Since CSDR is a State Operated Program, the employees are hired through the California State Civil Service system.
There are positions that are Exempt from the Civil Service hiring system and they are any instructional/teaching position at CSDR.
This does NOT include the classification of Teaching Assistant, which is a California State Civil Service classification.
Instructional positions, such as Teachers, Teacher Specialist, and Supervising Teachers, are exempt from the California Civil Service System. What this means is that a person does not have to take a Civil Service exam and be on a Civil Service list for the position of teacher.The instructional staff at CSDR are members of the Public Employees’ Retirement System (PERS), receive health, dental, and vision benefit options.Teachers work a 184-days school year, Teacher Specialist positions work a 194-day school year, and Supervising Teacher positions work a 204-day school year. In order to apply for an instructional opening at CSDR, the qualifications listed in the job announcement must be met, an instructional employment application must be filled out, signed and sent to the address listed in the announcement for the job.

