Working at the PSESD
Careers at PSESD
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 work arrangements of office/site-based, remote/telework, or a flexible combination of office and telework (please note, all remote/telework is to be completed within Washington State).
Beginning January 1, 2024 all positions at the ESD that are anticipated to work for at least 630 hours in a school year are eligible for enrollment in School Employee Benefits (SEBB), administered through the Healthcare Authority of Washington. Please visit the School Employees Benefits Board website for more information, or view a 2024 School Employee Enrollment Guide for plan details.
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 qualifications (and preferred qualifications if applicable).
- Resume: Provide complete chronological resume including all work history along with dates of employment (month and year) and job responsibilities, education, and certifications.
- Please note that salary placements for selected candidates will be based on related experience detailed in the resume provided via the application process
- Additional Documents: In some cases, additional 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 qualifications (and preferred qualifications if applicable).
- Resume: Provide complete chronological resume including all work history along with dates of employment (month and year) and job responsibilities, education, and certifications.
- Please note that salary placements for selected candidates will be based on related experience detailed in the resume provided via the application process
- Additional Documents: In some cases, additional 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
- New Hire Start Dates
Need Help?
For persons with disabilities needing assistance or an alternative application format, please contact Human Resources at 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: $28.61 - $37.53 (Salary Band D)
Full Salary Range: $28.61 - $41.43 (Salary Band D)
Department: Administration - Business Office
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a Administrative Assistant/Program Coordinator to coordinate AR and Cashiering activities and action plans; monitor Procurement Card program standards; and to provide technical assistance, resources, and ongoing support in the Business Office.
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Location: Educare Early Learning Center – White Center/Seattle
Job Type: Full time, Year ‘round
Hiring Salary Range: $72,321 – $94,892 (Salary Band H)
Full Salary Range: $72,321 – $104,742 (Salary Band H)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support - Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a Mentor Teacher to provide instructional leadership and reflective/ administrative support to early learning teaching staff for the Educare program.
Location: There is a total of 5-Home Visitor Vacancies across multiple locations:
Key Peninsula, Fife, Bonney Lake/Sumner/Orting, Clover Park, and Eatonville
Job Type: Full Time, Year-Round
Hiring Salary Range: $56,665 - $74,350 (Band C)
Full Salary Range: $56,665 - $82,068 (Band C)
Department: LTFS - Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational School District seeks a Home Visitor to provide quality home-based child development, family support and health/nutrition services and case management for pregnant participants, infants, and toddlers in an Early Head Start program serving families in Pierce County.
Location: Pierce County, Lakewood
Job Type: Full-time, Year Round
Hiring Salary Range: $56,665 - $74,350 (Salary Band C)
Full Salary Range: $56,665 - $82,068 (Salary Band C)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support - Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational School District seeks a Home Visitor to provide quality home-based child development, family support and health/nutrition services and case management for pregnant participants, infants, and toddlers in an Early Head Start program serving families in Pierce County.
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Location: Office based in Renton with possibility of remote work (remote work to be completed within Washington State only)
Job Type: Full time, year 'round
Hiring Salary Range: $101,762 - $133,521 (Salary Band O)
Full Salary Range: $101,762 -$147,383 (Salary Band O)
Department: Workers' Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool
Puget Sound Workers’ Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool (PSWCT/UP) seeks an experienced Senior Risk Consultant to lead safety and pre-loss activities aimed at cultivating a best-practice risk management culture to promote health and safety at the workplace.
Location: Office based in Renton with possibility of remote work (remote work to be completed within Washington State only)
Job Type: Full time, year 'round
Hiring Salary Range: $83,720 -$109,849 (Salary Band K)
Full Salary Range: $83,720 -$121,252 (Salary Band K)
Department: Workers' Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool
Puget Sound Workers’ Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool (PSWCT/UP) seeks an experienced Risk Consultant to lead safety and pre-loss initiatives aimed at cultivating a best-practice risk management culture to promote health and safety at the workplace.
Location: Office based in Renton with possibility of remote work (remote work to be completed within Washington State only)
Job Type: Full time, year 'round
Hiring Salary Range: $62,474 - $81,970 (Salary Band E)
Full Salary Range: $62,474 -$90,481 (Salary Band E)
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: Renton
Job Type: Full-time
Hiring Salary Range: $79,733 - $104,618 (Salary Band J)
Full Salary Range: $79,733 - $115,478 (Salary Band J)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support - Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks an Early Learning Mental Health Therapist to provide leadership and partnership within early learning systems to ensure mental health therapies for children and families in a range of early learning program services and systems.
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Locations: Vashon Island High School
Job type: School Schedule 185 days and 1480 hours
Hiring Salary Range: $28.61 - $37.53 (Salary Band D)
Full Salary Range: $28.61 - $41.43 (Salary Band D)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support - Student Support Services
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a Student Assistance Professional to provide prevention and early intervention services to students at Vashon Island High School within Vashon Island School District.
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Location: Itinerant services per contracts with districts in King and Pierce Counties
Job type: School Schedule (213 days/1704 hours per school year)
Hiring Salary Range: $28.61 - $37.53 Hourly (Salary Band D)
Full Salary Range: $28.61 - $41.43 Hourly (Salary Band D)
Department: Learning, Teaching & Family Supports
The PSESD seeks a motivated, dedicated, and experienced Behavior Technician (Registered) to join the Puget Sound Educational Service District’s (PSESD) mobile positive behavioral support response team comprised of a Behavior Specialist, Special Education Coach, and a Social Worker. This team mobilizes to referring school districts in response to students with complex behavioral support needs.
