Available Positions

HS Language Arts Teacher

Substitute Bus Driver

Substitute Janitor

Daycare Workers

Part-time Daycare Worker

For active open positions you must apply online through School Recruiter

Application Process

Applicants for a licensed position must submit their on-line application, resume and copy of their KANSAS teaching license. Applications for a non-licensed position must submit their on-line application and resume. Salary schedule for non-administrative licensed positions is provided below. USD #508 is an equal opportunity employer.

It is the policy of USD#508 not to accept unsolicited applications/resumes. We only accept applications and resumes when we have a position posted. Please check this website periodically for available employment opportunities.

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BAXTER SPRINGS

If you are looking for an exciting career in a progressive school district, then Baxter Springs is the place to be!!

Baxter Springs, a city full of history, with a population of approximately 5,000, is located in extreme southeast Kansas, at the foothills of the Ozark Mountains.  Within minutes, you can drive to Joplin, MO, which is a regional business center for the 4-State region of KS, OK, MO & AR.  Baxter Springs is centrally located with Tulsa, OK 90 minutes to the south, Kansas City 2 hours to the north and Branson, MO 2 hours to the east.

The entire business district of Baxter Springs is located on ROUTE 66, which is our "main" street.  Come and experience the "mother road", walk where Civil War battles were fought, visit our National Cemetery, designated by President Abraham Lincoln, and experience our rich mining and cow town heritage.

Baxter Springs offers many recreational opportunities with fishing on Spring River, upland game hunting, Grand Lake O'the Cherokees, golfing, moto-cross, bowling, baseball, softball, soccer, hiking and many other opportunities.

Come and experience Baxter Springs -- big enough to be progressive, but small enough to offer quality of life!!

UNIFIED SCHOOL DISTRICT # 508

USD#508 is a progressive school district of over 1000 students and 78 faculty.  With completion of a new Middle School and extensive remodeling/additions to our other buildings, our facilities include departmentalized buildings with grades PreK-2, 3-6, and 7-12. All of the new building projects now contain FEMA approved safe rooms to ensure the safety of our students and faculty. 

Technology is a vital tool in the learning process and we are proud that Baxter Springs is very progressive in the use of technology at all grade levels. BHS has had the 1:1 Initiative for many years with each HS student issued a laptop computer.  Students in grades 6-8  have a 1:1 Initiative with iPad devices for each student. K-5 elementary students have a 2:1 initiative with iPad devices, giving them the latest technology integration.  

Academics is the primary focus of USD#508, and USD#508 has consistently been awarded both STATE and NATIONAL recognition, and continues to excel.

Extra-curricular activities also play an important role in a student's education, and USD#508 students continue to receive not only conference, but State titles as well.