Employment Opportunities

At Oldham County Schools, we continuously explore innovative incentives and effective recruitment and retention strategies to attract top talent and ensure our dedicated team members feel valued, motivated, and empowered to thrive. Our goal is to build a workplace culture where excellence is recognized, growth is encouraged, and every employee knows they are a vital part of our shared mission.The following is a partial list of actions taken over the past few years in order to elevate the experience for our employees and cultivate a supportive and rewarding work environment:

Compensation and Pay Increases:

• A 3% raise for salaried and hourly employees, starting July 1, 2026. 
• Stipend of $7,000 per assigned certified staff hard-to-fill and retain classrooms. ECS Highly structured classroom aides moved from the 105 pay scale to the 109 pay scale- an increase of over $3000 per year.
• A $5,000 stipend for full-time staff, $2500 for part-time staff, to be paid out in November 2026.

Benefits and Leave:

• Six weeks paid parental leave for new and adoptive parents
• Staff can convert unused personal days into sick days 1:1
• Free tuition for children of employees living outside of Oldham County
• Flexibility to complete planning on your own time if you cover during normal planning

Staffing and Workload:

• Expanded SRO support
• Dedicated “Safe Schools” day to complete required online training
• Staffing ratios below state recommendations: K-5 / (23.20 :1) 6-8 / (23.65:1) 9-12 / (23.90:1)

Resources and Instructional Support:

• Each K-12 school to receive $100 of restricted funds per student enrolled for the purpose of student and staff technology needs
• $100 per student identified for free/reduced to reduce barriers to learning.  The resources provided will be decided upon by each school which might include but are not limited to intervention, instructional resources, extra time stipends and more.