This position is open to internal HEA contract holders only.

Position Information:
The Highline Public Schools Human Resources Department is seeking a Secondary Peer Mentor to join their team of educators for the 2023-2024 school year!


SUMMARY: The Central Office Specialist is an accomplished teacher who serves in a leadership role at the system level. A specialist provides expert consultation through facilitating collaboration, instructional coaching, and serving as a system leader across a variety of roles. The Central Office Specialist sees their ongoing learning and development as essential to achieve equitable results for all students.

Peer Mentors serve the district’s early career teachers as they advance in the profession from induction through advanced certification. The twin goals of the program are to improve student learning in the beginning teacher’s classroom and to increase retention of early career teachers.

A peer mentor is a skilled advocate around equity-driven practices and processed. They are a master teacher who nurtures professional growth and excellence by consulting, collaborating, and coaching. They provide expert consultation to district and school leaders on the induction and professional certification processes; they collaborate with an extended network of school-based mentors in support of early career teachers; and they coach others in process skills (observation, reflection, professional growth planning,) as well as content-based instructional skills needed for early career success and advancement in the teaching profession.


For a full job description, please see the attachment.

Eligible Highline Public School employees are offered a comprehensive benefits package. Check them out here!

The Highline strategic plan is centered on Our Promise. It includes five big goals for Highline students, supported by Our Foundation:

• Equity. We will disrupt institutional biases and end inequitable practices, so all students have an equal chance at success.
• Instruction. We will reduce achievement and opportunity gaps by using culturally responsive, inclusive, standards-based instruction.
• Relationships. We will know our students by name, strength and need and have open, two-way communication with students, families, and community partners.
• Support. We will increase student success by supporting their social-emotional and academic needs.

Highline Public Schools, District #401, reserves the right to privilege current employees in the hiring process. Highline Public Schools, District #401, complies with all federal rules and regulations and does not discriminate in admission, access, treatment, or employment in education programs or hiring practices on the basis of race, creed, religion, color, national origin, age, sex, sexual orientation including gender expression or identity, marital status, honorably-discharged veteran or military status, the presence of any sensory, mental, or physical disability, or the use of a trained dog guide or service animal by a person with a disability. This holds true for all students who are interested in participating in educational programs and/or extracurricular activities. Highline Public Schools also provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. See Board Policy 5010 for Highline’s commitment to nondiscrimination and affirmative action. Any person having inquiries should contact: Age Discrimination Act, Americans with Disabilities Act, Affirmative Action, Civil Rights Act (employees), and Title IX: Chief Talent Officer, 206.631.3121, title.ix@highlineschools.org; Civil Rights Act (students): Ombudsman, 206.631.3104, civilrightscoordinator@highlineschools.org; Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act- Director of Social Services and Mental Health, 206.631.3255, 504coordinator@highlineschools.org, Address: 15675 Ambaum Blvd. SW, Burien, WA 98166.