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Current Openings


Migrant Education Program Coordinator

Full-time position to start this summer.

Educational Service Unit #1 in Wakefield is accepting applications for an energetic, self-starter with great communication skills. The Migrant Education Program Coordinator is a leadership position that supervises and provides guidance to staff to support PK-12 migrant youth in northeast Nebraska.

Bachelor’s degree required. Prefer experience working in education, non-profit, or a federal
grant program. Experience with non-English speaking families helpful. Training and support will
be provided. Bilingual (English/Spanish) language skills preferred but not required.

Full time 12-month position starting this summer. Salary range $65,000-$78,000 plus benefits. Please visit this link for more details. Applications will be accepted until position is filled.

Join a team of professionals committed to providing quality services to children in Northeast Nebraska. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package. This position is subject to a veterans preference. EOE.

Please click HERE to apply.


Tower School Teacher

Full-time position for the 2024-25 school year.

Seeking applicant to work with K-12 students in a center-based program in Wayne. Individual with a special education endorsement and experience working with behaviors preferred. Applications accepted until position is filled.

Join a team of professionals committed to providing quality services to children in Northeast Nebraska. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package. This position is subject to a veterans preference. EOE.

Please click HERE to apply.


NNNC Technology Analyst

Northeast Nebraska Network Consortium (NNNC) is seeking applicants to fill the opening of NNNC Technology Analyst. NNNC is a consortium of ESUs 1, 2, 7, 8 and 17. This full time non-remote position supports the technology staff with special projects in each of those ESUs. Some travel is required. Experience with Fortinet, Dmarcian, Active Directory Federated Services, Advanced TCP/IP Networking, and Cybersecurity best practices is preferred.

Please visit the ESU #7 website for more info and to apply.


Speech/Language Pathologist

Full-time position to be filled as soon as possible.

Join a team of professionals committed to providing quality services to children in Northeast Nebraska. We offer competitive wages and an excellent benefit package. This position is subject to a veterans preference. EOE.

Individual with bachelor’s degree considered.

Please click HERE to apply.


Paraprofessional — Tower School

Full-time position to be filled as soon as possible. This position is subject to a veterans preference. EOE.

Please click HERE to apply.


Equal Opportunity Employment

It is the policy of ESU #1 to employ the best qualified applicant for each position without regard to sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status, and to not fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual, or otherwise to discriminate against any individual with respect to compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual’s sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status.

There shall be no discrimination by ESU #1 officials against any employee because of membership or activity in an employee organization or because of protected free speech activities.


Notice of Nondiscrimination

ESU #1 does not discriminate on the basis of sex, disability, race, color, religion, veteran status, national or ethnic origin, marital status, pregnancy, childbirth or related medical condition, or other protected status in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth groups. The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

Students: Stuart Clark, Special Education Director, (402) 369-0850 (sclark@esu1.org).

Employees and Others: Dr. Bill Heimann, Administrator, (402) 287-2061 (bheimann@esu1.org).

Complaints or concerns involving discrimination or needs for accommodation or access should be addressed to the appropriate Coordinator. For further information about anti-discrimination laws and regulations, or to file a complaint of discrimination with the Office for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Education (OCR), please contact the OCR at 601 East 12th Street, Room 353, Kansas City, MO 64106, (800) 368-1019 (voice), fax (816) 426-3686, (800) 537-7697 (telecommunications device for the deaf), or ocr.kansascity@ed.gov.

Title IX Nondiscrimination

The Educational Service Unit #1 does not discriminate on the basis of sex in any educational program or activity that it operates. The E.S.U. is required by Title IX (20 U.S.C. § 1681) and 34 CFR Part 106 not to discriminate in such a manner. This requirement not to discriminate also applies to admission and employment. Any inquiries about the application of Title IX may be referred to the ESU #1 Title IX Coordinator, to the Assistant Secretary of the Office of Civil Rights, or both. 

Sarah Hansen, Title IX Coordinator, 211 10th Street, Wakefield, NE, 68784. Phone number (402) 287-2061, email at shansen@esu1.org

For information regarding the Educational Service Unit #1 procedure for complaints of sexual harassment including the complaint process, how to file a report or a complaint of sexual harassment, how to file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the ESU will respond to such complaints see ESU #1 Board Policy located at https://www.esu1.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/5-EquityLegal-Compliance.pdf