Moderate/Severe Special Education Teacher - High School - UNIVERSITY INTERNS ACCEPTED - 2025/2026 School Year at Chino Valley Unified School District

Application Deadline

1/28/2026 4:30 PM Pacific

Date Posted

1/16/2026

Contact

Nereyda Raygoza

Number of Openings

Not Specified

Salary

Pay Range

$62,309 - $130,469 Annually

Add'l Salary Info

$62,309 - $130,46- District Induction Program provided for teachers with preliminary credentials

Length of Work Year

183 Work Days

Employment Type

Full Time


Position No:
CT25-26-Mod/Severe


Site:
To Be Determined


School Year:
About The Employer

Here at Chino Valley Unified School District (CVUSD), our administrators, educators, support staff, and athletic coaches are part of an award -winning team.

Not only does the CVUSD boast of thriving performing arts and athletic programs, nationally recognized marching bands, and engaging parent-school partnerships, but we are home to campuses that have been honored as California Distinguished Schools, Golden Bell recipients, California Pivotal Practices awardees, National Blue Ribbon beneficiaries, Model-Continuation School, state recognized PBIS schools, and California Schools to Watch honorees.

As a member of the CVUSD, you will have the privilege of supporting high achieving future leaders whose success in the classroom has earned the District recognition from state educational leaders as being a trailblazer in operating Professional Learning Communities.

We are looking for talented and committed leaders to be part of our award-winning team at Chino Valley Unified School District

Job Description / Essential Elements:
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DESCRIPTION OF POSITION:

Provides an educational program for pupils who have physical and/or mental handicaps and have been placed by an IEP committee in a program for pupils who are severely handicapped.

MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

Teaches severely handicapped pupils in a special day class, the basic learning skills, self help skills and community critical skills commensurate with the emotional, physical, and intellectual needs of the pupil.

Provides individualized and small group instruction to assist pupils express his/her personal needs and ideas.

Provides individualized and small group counseling on educational and personal problems which relate to the pupil's total growth and development.

Confers frequently with parents and professional staff members on each pupil's progress.

Assists other professional staff members in the diagnosis of learning disorders, development of planned remediation, and evaluation of pupil's progress.

Provides appropriate physical and psychological environment to establish and reinforce acceptable pupil behavior, attitudes, social skills, and self image.

Arranges with staff for integration of pupils into regular classes for instruction in areas where pupils can meet with success.

Coordinates a community based critical skills model program. Serves as a member of the individual education plan team.

Provides continual supervision on an "on-call" basis for pupils assigned to his group as problem situations arise elsewhere in the school.

Performs All Other Functions Performed By Regular Classroom Teachers.

Develops weekly lesson plans and supplementary materials compatible with the basic instructional philosophy and curriculum of the District.

Provides students with the opportunity to partake in daily patriotic observance. Education Code 52720.

Monitors classroom environment to ensure clean and safe conditions exist, notifying principal of any unclean or unsafe classroom conditions.

Monitors classroom activities making students responsible for putting materials, supplies, tools, etc., safely and neatly away at the end of class session.

SUPERVISION:

Responsible to:
School principal with staff assistance from the Special Education Department.

Responsible for:
Students assigned to severely handicapped class. Severely Handicapped Credential.


CREDENTIAL:
Severely Handicapped Credential.


EDUCATION:
Bachelor's Degree, including all courses needed to meet credential requirements. Course work in the psychological characteristics of exceptional children and remedial


EXPERIENCE:
Extensive experience in working with severely handicapped pupils, and/or in remedial teaching techniques. Community based critical skills is desirable, as is experience with establishing behavior management programs.


PERSONAL QUALITIES:
Appearance, grooming and personality which establish a desirable example for pupils. Ability to meet district standards for physical and mental health.

Empathy for pupils with severe learning problems (academic and emotional) and the ability to gain job satisfaction from observing small steps of growth.

Ability to relate to students, parents, medical and psychological advisors, school administrators, and other classroom teachers.

Requirements / Qualifications

Valid California teaching credential:
Education Specialist Instruction (Moderate/Severe or Extensive Support Needs)

OR Proof of University Intern Eligibility:
Education Specialist Instruction (Moderate/Severe or Extensive Support Needs) - English Learner Authorization

The attached credential copy must include DETAILED credential information, including the document number, authorization code, authorization description, issue date, and expiration date.

Such copies can be obtained using the Commission on Teacher Credentialing website link through the "Secured Search" option. "SUITABLE FOR FRAMING" VERSIONS AND EXPIRED COPIES OF YOUR CREDENTIAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Copy of Transcript (ALL Undergraduate AND Graduate Coursework)
Credential Copy (DETAILED - NON EXPIRED copy from CTC website as described OR an Intern Eligible letter from your University)
English Learner Authorization
Letter of Introduction
Letter(s) of Recommendation (Two (2) letters of recommendation - must be signed and dated within the last 24 months.

