What are the responsibilities and job description for the 2025-2026- Visual and Performing Arts Advisor/Assistant( Certificated Employee) position at Desert Sands Unified School District?
2025-2026- Visual and Performing Arts Advisor/Assistant( Certificated Employee) at Desert Sands Unified School District
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Application Deadline
5/29/2026 11:55 PM Pacific
Date Posted
7/8/2025
Contact
Illiana Chin
7607718692
7607718692
Number of Openings
Not Specified
Salary
Single Rate
STIPEND Stipend
STIPEND Stipend
Length of Work Year
10 months
Employment Type
Part 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.
Requirements / Qualifications
No credential Required
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Letters of Recommendation - 3 Letters are required (Current-Within the last 18 months))
- Resume
Requirements / Qualifications
No credential Required
- Letter(s) of Recommendation (Letters of Recommendation - 3 Letters are required (Current-Within the last 18 months))
- Resume
Comments and Other Information
VAPA Category II (Non-DSTA Members): "Flat Rate Stipends"
-VAPA Support Stipend, Tier I, $2,000 ( fixed costs/taxes)
Recommended for any number of hours less than 5 per week for the duration of the semester.
-VAPA Support, Tier II: $5,500 ( fixed costs/taxes)
Recommended for 5 hours through any number of hours less than 10 hours per week for the
duration of the semester.
-VAPA Support, Tier III: $11,000 ( fixed costs/taxes)
Recommended for 10 hours through any number of hours less than 15 hours per week for the
duration of the semester.
-VAPA Support, Tier IV: $16,500 ( fixed costs/taxes)
• Recommended for 15 hours through any number of hours less than 20 hours per week for the
duration of the semester.
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 Belanich, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8652, larry.belanich@desertsands.us
Comments and Other Information
VAPA Category II (Non-DSTA Members): "Flat Rate Stipends"
-VAPA Support Stipend, Tier I, $2,000 ( fixed costs/taxes)
Recommended for any number of hours less than 5 per week for the duration of the semester.
-VAPA Support, Tier II: $5,500 ( fixed costs/taxes)
Recommended for 5 hours through any number of hours less than 10 hours per week for the
duration of the semester.
-VAPA Support, Tier III: $11,000 ( fixed costs/taxes)
Recommended for 10 hours through any number of hours less than 15 hours per week for the
duration of the semester.
-VAPA Support, Tier IV: $16,500 ( fixed costs/taxes)
• Recommended for 15 hours through any number of hours less than 20 hours per week for the
duration of the semester.
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 Belanich, 504 Coordinator, Desert Sands Unified School District, 47-950 Dune Palms Road, La Quinta, CA 92253 (760) 771-8652, larry.belanich@desertsands.us
- CalSTRS Info for New Educators
Salary : $16,500