Education Specialist - Mild/Moderate Support Needs (MMSN) - 2026-2027 - Twin Peaks Middle School

Job Description

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 other valid California teaching credential authorizing teaching in a mild/moderate 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 other valid California credential authorizing teaching in a mild/moderate 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 II, 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. TEACHER INDUCTION: Poway Unified School District offers a teacher induction program to clear the CA preliminary credential to qualified individuals at no cost to the employee.