Only wet signatures and e-signatures will be accepted; names typed out in a stylized font will not be accepted as a signature.

Letters from relatives are not acceptable.)
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Requirements / Qualifications

Valid California teaching credential:
Education Specialist Instruction (Moderate/Severe or Extensive Support Needs)

OR Proof of University Intern Eligibility:
Education Specialist Instruction (Moderate/Severe or Extensive Support Needs) - English Learner Authorization

The attached credential copy must include DETAILED credential information, including the document number, authorization code, authorization description, issue date, and expiration date.

Such copies can be obtained using the Commission on Teacher Credentialing website link through the "Secured Search" option. "SUITABLE FOR FRAMING" VERSIONS AND EXPIRED COPIES OF YOUR CREDENTIAL WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.

Copy of Transcript (ALL Undergraduate AND Graduate Coursework)
Credential Copy (DETAILED - NON EXPIRED copy from CTC website as described OR an Intern Eligible letter from your University)
English Learner Authorization
Letter of Introduction
Letter(s) of Recommendation (Two (2) letters of recommendation - must be signed and dated within the last 24 months.

Only wet signatures and e-signatures will be accepted; names typed out in a stylized font will not be accepted as a signature.

Letters from relatives are not acceptable.)
Resume

Comments and Other Information

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HOUSE APPLICANTS:
Please complete a transfer request during the advertising of this vacancy.

Forms are available on the District website and in the Human Resources office, which can be emailed or delivered to Dana Molina, Credential Technician.

OUTSIDE APPLICANTS:
Please apply on Please scan and attach all required documents to your EDJOIN application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. We do not accept documents by mail, email, fax, or personal delivery. If you experience technical difficulties, please call the EdJoin Help Desk Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at The Chino Valley Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education and employment.

The District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual and discriminatory), or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, immigration status, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in its programs, activities, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

(CVUSD BP 410, 1312.3, 5131.2, 5145.3, 5145.

7, The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Grace Park, Ed. D.

Deputy Superintendent Title II Coordinator (Employees) Chino Valley USD 13461 Ramona Avenue, Chino, CA Robert Nelson Coordinator, Equity, Diversity, & Support Systems Title IX Coordinator District Coordinator for Nondiscrimination Equity Compliance Officer Chino Valley USD 13461 Ramona Avenue, Chino, CA Ann-Marie Hickerson Coordinator, Student Support Services District Section 504 Coordinator Title II Coordinator (Students) Chino Valley USD 13461 Ramona Avenue, Chino, CA Students have the right to a free public education, regardless of immigration status or religious beliefs.

More information about these rights is available from the California Attorney General, Know Your Rights Learn more about Title IX, Student Rights Under Title IX.

For more information on Title IX, visit

Comments and Other Information

IN-


HOUSE APPLICANTS:
Please complete a transfer request during the advertising of this vacancy.

Forms are available on the District website and in the Human Resources office, which can be emailed or delivered to Dana Molina, Credential Technician.

OUTSIDE APPLICANTS:
Please apply on Please scan and attach all required documents to your EDJOIN application. Incomplete applications will not be accepted. We do not accept documents by mail, email, fax, or personal delivery. If you experience technical difficulties, please call the EdJoin Help Desk Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. at The Chino Valley Unified School District is committed to equal opportunity for all individuals in education and employment.

The District prohibits discrimination, intimidation, harassment (including sexual and discriminatory), or bullying based on a person's actual or perceived race, color, ancestry, national origin, nationality, ethnicity, ethnic group identification, immigration status, age, religion, marital or parental status, physical or mental disability, sex, sexual orientation, gender, gender identity, gender expression, or association with a person or group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics in its programs, activities, and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups.

(CVUSD BP 410, 1312.3, 5131.2, 5145.3, 5145.

7, The following employees have been designated to handle questions and complaints of alleged discrimination:
Grace Park, Ed. D.

Deputy Superintendent Title II Coordinator (Employees) Chino Valley USD 13461 Ramona Avenue, Chino, CA Robert Nelson Coordinator, Equity, Diversity, & Support Systems Title IX Coordinator District Coordinator for Nondiscrimination Equity Compliance Officer Chino Valley USD 13461 Ramona Avenue, Chino, CA Ann-Marie Hickerson Coordinator, Student Support Services District Section 504 Coordinator Title II Coordinator (Students) Chino Valley USD 13461 Ramona Avenue, Chino, CA Students have the right to a free public education, regardless of immigration status or religious beliefs.

More information about these rights is available from the California Attorney General, Know Your Rights Learn more about Title IX, Student Rights Under Title IX.

For more information on Title IX, visit

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