus will be paid out at $750 at the end of the first eight (8) semesters employed in an extensive supports assignment.

Requirements / Qualifications

Applicants must submit all required documents to be considered, including a valid teaching credential. If you are an intern eligible applicant, please do not apply to this posting - please apply to the 2026-2027 Intern Eligibility Pool posting if you have enrolled at a college or university or public school district Commission-approved intern program. CREDENTIALS REQUIRED: A valid California Education Specialist Instruction Credential - Mild/Moderate OR Extensive Supports [ESN] or other valid California teaching credential authorizing teaching in a mild/moderate OR extensive supports assignment.

REQUIRED DOCUMENTS: All required documents MUST be scanned and attached prior to submitting an application for this position. Incomplete applications will not be considered. 1. Applicants must have an English Language Learners (CLAD credential) in order to be considered for the position. 2. Copy of valid teaching credential (mild/moderate OR extensive supports or other valid California teaching credential authorizing teaching in a mild/moderate OR extensive supports assignment). 3. Copy of Transcript (Official transcripts are required upon hiring). 4. Current resume. 5. Letter of introduction, addressed to Kelly Burke, Ed.D., Executive Director, Human Resources. 6. Three (3) letters of reference, signed/dated within the past 12 months. Applicants are encouraged to include at least one (1) letter of reference from a supervising or site administrator. Applicants who have never held a full-time position, are encouraged to have a letter of reference from a site administrator where they completed their student teaching. 7. For phone references, be sure to include the reference's most current cell phone number and email address. 8. All applications must be submitted through EDJOIN; no hard copy documents will be accepted. EXPLANATION OF SIGNING BONUS PAYMENT: $6,000 signing bonus for a full time (100%) position and prorated for a less than 100% position. The $6,000 signing bonus will be paid out at $750 at the end of the first eight (8) semesters employed in an extensive supports assignment.

Comments and Other Information

The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is an equal opportunity employer/program and is committed to an active Nondiscrimination Program. PUSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived protected characteristics under the law, including but not limited to ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, immigration status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information, please contact the Title IX/Equity Compliance Officer, Associate Superintendent of Personnel Support Services, Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128-3406, 858-521-2800, extension 2121.

Comments and Other Information


The Poway Unified School District (PUSD) is an equal opportunity employer/program and is committed to an active Nondiscrimination Program. PUSD prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived protected characteristics under the law, including but not limited to ancestry, age, color, disability, gender, gender identity, gender expression, nationality, race or ethnicity, immigration status, religion, sex, sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. For more information, please contact the Title IX/Equity Compliance Officer, Associate Superintendent of Personnel Support Services, Poway Unified School District, 15250 Avenue of Science, San Diego, CA 92128-3406, 858-521-2800, extension 2121.