Employment Benefits

BENEFITS OVERVIEW:

Below is a sampling of the benefits available to our employees. To receive part-time benefits, you must work 20 to 29.5 per week; Full-time benefits begin at 30+ hours per week. We have school year only and year round full-time positions so benefits can vary. 

Contact Laurie Wirtz (x3311) or Cassandra Searby (x3307) for more information. 

BENEFITS ELIGIBLE: 

  • Up to 10 paid holidays depending on schedule/position
  • Paid vacation for 12-month employees
  • Up to 12 sick days per year depending on schedule/position 
  • Comprehensive, custom benefits that can include:
    • Medical
    • Dental
    • Vision
    • Life Insurance
  • Three medical plans to choose from
  • Professional development 
  • Access to Section 125 Plan Flexible Spending account tax-free medical spending
  • Employee Assistance Program
  • Paid leave for jury duty, military, and bereavement
  • Many community discounts to include Verizon, AT&T, some insurance companies, etc. More information can be found here: https://www.myeducationdiscount.com/

RETIREMENT BENEFITS: 

  • PERSI (Public Employee Retirement System of Idaho)
  • Defined Benefit Plan (Consistent Lifetime Retirement including yearly COLA)
  • Employee contributes (Classified - 6.71%) (Certified - 7.62%) of earnings pretax
  • KSD Schools contributes (Classified - 11.18%) (Certified - 12.69%)
  • Employees can fully vest in 60 months
  • Unused sick leave can accumulate and be converted to cash to pay medical insurance premiums during PERSI retirement 
  • PERSI members can retire with full-payment at age 65 OR when your age plus your years of service equal 90.