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Location: Office based in Renton with possibility of remote work (remote work to be completed within Washington State only)
Job Type: Full time, year 'round
Hiring Salary Range: $84,934.00 - $111,441.00 Annually (Band L)
Full Salary Range: $84,934.00 - $123,010.00 Annually (Band L)
Department: Workers' Compensation Trust and Unemployment Pool
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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 within the guidelines of Washington State industrial insurance laws and regulations, documenting activities, and conveying information regarding claims and benefits. Apply now |
Location: Educare Learning Center
Job Type: Full-time
Hiring Salary Range: $20.55 - $32.20 (PSA Salary Band 1a & III)
Full Salary Range: $20.55 - $35.54 (PSA Salary Band 1a & III)
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support - Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks highly qualified Union Teachers to join our team of educators and work in strong collaborative partnership with the classroom teaching teams. Job duties include collaboration with the teaching teams, providing developmentally appropriate integrated curriculum that meets the needs of the classroom community.
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Location: Tukwila School District
Job type: School Schedule 185 days and 1480 hours
Hiring Salary Range: $28.61 - $37.53 (Salary Band D)
Full Salary Range: $28.61 - $41.43 (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 within Fife Public Schools in response to the increasing behavioral health needs of students due to the COVID pandemic. Behavioral Health Student Assistance Professionals provide an array of mental health services including administering and interpreting screening and assessment, utilizing evidence based mental health practices to guide prevention and intervention services, and coordinate with school staff and community resources for the purposes of mitigating and/or reducing behavioral health concerns, and improving health and learning preparedness.
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Location: Educare
Job Type: Full time, full year
Hiring Salary Range: $54,749 - $71,836
Full Salary Range: $54,749 - $79,293
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support - Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a highly qualified Preschool Lead Teacher to join our team of educators and lead a classroom unit working in a strong collaborative partnership with the Teacher and Assistant Teacher. Job duties include designing and leading children’s learning, documenting children’s outcomes, and working with families. The Educare lead teacher develop and implements academic, behavior, developmental, health and nutrition plans for the purpose of maximizing students’ outcome, achieving program objectives and encouraging home school connection. The lead teacher and the teaching team implement diverse experiences that support global learning focusing on the child’s back experience and heritage.
Location: Educare
Job Type: Full time, full year
Hiring Salary Range: $26.32 - $34.54/hour
Full Salary Range: $26.32 - $38.12/hour
Department: Learning, Teaching, and Family Support - Early Learning
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a highly qualified Infant/Toddler Lead Teacher to join our team of educators and lead a classroom unit working in a strong collaborative partnership with the Teacher and Assistant Teacher. Job duties include designing and leading children’s learning, documenting children’s outcomes, and working with families. The Educare lead teacher develop and implements academic, behavior, developmental, health and nutrition plans for the purpose of maximizing students’ outcome, achieving program objectives and encouraging home school connection. The lead teacher and the teaching team implement diverse experiences that support global learning focusing on the child’s back experience and heritage.
Location: Puyallup
Job type: School Schedule (208 days/1664 hours per school year)
Hiring Salary Range: $26.32 - $34.54 hourly (Salary Band C)
Full Salary Range: $26.32 - $38.12 hourly (Salary Band C)
Department: Learning, Teaching & Family Supports
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.
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Location: PSESD Transportation - Pacific, WA
Job type: Union represented, School Schedule, at least 18 hours/week
Hiring Salary Range: $27.47 - $34.30 Hourly
Full Salary Range: $27.47 - $37.86 Hourly
Department: Administration
Puget Sound Educational Service District seeks a Bus Driver for our Early Learning Transportation Services to transport children to program-related activities.
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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. Work schedules are created with staff and site coordinators input. Days and times vary by location. Available weekdays between 2:00-6:00pm and if school has morning program prior to 9:00am. Schedules ranges from 6-16 hours per week. Candidates must be available at least 2 days per week to be considered.
Salary: $20.43/hr
Department: Learning, Teaching & Family Support
The Expanded Learning Program Sr. Assistant supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children.
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. Work schedules are created with staff and site coordinators input. Days and times vary by location. Available weekdays between 2:00-6:00pm and if school has morning program prior to 9:00am. Schedules ranges from 6-16 hours per week. Candidates must be available at least 2 days per week to be considered.
Salary: $18.36/hr
Department: Learning, Teaching & Family Support
The Expanded Learning Program Assistant supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children.
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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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. Work schedules are created with staff and site coordinators input. Days and times vary by location. Available weekdays between 2:00-6:00pm and if school has morning program prior to 9:00am. Schedules ranges from 6-16 hours per week. Candidates must be available at least 2 days per week to be considered.
Salary: $16.28/hr
Department: Learning, Teaching & Family Support
The Expanded Learning Program - College Intern supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children.
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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. Work schedules are created with staff and site coordinators input. Days and times vary by location. Available weekdays between 2:00-6:00pm and if school has morning program prior to 9:00am. Schedules ranges from 6-16 hours per week. Candidates must be available at least 2 days per week to be considered.
Salary: $16.28/hr
Department: Learning, Teaching & Family Support
The Expanded Learning Program - High School Intern supports the creation of community learning centers that provide academic enrichment opportunities during non-school hours for children.