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Washington state's education sector spans major research universities like the University of Washington and Washington State University, large K-12 districts in Seattle, Spokane, and Tacoma, and a growing network of community colleges. Canadian and Mexican professionals in qualifying education roles, including curriculum specialists, counselors, and scientists, can pursue TN visa sponsorship with Washington employers.
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Adjunct faculty salary for the 2026-2027 fiscal year is $1,165.00 - $1,189.00 per credit hour, as listed in the CBA (Download PDF reader).
South Puget Sound Community College seeks candidates for a 5-credit part-time/adjunct position teaching evening courses in the Automotive Department. This position can start as early as September 1, 2026, but is subject to change pending enrollment, and is renewed quarterly based on enrollment and demand.
These positions are expected to have 8 hours of student-facing teaching hours per week.
The instructor should be able to teach and guide students in the diagnosis and repair of passenger cars and light trucks in both lecture and lab settings. As a reminder, the teaching assignments will be in the evening hours. This recruitment is open to all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications stated below. Applications received by the closing date will be used to create an applicant pool that may be used to fill similar vacancies at the College over the next 6-9 months.
South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity and to emphasizing equity and inclusion among its professional staff. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multilingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.
We also offer:
- A healthy work/life balance for our employees, with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work, depending on position and college needs
- Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs
- The Clipper Coffee Corner serves Batdorf & Bronson coffee and a selection of delicious food items from our baking/culinary students
- A brand-new Health & Wellness Center
- FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond
- FREE parking on our campuses – permits are not required
- On-campus child care
- Percival Creek, which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty, and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon pass through each fall
- Many walking paths are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks
- SPSCC promotes wellness with a variety of different workshops and events on campus
- Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty
- Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally and affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:
- Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network that strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.
- The LGBTQIA+ ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA+ college staff and faculty to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility.
Successful candidates will possess the interest, skills, and abilities to help college teams lead the state in innovative, collaborative learning experiences that optimize student success. Successful candidates will exhibit the following qualities:
- Place student success at the center of all decision-making.
- Engage with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to create a community of learners.
- Seek opportunities for teaching and learning excellence.
- Embrace change, risk-taking, and innovation.
- Respect the richness of others' diverse cultural values, beliefs, and practices.
- Contribute to the technical and general education of students who will apply their learning to the world of work and transfer their education to a university.
Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to:
- Craft contextualized and integrated learning experiences to meet stated student learning outcomes at the course, program, and college level.
- Create and facilitate authentic, contextualized, and integrated learning experiences in Automotive Technology aligned with identified college pathways and career goals.
- Create authentic assessments of students' knowledge, skills, and abilities in Automotive Technology and college-level abilities that measure course-, program-, and college-wide outcomes.
- Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive, and kinesthetic domains of learning.
- Advise students regarding academic pathways and the courses needed to reach each student's academic goals.
- Use local, state, and national data and analytics to continuously improve strategies for student success.
- Use many learning resources, tools, and technologies to improve access and student success in higher education.
- Serve on committees that support the college's shared governance.
- Remain current with automotive trends and breakthroughs and incorporate them into the curriculum.
- Possess the knowledge to perform at a high skill level in all eight automotive service and repair areas.
- Demonstrate multicultural competence (including an awareness and understanding of historically disadvantaged populations) and create an educational and work environment that affirms a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Support the college's mission by creating a work environment of mutual respect and fairness while encouraging creative and critical thinking.
- Contribute to appreciating diversity and foster a climate of multicultural understanding.
Qualifications You Possess
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate's degree related to Automotive Technology or three (3) years of recent industry experience in automotive technology
- Successful applicants will be required to obtain current ASE Certification within 90 days of hire, including:
+ ASE A6 - Electrical/Electronic Systems Certification.
+ ASE G1 – Auto Maintenance and Light Repair Certification
- Ability to work an evening schedule
- Ability to provide and teach automotive skills, automotive theory, and operations and maintenance of automotive equipment in a structured lecture and lab environment
- A Washington State Professional Technical Vocational Certificate or the ability to become vocationally certificated, which requires at least two years of applicable experience within the last five years.
