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Thank you for your interest in employment with Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD). As we are committed to becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization, we are seeking individuals whose passion for education prioritizes the value of leading with racial equity. We recognize our collective responsibility in dismantling institutional racism, and we have established a set of Antiracist Leadership Competencies to support staff in living out these competencies through their work. We believe it is critically important to assure opportunity and access for those who have historically been excluded. In support of our commitment, we prohibit discrimination based on national origin, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation including gender identity, or a physical, mental or sensory disability.
PSESD is home to a community of educational advocates focused on supporting success for each child by eliminating the opportunity gap and leading with racial equity. We offer a culture of collaboration, improvement and align the ambition of our mission with the growth of our employees. With over 400 staff members across 100 different programs in King and Pierce counties, we actively seek to employ a diverse, skilled workforce that reflects the students, families and communities we serve. We invest in our employees through outstanding benefits including medical, dental, and vision plans; Department of Retirement Systems participation; generous vacation, sick, and holiday leaves; subsidized ORCA cards; and alternative work arrangements. For non-union positions, please review our Benefits of Employment booklet, and for union positions please visit the School Employees Benefits Board website for more information.
In support of public health, employment with Puget Sound ESD requires Early Learning staff and staff in positions working directly with children or vulnerable adults have full COVID-19 vaccination. There is no need for applicants to submit supporting documents. Individuals that are offered positions will be informed of the process to submit their documents at the time of offer.
How to Apply
How to apply for job opportunities at PSESD
Each PSESD job opportunity is advertised with a best consideration date. Those who apply by that date will have the greatest opportunity for consideration. However, jobs remain posted and we continue to accept applications beyond that date until the position is officially filled or closed (applications received after the best consideration date may not be reviewed). Applicants selected for an interview will be notified by email and/or phone. Otherwise, applicants will be notified of their status during the screening and/or selection process by email.
Application Process:
PSESD is transitioning to a new application system with School Jobs (powered by NEOED/NEOEGOV). As we work to fully transition you will notice some job postings in Fast Track and some in School Jobs. Within each individual job posting it identifies which application system you are required to apply. We appreciate your patience and flexibility.
Fast Track Application System:
Complete an online application in the Fast Track Application System. Applicants are required to include the following attachments within the online application in order to be considered for open positions:
- Cover Letter: Clearly reflect how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications.
- Resume: Include complete work history along with dates of employment and job responsibilities, education, and certifications.
- Additional Documents: In some cases, additional required documents may be required and will be specified in the job opening announcement/advertisement.
School Jobs Application System
Complete an online application in the School Jobs Application System. Jobs listed in the Current Career Opportunities are newly opened job openings available for qualified candidates to apply. For promotional opportunities for internal candidates only jobs are listed in under Internal Job Postings.
Applicants are required to include the following attachments within the online application in order to be considered for open positions:
- Cover Letter: Clearly reflect how you meet the minimum and preferred qualifications.
- Resume: Include complete work history along with dates of employment and job responsibilities, education, and certifications.
- Additional Documents: In some cases, additional required documents may be required and will be specified in the job opening announcement/advertisement.
Important Applicant Notices:
- Disclosures and Certification Requirements
- Job Sharing Policy
- Non-Discrimination Policy
- Non-Discrimination and Affirmative Action Policy
Need Help?
For technical assistance, questions regarding specific employment opportunities, or persons with disabilities needing assistance or an alternative application format, please contact Human Resources at (425) 917-7609 or jobs@psesd.org. Please note that due to the large volume of applications received, we regret that we are not able to respond to individual inquiries regarding your application status. We appreciate your interest in employment at PSESD.
Non-Discrimination Statement
Non-Discrimination Statement
Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) is committed to becoming an Antiracist Multicultural Organization. The ESD recognizes and values the racial and cultural diversity of its staff and believes this diversity strengthens the agency, stimulates creativity, promotes the exchange of ideas, and enriches staff engagement. We take personal responsibility to do our best work to support the quality, equity and effectiveness of educational programs through partnerships with K-12 education, early learning, higher education, and public and private organizations - motivated by a deep desire to ensure that every child has the opportunity to reach their fullest potential.
PSESD recognizes the historical impact on marginalized groups such as people of color and people with who are English language learners in employment opportunities. PSESD believes it is critically important to assure opportunity and access for those who have historically been excluded. In support of this commitment, the agency prohibits discrimination in all aspects of its education programs and employment practices against any employee, applicant, student, intern or volunteer because of sex, race, creed, color, national origin, language, immigrant, refugee, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, pregnancy, marital status, religion, age, veteran or military status, physical, sensory, or mental disability or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability.
No student shall be denied an equal educational opportunity or be unlawfully discriminated against because of national origin, race, religion, gender, pregnancy, marital status, sexual orientation including gender identity, or a physical, mental or sensory disability. PSESD complies with applicable federal, state, and local laws as may pertain thereto. The administrator for Human Resources and Organization Development will serve as the compliance officer for this policy and also serves as the Title IX/RCW 28A.640 Officer and Section 504 Coordinator.
