Program Specialist - Special Education - 2025/2026 en Poway Unified School District

The Poway Unified School District is looking for a Program Specialist - Special Education for the 2025/2026 school year. For more information, please email Heather Schauder, Executive Director, Special Education at [email protected].

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. Copy of valid California credential (Special Education or Clinical Services or Pupil Services). 3. Copy of Transcript (Official transcripts are required upon hiring). 4. Current resume. 5. Letter of introduction, addressed to Heather Schauder, Executive Director of Special Education. 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.

Must hold a valid California credential (Special Education or Clinical Services or Pupil Services), master’s degree, and advanced training and related experience in the education of individuals with exceptional needs. Must have completed at least five years of successful classroom teaching or related work in the field of special education. Administrative Credential is preferred. Has knowledge of all areas of elementary and secondary curriculum and recent training and experience in the education of individuals with exceptional needs. Demonstrates leadership and strong organizational skills. Demonstrates an ability to develop, direct, and coordinate programs. Relates well with administrators, teachers, and parents. Has knowledge concerning appropriate programming for students in all areas of special education with special expertise in at least one area. Has current knowledge and expertise in special education laws and procedures. Applicants must submit all required documents to be considered, including valid California credential (Special Education or Clinical Services or Pupil Services).

Certificated Specialist Salary Schedule (Based on 222 Work Days)

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.