Lake Washington School District
Position Type:
Professional & Technical Staff/Claims Specialist
Date Posted: 7/25/2025
Location: Risk and Safety Management Description: Professional-Technical Level G 260 Calendar Days Hours: 8.0/day Location: Risk and Safety Services Salary: Step 1: $96,285 ($46.11/hr) and Step 2: $98,250 ($47.05/hr) (SC10 Prof Tech Salary Schedule)
Benefits offered by Lake Washington School District can be found on the SEBB Website
Additional information regarding Salary Schedules, Benefits, and Employee Group Agreements can be found here
JOB SUMMARY: Provides daily operational management of district workers' compensation, liability, and property claims. Responsible for managing all aspects of the self-insured workers compensation program, managing the return to work program, and creating and analyzing claims data reports. Please see attachment for details.
PRIORITY APPLICATION DATE:
This position is open until filled with first consideration given to applications received by
August 15, 2025 .
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Manages district incident/accident reporting system. Ensures all claims and incidents are properly filed according to district standard and state law; Ensures assignment to proper district staff and insurance carriers Oversees all claims for self-insured workers' compensation program with the district's third-party administrator Ensures claims payments are made to vendors, claimants and attorneys are completed timely and accurately Manages the daily activity of all claims Plan, implement, and facilitate early return to work program for injured workers Manages OSHA tracking and reporting of employee incidents; Prepares and submits federal, state, and local reports Provides excellent customer service to all claimants, district staff, bargaining groups, and community Management of the insured claims program (within deductible) Respond to inquiries from a variety of internal and external partners Prepare and submit federal, state and local reports • Participates in Safety Meetings Manages the claims recovery process from carrier, subrogation, restitution, federal/state/local government agencies Provides training to district staff related to areas of responsibility Work with highly sensitive and confidential personal and medical information Creates data reports related to claims and incidents; Prepare and interpret claims reports for data driven decision making Actively participate in and provide support of loss control/mitigation efforts; partners with loss control to identify trends Maintenance of district claims manual, processes and procedures Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree preferred Three years claims handling experience; Washington workers compensation preferred Experience working in K-12 education or other governmental organization preferred Two (2) years job related education and/or experience required. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: External and Internal Applicants: To apply to this posting, all applicants must submit an online application https://www.applitrack.com/lakewashington/onlineapp/default.aspx
FINALISTS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN INTERVIEW
Please review LWSD Human Resources Employment Policies, which includes our non-discrimination policy. We are not able to sponsor employment at this time.
Attachment(s):
LWSD Claims Specialist 2025.pdf
Date Posted: 7/25/2025
Location: Risk and Safety Management Description: Professional-Technical Level G 260 Calendar Days Hours: 8.0/day Location: Risk and Safety Services Salary: Step 1: $96,285 ($46.11/hr) and Step 2: $98,250 ($47.05/hr) (SC10 Prof Tech Salary Schedule)
Benefits offered by Lake Washington School District can be found on the SEBB Website
Additional information regarding Salary Schedules, Benefits, and Employee Group Agreements can be found here
JOB SUMMARY: Provides daily operational management of district workers' compensation, liability, and property claims. Responsible for managing all aspects of the self-insured workers compensation program, managing the return to work program, and creating and analyzing claims data reports. Please see attachment for details.
PRIORITY APPLICATION DATE:
This position is open until filled with first consideration given to applications received by
August 15, 2025 .
ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS:
Manages district incident/accident reporting system. Ensures all claims and incidents are properly filed according to district standard and state law; Ensures assignment to proper district staff and insurance carriers Oversees all claims for self-insured workers' compensation program with the district's third-party administrator Ensures claims payments are made to vendors, claimants and attorneys are completed timely and accurately Manages the daily activity of all claims Plan, implement, and facilitate early return to work program for injured workers Manages OSHA tracking and reporting of employee incidents; Prepares and submits federal, state, and local reports Provides excellent customer service to all claimants, district staff, bargaining groups, and community Management of the insured claims program (within deductible) Respond to inquiries from a variety of internal and external partners Prepare and submit federal, state and local reports • Participates in Safety Meetings Manages the claims recovery process from carrier, subrogation, restitution, federal/state/local government agencies Provides training to district staff related to areas of responsibility Work with highly sensitive and confidential personal and medical information Creates data reports related to claims and incidents; Prepare and interpret claims reports for data driven decision making Actively participate in and provide support of loss control/mitigation efforts; partners with loss control to identify trends Maintenance of district claims manual, processes and procedures Performs other duties as assigned. EDUCATION AND EXPERIENCE:
Bachelor's degree preferred Three years claims handling experience; Washington workers compensation preferred Experience working in K-12 education or other governmental organization preferred Two (2) years job related education and/or experience required. APPLICATION PROCEDURE: External and Internal Applicants: To apply to this posting, all applicants must submit an online application https://www.applitrack.com/lakewashington/onlineapp/default.aspx
FINALISTS WILL BE CONTACTED FOR AN INTERVIEW
Please review LWSD Human Resources Employment Policies, which includes our non-discrimination policy. We are not able to sponsor employment at this time.
Attachment(s):
LWSD Claims Specialist 2025.pdf