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Thank you for your interest in employment with Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD). Please remember to review our guidelines on how to apply. For technical assistance, questions regarding specific employment opportunities, or persons with disabilities needing assistance or an alternative application format, please contact Human Resources at (425) 917-7609 or jobs@psesd.org. Please note that due to the large volume of applications received, we regret that we are not able to respond to individual inquiries regarding your application status.
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Location: Renton
Job type: Full Time
Hiring Salary Range: $64,547.00 - $84,691.00 (Salary Band G)
Full Salary Range: $64,547.00 - $93,483.00 (Salary Band G)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks an Executive Assistant to plan, implement, direct, and maintain the assigned department by providing a wide variety of complex and confidential administrative and project implementation support; analyzing requests and providing recommendations for action; and communicating information to staff, other organizations, public agencies, and governing bodies.
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Location: Renton
Job type: Full Time
Hiring Salary Range: $82,380.00 - $108,090.00 (Salary Band L)
Full Salary Range: $82,380.00 - $119,311.00(Salary Band L)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support
Puget Sound ESD seeks a Mathematics Program Manager to establish and sustain regional services in mathematics based on local needs, ensuring availability of supporting resources.
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Location: Based in Renton with hybrid in-office/telework work options available
Job Type: Full time, Year 'round
Salary: $64,547 - $84,691 Annually (Salary Band G)
Department: Workers' Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool
Puget Sound Workers’ Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool seeks an experienced Executive Assistant to support the leadership team and staff with administrative tasks and projects aligned with minimizing school districts’ total cost of workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation risk and maximizing injured workers’ outcomes.
Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full time, Year 'round
Salary: $110,397 – $144,851 (Salary Band R)
Department: Workers' Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool
Puget Sound Workers’ Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool (PSWCT/UP) seeks an experienced Director of Claims to provide leadership and subject matter expertise to a well-established, high-quality claims handling function encompassing the management of workers’ compensation and unemployment compensation claims.
Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full time, Year ‘Round
Hiring Salary Range: $82,380 – $108,090 (Salary Band L)
Full Salary Range: $82,380 – $119,311 (Salary Band L)
Department: Workers' Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool
Puget Sound Workers’ Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool (PSWCT/UP) seeks a Claims Consultant to evaluate, process, and manage time-loss and medical-only workers’ compensation claims.
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Location: Office based in Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full time, 40hrs/week
Hiring Salary Range: $86,499 – $113,494 (Salary Band M)
Full Salary Range: $86,499 – $125,276 (Salary Band M)
Department: Financial Services/Business Office
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks an Assistant Fiscal Officer to provide support and technical assistance to the school districts and the public in the Puget Sound Educational Service District region
Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full time, year ‘round
Hiring Salary Range: $78,457 – $102,943 (Salary Band K)
Full Salary Range: $78,457 – $113,629 (Salary Band K)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support - Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a Manager to lead professional learning for our large Early Learning Program that provides ECEAP, Head Start, and Early Head Start services to approximately 5,000 children and families in King and Pierce Counties.
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Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full time, full year
Hiring Salary Range: $74,721 – $98,041 (Salary Band J)
Full Salary Range: $74,721 – $108,218 (Salary Band J)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support - Early Learning
Open to internal candidates only: Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks an internal candidate as a Senior Accounting Consultant in the Early Learning Program to provide effective oversite of the Grants Accounting Functions.
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Location: King County – Juvenile Rehabilitation Administration
Job Type: School Schedule - 180 days, 1,440 hours
Hiring Salary Range: $25.53 – $33.50 Hourly (Salary Band C)
Full Salary Range: $25.53 – $36.98 Hourly (Salary Band C)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support – Dropout Prevention & Re-Engagement
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks an Education Advocate to assist neglected, disconnected, at-risk, truant, out of school youth requiring school attendance, school engagement, and/or secondary alternative pathways through an Open Door/Reengagement program
Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full time, full year
Hiring Salary Range: $86,499 – $113,494 (Salary Band M)
Full Salary Range: $86,499 – $125,276 (Salary Band M)
Department: Workers' Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool
Puget Sound Workers’ Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool (PSWCT/UP) seeks a Nurse Case Manager to monitor, evaluate and coordinate the delivery of high quality, timely, cost-effective medical treatment and other health services
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Location: Pierce County – various locations TBD; office space in Tacoma on S Tacoma Way
Job Type: School Schedule – 180 days; 1,440 hours
Hiring Salary Range: $25.53 – $33.50 Hourly (Salary Band C)
Full Salary Range: $25.53 – $36.98 Hourly (Salary Band C)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support – Dropout Prevention & Re-Engagement
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks two Education Advocates to assist neglected, disconnected, at-risk, truant, out of school youth requiring school attendance, school engagement, and/or secondary alternative pathways through an Open Door/Reengagement program
Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full time (40hrs/week)
Hiring Salary Range: $58,546– $76,817 (Salary Band E)
Full Salary Range: $58,546– $84,792 (Salary Band E)
Department: Workers' Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool
Puget Sound Workers’ Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool (PSWCT/UP) seeks a Claims Coordinator to perform administrative and claims adjudication support functions encompassing incident and claim intake, data integrity validation, and claim file set-up.
