Carson City School District hiring full-time, benefited positions
The Carson City School District on Tuesday approved pay increases to support urgently needed full- and part-time positions including nutrition workers, bus drivers, custodians and administrative assistants.
Carson City school trustees approved significant pay increases to part-time positions during Tuesday’s school board meeting. The district has open positions for nutrition workers, bus drivers, custodians and administrative assistants. “The federal and state response to the COVID-19 pandemic has incentivized individuals to stay home, out of the workforce, and draw from unemployment,” said Associate Superintendent Jose Delfin, who oversees the Human Resources Department for the Carson City School District. “Of course, last year, when people could not physically leave their homes, that made sense. But now as we are reopening more fully, many positions continue to remain vacant.” Additionally, with the state’s new school funding mechanism projecting flat or decreased funding in Nevada for the next several years, many districts are “belt-tightening.” However, there are necessary operational positions that still need to be filled. “We are in grave need of workers at this point,” Delfin said. “Currently, the district employs 950 full-time and 225 part-time staff members. Of the 360 educational support personnel working for the school district, 100 staffers work 40 hours a week for 12 months. The other 260 personnel average 30 to 35 hours a week for 10 or 11 months.” All full-time, benefited employees earn retirement and health benefits. A beginning bus driver working full-time with no experience now makes $14.32 an hour with full benefits. A nutrition employee working full-time with no experience now makes $13.65 an hour with full benefits, or part-time earning $11.76 an hour. A starting custodian working full-time with no experience now makes $13.91 an hour with full benefits and a substitute custodian can earn $13.65 an hour. Crossing guards will now earn $11.76 an hour. The benefits package is available for those who work 30-plus hours a week, including the transportation department in which they work 20 hours per week and earn health and retirement benefits. The school district also tries to keep a pool of 60 dependable substitute teachers at the elementary, middle and high school levels, along with needing a few substitute nurses each year, Delfin said. To apply, visit carsoncityschools.com.