- Demonstrated experience or participation with persons from diverse backgrounds, such as sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender, age, socio-economic, physical, and learning abilities, and a commitment to an inclusive and equitable working/learning environment.
To Apply
Applications must be completed online and include the following attachments:
- Cover letter addressed to the Screening Committee, highlighting your ability to perform the responsibilities and competencies described in the job posting.
- Current resume/CV showing all educational and professional experience, which demonstrates how you meet the minimum and any preferred qualifications.
- Upload unofficial transcripts
Top candidates will be notified directly to interview for this position. Selection will be based on the applicant's knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties listed in this job posting as identified in the materials requested above. Applications with comments directing the reader to see attachments will be considered incomplete.
SPSCC accepts applications for adjunct faculty (part-time) positions on an ongoing basis to establish a qualified pool of applicants. This pool is created for future part-time professor appointments to the indicated individual program or course. This announcement will serve as an open and continuous applicant pool. Appointment availability varies from quarter to quarter.
Veterans Preference
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veterans Preference should redact their personally identifiable information from a copy of their United States Department of Veterans Affairs honorable discharge documentation and email it to sbutler-hill@spscc.edu with the job number for which they are applying in the subject line.
Background Check Condition of Employment
Employment with the college is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. Any adverse information will be considered on a case-by-case basis and does not automatically preclude a candidate from employment.
Bargaining Unit
This position has been designated as a bargaining unit position represented by the South Puget Sound Federation of Teachers, AFT/AFL-CIO, Local 4603.
SPSCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is an equal-opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientations, and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over age 40, disabled and Vietnam-era veterans, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. The College complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applicants needing accommodation in the application process in an alternative format may contact the Human Resources office at (360) 596-5500. The College is committed to enhancing the diversity of our faculty and staff, as well as our student population. We strongly encourage applicants to apply regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. SPSCC is a drug-free workplace.
Applicants needing accommodation in the application process in an alternative format may contact the Human Resources office at (360) 596-5500.
Our Opportunity
Adjunct faculty salary for the 2026-2027 fiscal year is $1,165.00 - $1,189.00 per credit hour, as listed in the CBA (Download PDF reader).
South Puget Sound Community College seeks candidates for a 5-credit part-time/adjunct position teaching evening courses in the Automotive Department. This position can start as early as September 1, 2026, but is subject to change pending enrollment, and is renewed quarterly based on enrollment and demand.
These positions are expected to have 8 hours of student-facing teaching hours per week.
The instructor should be able to teach and guide students in the diagnosis and repair of passenger cars and light trucks in both lecture and lab settings. As a reminder, the teaching assignments will be in the evening hours. This recruitment is open to all applicants who meet the minimum qualifications stated below. Applications received by the closing date will be used to create an applicant pool that may be used to fill similar vacancies at the College over the next 6-9 months.
South Puget Sound Community College is committed to increasing its cultural diversity and to emphasizing equity and inclusion among its professional staff. The students that we serve come from a variety of backgrounds. We strongly encourage members of underrepresented groups, veterans, and bi- or multilingual individuals to apply for this position to help meet the needs of our diverse students and service district.
We also offer:
- A healthy work/life balance for our employees, with the opportunity for flexible work schedules and remote work, depending on position and college needs
- Fine dining in the Percival Room, offering vegetarian, vegan, and gluten-free choices as part of our Culinary Arts and Baking & Pastry Arts programs
- The Clipper Coffee Corner serves Batdorf & Bronson coffee and a selection of delicious food items from our baking/culinary students
- A brand-new Health & Wellness Center
- FREE Bus service every 15 minutes to downtown Olympia and beyond
- FREE parking on our campuses – permits are not required
- On-campus child care
- Percival Creek, which runs beneath our campus footbridge, provides year-round beauty, and views of Chinook, Coho, and chum salmon pass through each fall
- Many walking paths are marked and on nicely paved sidewalks
- SPSCC promotes wellness with a variety of different workshops and events on campus
- Lots of activities with our Artist & Lecture series, which are FREE for staff and faculty
- Many community events in the Kenneth J. Minnaert Center for the Arts
- Employee Resource Groups (ERGs) offer an opportunity for SPSCC employees to gather and connect around issues that define them personally and affect their work at the College and their professional development. Current Employee Resource Groups include:
- Staff and Faculty of Color (SFOC) ERG - an employee network that strives to create an intentional and relational foundation for community and trust building across different groups through shared values.