Location: Educare Early Learning Center – White Center/Seattle, Washington
Job Type: Part Time, School Schedule (24 hours/week)
Salary: $24.31 – $31.90 Hourly (Salary Band B)
Department: Early Learning
*Deadline to apply extended
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a part time Family Support Specialist to manage and implement the centralized ERSEA (Eligibility, Recruitment, Selection, Enrollment, Attendance) system that supports two Spanish dual language classrooms at our Heritage Head Start program located in the Educare Learning Center.
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Location: Varies, please see list
Job Type: School Schedule (up to 40hrs/week for approx. 1,480 hours over 185 days)
Salary: $26.81 – $35.17 Hourly (Salary Band D)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support – Student Support Services
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks four Student Assistance Professionals to provide prevention and early intervention services to students at schools in the Puget Sound region.
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Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full Time, Full Year
Salary: $67,774 – $88,926 (Salary Band H)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support – Student Support Services
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a School Safety & Threat Assessment Consultant to coordinate the ongoing functioning of comprehensive school safety systems.
Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full-time, 40hrs/week
Salary: $67,774 – $88,926 (Salary Band H)
Department: Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks an Early Learning Coach for Education to provide support specifically for our ECLIPSE (Early Childhood Intervention and Prevention Services) classrooms.
Location: Renton, Washington, with up to 10% of time spent at ReLife School in Puyallup
Job Type: Full time, full year
Salary: $82,380 – $108,090 Annually (Salary Band L)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support – Student Support Services
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a School Nurse Corps Manager to serve as a health professional resource for districts within the ESD service area, including collaborating with the Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI) Health Services Supervisor in the development, implementation, and evaluation of required Student Health Services Plans.
Location: Keithley Middle School, Franklin Pierce School District
Job Type: School Schedule, 185 days/1,480 hours; 1-year duration with potential to extend
Salary: $26.81 – $35.17 Hourly (Salary Band D)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support – Student Support Services
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a dynamic, highly skilled Behavioral Health Student Assistance Professional to provide direct services to students (ages 10-21) at risk of mental health concerns and their families at Keithley Middle School in response to the increasing behavioral health needs of students due to the COVID pandemic.
Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full Time, Year ‘Round
Salary: $86,499 – $113,494 (Salary Band M)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support (LTFS) – Puget Sound College & Career Network
Puget Sound Educational School District seeks a Director of Postsecondary Programs to guide and manage the Puget Sound College & Career Network’s programming.
Location: Renton, Washington
Job Type: Full time, 40hrs/week
Salary: $64,547 – $84,691 (Salary Band G)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a dynamic, highly skilled Behavioral Health Coordinator to support increased access to behavioral health services and supports for students and families.
Location: Pacific, Washington
Job Type: Union represented, part time, school schedule:
- Floater Drivers: estimated 179 days, 18 hours/week minimum up to 40 hours/week
- Open Route: estimated 138 days/1,078.5 hours
Salary: $25.37 – $31.69 Hourly (Union Salary Band IV)
Department: Transportation
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks part-time Bus Drivers for our Early Learning and McKinney Vento Transportation Services to transport children to program-related activities.
Location: Educare Early Learning Center, White Center/Seattle
Job Type: Full time, Year ‘round
Salary: $50,574 – $66,358 (Salary Band B)
Department: Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a highly qualified Family Advocate to join our team.
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Locations: East Hill Elementary, Mill Creek Middle School, Neely O'Brien Elementary School, River Ridge Elementary School, Springbrook Elementary School
Job Type: Hourly, on-call. This is a non-regular classification and is not eligible for benefits.
Salary: $14.92/hr
Department: Expanded Learning Program
The After School Program Assistant supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children.
Location: Pacific, WA
Job Type: Non-Regular, On-Call/Hourly
Salary: $24.05/hour
Department: Transportation
The job of Substitute Bus Driver is done for the purpose/s of transporting children and families to their Head Start/ECEAP/MKV/Special needs related services; assisting with program activities; ensuring vehicle is in safe operating condition; and ensuring safety of students during transport, loading, and unloading from buses.
Location: ReLife School, Puyallup Washington
Job Type: School Schedule (8hrs/day, 208 days/year)
Salary: $25.53 – $33.50 Hourly (Salary Band C)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a skilled Behavior & Education Support Specialist to provide educational and behavioral support for severely behaviorally challenged youth attending the ReLife School in Puyallup, Washington.
Internships
Internship Opportunities
Explore internships available at Puget Sound Educational Service District (PSESD) and gain hands on experience working, learning and leading along side a team committed to eliminate the opportunity gap by leading with racial equity.
Please check here for College, High School and Career-Specific internship opportunities as they become available and apply to be part of our team.
Contact the Human Resources team to learn more about internship opportunities or find out how we may be able to partner empowering students to explore a new career through an internship program at PSESD. Email jobs@psesd.org or Phone (425) 917-7617
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