Employment
Apply today to be a part of a dynamic diverse professional community!
Douglas County is a special place to live and a great place to build a career in education.
Our professional community is a diverse and intelligent group of educators who share a passion for teaching and learning. Everyone here believes in the mission of Douglas County School District and works daily to Empower, Prepare, Inspire and Connect the next generation to lead lives of purpose and meaning.
We’re looking for people who share our joy for learning, who are naturally curious, and who are passionate about the transformative power of education.
“When I've said I need help in this district, there's
like a battalion of help from staff, teachers & parents.”
- Jose R. | Teacher
administration POSITIONs
- Administration Dean/Athletic Director - Douglas High School
- Elementary School Principal - Gardnerville Elementary School
STAFF TRAINER
- EPIC Learning Instructional Coaches - (2 Positions Available) 2 Years Only - District Wide
Athletics/ activity POSITIONS
- Boys' JV Soccer Coach (Stipend) - Douglas High School
- Cross Country Assistant Coach - Carson Valley Middle School
- Track Head Coach - Pau Wa Lu Middle School
- Softball Head Coach - Whittell High School
- Cross Country Head Coach - Douglas High School
Student support service positions
CLASSROOM / PLAYGROUND AIDES
- Instructional Para Educator II (177 days / 6.0 hrs) - Zephyr Cove Elementary School
- Instructional Para Educator II (177 days / 4.5 hrs) - Jacks Valley Elementary School
SCHOOL COUNSELORS
- Secondary School Counselor - (3 Positions Available) - Douglas High School
- Secondary School Counselor - (3 Positions Available) - ASPIRE High School
SCHOOL SOCIAL WORKER
- School Social Worker - District Wide
HEARING IMPAIRED
- Deaf and Hard of Hearing Teacher - District Wide
PSYCHOLOGIST
- School Psychologist - (2 Positions Available) - District Wide
SPEECH AND LANGUAGE PATHOLOGIST
- Speech and Language Pathologist - District Wide
VISUALLY IMPAIRED
- Visual Impairment Specialist .5 FTE - District Wide
Special Education Aide - IEP
- Special Education Para (6.0 hrs /177 days) - Carson Valley Middle School
- Special Education Para (6.5 hrs /177 days) - Carson Valley Middle School
- Special Education Para (6.0 hrs /177 days) - Douglas High School
- Special Education Para (6.5 hrs /177 days) - Douglas High School
- Special Education Para (4.5 hrs / 177 days) - Zephyr Cove Elementary School
- Special Education Para (6.0 hrs /177 days) - Douglas High School
- Special Education Para (5.5 hrs /177 days) - CC Meneley Elementary School
- Special Education Para (3.5 hrs /177 days) - Jacks Valley Elementary School
Substitute positions
- Substitute Special Education Paras - District Wide
- Substitute Classroom/Playground Aide - District Wide
- Substitute Bus Aide - District Wide
- Substitute Health Service Nurse - District Wide
- Substitute Bus Driver - District Wide
- Substitute Nutrition Program - District Wide
- Substitute Teacher - Certified - District Wide
- Substitute Teacher / Math Tutor - Certified - Jacobsen High School
Support staff POSITIONS
- School Nutrition Rover - School Nutrition Program (5 hours / 177 days) - District Wide
- Assistant Cook (6.75 hours / 177 days) - Carson Valley Middle School
- Bus Driver - Student Transportation - District Wide
- Cashier Helper II - Student Nutrition Program (18 hours per week) - Whittell High School / Zephyr Cove Elementary
- Cashier Helper II - School Nutrition Program (3.50 hours / 177 days) - Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School
- Cashier Helper II - School Nutrition Program (2.50 hours / 177 days) - Minden Elementary School
FACILITY POSITIONS
- Custodian - SWING SHIFT (8 hrs / 260 days) - Whittell High School / Zephyr Cove Elementary
- Custodian - SWING SHIFT (8 hrs / 260 days) - Minden Elementary School / Pau Wa Lu Middle
- Custodian - Rover (186 days / 8 hours per day) - District Wide
- Custodian - SWING SHIFT (8 hrs / 260 days) - C.C Meneley Elementary School
- Head Custodian I Night Lead - SWING SHIFT (8 hrs / 260 days) - Douglas High School
- Head Custodian III - (8 hrs / 260 days) - Douglas High School
Teaching POSITIONS
Elementary School Positions
- Special Education Teacher Early Childhood- CC Meneley Elementary School
- Special Education Teacher - Gardnerville Elementary School
- Special Education Teacher - Jacks Valley Elementary School
- Special Education Teacher - CC Meneley Elementary School
- Elementary Classroom Teacher - 5th Grade - Jacks Valley Elementary School
- Pre-K Early Childhood Teacher - General Education- Jacks Valley Elementary School
- Classroom Teacher - Learning Strategist - Gardnerville Elementary School
Middle School Positions
- Spanish Teacher - Carson Valley Middle School
- Social Studies - Carson Valley Middle School
- Science Teacher - Carson Valley Middle School
- Special Education Teacher-CLS- Carson Valley Middle School
- Special Education Teacher-CLS- Pau-Wa-Lu Middle School
High School Positions
- Art Classroom Teacher - Whittell High School / Zephyr Cove Elementary
- ESL Classroom Teacher - Whittell High School / Zephyr Cove Elementary
- Secondary ESL Classroom Teacher - Douglas High School
- Secondary Computer Science - Douglas High School
- Agriculture Classroom Teacher - Douglas High School
- Secondary Multimedia/Graphic Design/ Art Teacher - Douglas High School
- Secondary Spanish - Douglas High School
- Secondary Math Teacher - Douglas High School
- Secondary Science/Physical - Douglas High School
- Secondary Special Education Teacher (3 Positions Available) - Douglas High School
“There are only a few places like Lake Tahoe, Minden and Gardnerville. If you like being outside, this place is impossible to beat.”
- Blaine S. | Principal
“I love the four seasons. We love all the activities. We are hikers and kayakers, and we do a lot of fishing and camping.”
- Cris J. | EPIC Coach
Questions? Email Joe Girdner, Executive Director of Human Resources:
jgirdner@dcsd.k12.nv.us or call 775-782-7177