- The LGBTQIA+ ERG creates a space for LGBTQIA+ college staff and faculty to share resources, build support and community, and work towards greater equity and accessibility.
Successful candidates will possess the interest, skills, and abilities to help college teams lead the state in innovative, collaborative learning experiences that optimize student success. Successful candidates will exhibit the following qualities:
- Place student success at the center of all decision-making.
- Engage with students, faculty, staff, and administrators to create a community of learners.
- Seek opportunities for teaching and learning excellence.
- Embrace change, risk-taking, and innovation.
- Respect the richness of others' diverse cultural values, beliefs, and practices.
- Contribute to the technical and general education of students who will apply their learning to the world of work and transfer their education to a university.
Faculty members will work with other faculty, staff, and administrators to:
- Craft contextualized and integrated learning experiences to meet stated student learning outcomes at the course, program, and college level.
- Create and facilitate authentic, contextualized, and integrated learning experiences in Automotive Technology aligned with identified college pathways and career goals.
- Create authentic assessments of students' knowledge, skills, and abilities in Automotive Technology and college-level abilities that measure course-, program-, and college-wide outcomes.
- Apply multiple teaching and learning strategies that promote the affective, cognitive, and kinesthetic domains of learning.
- Advise students regarding academic pathways and the courses needed to reach each student's academic goals.
- Use local, state, and national data and analytics to continuously improve strategies for student success.
- Use many learning resources, tools, and technologies to improve access and student success in higher education.
- Serve on committees that support the college's shared governance.
- Remain current with automotive trends and breakthroughs and incorporate them into the curriculum.
- Possess the knowledge to perform at a high skill level in all eight automotive service and repair areas.
- Demonstrate multicultural competence (including an awareness and understanding of historically disadvantaged populations) and create an educational and work environment that affirms a commitment to equity, diversity, and inclusion.
- Support the college's mission by creating a work environment of mutual respect and fairness while encouraging creative and critical thinking.
- Contribute to appreciating diversity and foster a climate of multicultural understanding.
Qualifications You Possess
Minimum Qualifications
- Associate's degree related to Automotive Technology or three (3) years of recent industry experience in automotive technology
- Successful applicants will be required to obtain current ASE Certification within 90 days of hire, including:
+ ASE A6 - Electrical/Electronic Systems Certification.
+ ASE G1 – Auto Maintenance and Light Repair Certification
- Ability to work an evening schedule
- Ability to provide and teach automotive skills, automotive theory, and operations and maintenance of automotive equipment in a structured lecture and lab environment
- A Washington State Professional Technical Vocational Certificate or the ability to become vocationally certificated, which requires at least two years of applicable experience within the last five years.
- Demonstrated experience or participation with persons from diverse backgrounds, such as sexual orientation, racial, ethnic, religious, linguistic, gender, age, socio-economic, physical, and learning abilities, and a commitment to an inclusive and equitable working/learning environment.
To Apply
Applications must be completed online and include the following attachments:
- Cover letter addressed to the Screening Committee, highlighting your ability to perform the responsibilities and competencies described in the job posting.
- Current resume/CV showing all educational and professional experience, which demonstrates how you meet the minimum and any preferred qualifications.
