Employment Opportunities
The Arizona Department of Education (ADE) Human Resources office proudly serves ADE employees and prospective applicants. Please note that human resources-related inquiries and hiring procedures for schools and districts are not facilitated by ADE or the ADE's Human Resources office. Please contact your school or district's Human Resources office for support.
ADE is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Please review the Arizona Department of Education's Non-Discrimination Policy. During all phases of the selection process, people with a disability may request a reasonable accommodation, such as a sign language interpreter, by contacting the ADE Human Resources office at (602) 542-3186 or [email protected].
Work for ADE
Applicants who are not currently State employees with a State of Arizona agency can view the available opportunities at ADE by selecting DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION from the Agency dropdown field.
Applicants who are currently State employees with a State of Arizona agency are required to access job opportunities through the State of Arizona's Human Resources Division.
Please email [email protected] or call (602) 542-4700 if you need additional help using the system.
State Benefits Summary
The State of Arizona provides an excellent comprehensive benefits package. For a complete list of benefits, visit the benefits summary page.
- Affordable medical, dental, life, and short-term disability insurance plans
- Top-ranked retirement and long-term disability plans
- Ten paid holidays per year
- Vacation time accrued at 4.00 hours bi-weekly for the first 3 years
- Sick time accrued at 3.70 hours bi-weekly
- Paid Parental Leave-Up to 12 weeks per year paid leave for newborn or newly-placed foster/adopted child (pilot program).
- Deferred compensation plan
- Wellness plans
If you are interested in working for a school, district or charter, educators are hired at the school or district level. You will need to look for openings at the districts for which you are interested. One way to do this is by watching school district websites. Many districts also post at the following site, which you may find to be useful too (choose the Job Seekers option).