Hard-to-Fill Positions

As of October 2025, the following positions are considered hard-to-fill for the purposes of identifying one aspect of potential eligibility for retirees to return under SB1049; other requirements must also be met in order for consideration. Please view the most recent Retirement FAQ for your specific employee group regarding SB1049 eligibility on the Retire from PPS webpage. 

• Educators
  • Special Education 
  • Dual Language - Spanish Immersion
  • PE
  • Speech Language Pathologist (SLP)
• Classified
  • Paraeducators
• Custodial & Maintenance
• Substitutes
  • Secretaries

Layoff Positions

There are several requirements that must be met in order for someone to retire and be rehired under the PERS bubble. One of those requirements is there may not be anyone in layoff/recall status in the position. As of October 2025, the following positions have individuals in layoff/recall status, and current employees would not be eligible for rehire under the PERS bubble.

• Art
• BCBA
• CTE - Biotech 
• CTE - Visual and Performing Arts
• Dance
• Drama
• Health
• Restorative Justice Coordinator
• Site Support Instructor (SSI)
• World Language - French
• World Language - Mandarin

Note some of the PFSP layoff areas are under full or partial layoffs:

• Admin. Secretary
• Behavior Intervention Specialist (BIS)
• Book Clerk - High School
• Clerk
• Community Agent - Spanish
• Community Agent - Vietnamese
• Educational Assistant (EA)
• Educational Assistant (EA) - Bilingual Spanish
• Instructional Technology Assistant (ITA) 
• Language Access Specialist
• Library Assistant
• School Admin. Assistant III
• Study Hall Monitor