- Upload unofficial transcripts
Top candidates will be notified directly to interview for this position. Selection will be based on the applicant's knowledge, skills, and abilities to perform the duties listed in this job posting as identified in the materials requested above. Applications with comments directing the reader to see attachments will be considered incomplete.
SPSCC accepts applications for adjunct faculty (part-time) positions on an ongoing basis to establish a qualified pool of applicants. This pool is created for future part-time professor appointments to the indicated individual program or course. This announcement will serve as an open and continuous applicant pool. Appointment availability varies from quarter to quarter.
Veterans Preference
Applicants who meet the minimum qualifications and wish to claim Veterans Preference should redact their personally identifiable information from a copy of their United States Department of Veterans Affairs honorable discharge documentation and email it to sbutler-hill@spscc.edu with the job number for which they are applying in the subject line.
Background Check Condition of Employment
Employment with the college is contingent upon the successful completion of a comprehensive background check. Any adverse information will be considered on a case-by-case basis and does not automatically preclude a candidate from employment.
Bargaining Unit
This position has been designated as a bargaining unit position represented by the South Puget Sound Federation of Teachers, AFT/AFL-CIO, Local 4603.
SPSCC is an Equal Opportunity Employer
South Puget Sound Community College (SPSCC) is an equal-opportunity employer. We strive to create a working environment that includes and respects cultural, racial, ethnic, sexual orientations, and gender identity diversity. Women, racial and ethnic minorities, persons with disabilities, persons over age 40, disabled and Vietnam-era veterans, and people of all sexual orientations and gender identities are encouraged to apply. The College complies with the Americans with Disabilities Act. Applicants needing accommodation in the application process in an alternative format may contact the Human Resources office at (360) 596-5500. The College is committed to enhancing the diversity of our faculty and staff, as well as our student population. We strongly encourage applicants to apply regardless of race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, national origin, age, marital or veteran status, disability, or any other legally protected status. SPSCC is a drug-free workplace.
Applicants needing accommodation in the application process in an alternative format may contact the Human Resources office at (360) 596-5500.
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Which education employers in Washington sponsor TN visas?
The University of Washington in Seattle and Washington State University in Pullman are among the most active sponsors, regularly hiring Canadian and Mexican professionals for faculty, research, and student services roles. Large K-12 districts such as Seattle Public Schools and Spokane Public Schools, along with community college systems like Bellevue College, also hire in TN visa-eligible categories. Sponsorship capacity and willingness vary by institution and role.
Which cities in Washington have the most education TN sponsorship jobs?
Seattle has the highest concentration, driven by the University of Washington, Seattle Public Schools, and several private colleges. Pullman and Spokane are significant hubs due to Washington State University and Eastern Washington University. Tacoma, Bellevue, and Olympia also offer opportunities through community colleges and school districts. Rural areas may have openings in specialized or hard-to-fill roles but generally see lower sponsorship activity overall.
What types of education roles typically qualify for TN sponsorship in Washington?
TN visa eligibility in education requires the role to fall within a designated USMCA occupation category. Qualifying roles include university-level professors and lecturers, scientific researchers, school counselors, and certain curriculum or instructional design specialists where a specific bachelor's degree in a relevant field is required. General K-12 classroom teacher positions are more complex under TN and may not qualify depending on the specific job duties and degree requirements.
How do I find education TN sponsorship jobs in Washington?
Migrate Mate lists education jobs in Washington with TN visa sponsorship, letting you filter specifically by visa type and state so you are not sorting through roles that do not apply to your situation. Because TN eligibility depends on the specific job title and duties, reviewing detailed job descriptions on Migrate Mate and confirming with the employer that they have experience supporting TN applicants is an important part of the process.
Are there any Washington-specific considerations for TN sponsorship in education?
Washington's strong public university system and active community college network mean many institutions have existing international hiring experience, which can make the TN process more straightforward administratively. However, public school districts and smaller private colleges may have limited familiarity with TN sponsorship. Washington does not require state-level work authorization separate from federal TN status, but roles requiring a Washington state teaching certificate add a credential layer that affects eligibility and timing.