Herc-Higher Education Recruitment Consortium

Cascadia offers a comprehensive benefits package to our full-time and part-time permanent employees and other benefits-eligible positions.

Administrative Exempt, Classified, and Full-Time Faculty Positions

Comprehensive benefits packages include:

• Health, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Life Insurance
• Long Term Disability Insurance
• Retirement Plan
• Employee Assistance Program
• Optional Flexible Medical Spending Account (FSA)
• Optional Dependent Care Assistance Program (DCAP)
• Optional SRA Tax Annuities
• Optional Deferred Compensation Plan
• Optional Home/Auto Insurance with Liberty Mutual
• Optional Credit Union participation
• Optional GET (Guaranteed Education Tuition) Program
• Optional Long Term Care Insurance
• Tuition Waiver

Health Insurance

Employee premiums for health insurance range depending on the plan and dependents covered.

• Two options for standard managed-care plans
• One value managed-care plan
• Two preferred provider options

Dental Insurance

• One managed-care dental plan
• One preferred provider dental plan

Life Insurance

• $25,000 basic coverage and $5,000 accidental death and dismemberment coverage at no cost to the employee
• Optional coverage for spouse, children, supplemental, optional, and additional accidental death and dismemberment coverage - all at additional cost to the employee

Long Term Disability Insurance

• Basic Coverage: 90 day waiting period, $240 per month maximum
• Optional Coverage: 30-60 day waiting period, 60% of gross pay - tax free (retirement plan still continues)

Retirement Plans

• Public Employees Retirement System (PERS) - Plan 2 or Plan 3. Classified and civil service positions eligible to participate.
• Teacher's Retirement System (TRS) - Plan 2 or Plan 3. Available for those who have been enrolled and vested in the past
• State Board Retirement Planadministered through TIAA-CREF - full time faculty and administrative/exempt positions eligible to participate

The Public Employees Benefits Board (PEBB)manages health, dental, life, and long term disability insurance. The Washington State Department of Personnel runs the Employee Assistance Program.

Part-Time Faculty Positions

A part time faculty member becomes eligible for benefits at the beginning of the second consecutive quarter of half time or more employment at one or more Washington state institutions of higher education. Spring and fall quarters are considered consecutive quarters for benefits eligibility. Half time is determined based on each institution's definition of full time.

A part time faculty member must qualify each quarter they teach to maintain eligibility. Once eligible, part time faculty will be notified of their benefit and retirement options.

Cascadia's vision

Our goal is to help others learn about and express a commitment to pluralism and social justice. This commitment comes first from employees so that we may competently help students learn to respect, value and support difference.

We acknowledge that this is an on-going process that renews itself with the start of every academic year. Yet, we ultimately hope that students will understand these concepts and carry them forward to the next stage of their lives.

The Committee for Institutional Pluralism and Social Justice meets to discuss these issues and develop initiatives. 

When you see the Pluralitree above, you'll know that you've reached a place that understands and supports pluralism and social justice.