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Playfulness happens at work and beyond the workday! The team photo above was taken at our annual Horizons’ Heroes Night, which was ‘An Evening of Royal Treatment’ themed recognition and awards celebration of our exceptional employees. At Horizons, we’re focused on building a community and environment where employees feel valued for their talents, appreciated for their contributions and invested in ways that are meaningful to their careers and personal well-being. We offer our staff  competitive pay, a unparalleled comprehensive benefits package, and incentives to help build our passionate and playful team.  

Below are some of our core benefit offerings. Additional information is provided throughout the hiring process. 

Benefits include: 

Health & Wellness 

  • Medical – between 74%-78% paid health insurance and with a choice of HMO or PPO and generous deductible coverage (the first 92.5%), which means most employees pay $0 in deductibles and at most you’d pay the last $300 for individual/$600 for family coverage. 
  • Dental – 75% paid dental insurance of a premium plan with the highest coverage, including orthodontia for children. 
  • Vision – a very affordable premium plan that provides coverage for eye exams and pays benefits toward the cost of glasses or contact lenses. 
  • Basic Life, AD&D, and Long-Term Disability – 100% paid by Horizons.
  • Paid parental leave – five days for welcoming a new child into your immediate family through birth, foster, or adoption.
  • Flexible Spending Account (FSA) options for pre-tax savings on health and dependent care expenses. 
  • Voluntary supplemental insurance options that include accident, life, and critical illness.
  • Well-Being Help Center – free and confidential employee assistance program that offers professional support on topics ranging from counseling, financial resources, legal help and more. Multi-lingual support is available 24 hours a day by phone or email.

Lifestyle: 

  • Retirement Savings – 403(b) retirement savings plan option for pre-taxed deferred contributions. Horizons generously gives you up to 6% of your salary based on tenure (via a non-elective contribution) regardless of whether you contribute, subject to annual approval by Horizons’ Board of Directors.

  • Financial Wellness Program – A program designed to help Horizons’ employees build toward financial freedom, understanding that everyone’s journey is unique. With unlimited 1:1 financial coaching sessions for you and your partner, learning library of courses and articles, planning and mindfulness tools, and a customized learning plan to help you achieve your financial goals. The program is 100% paid by Horizons.

  • Commuter Benefits with a maximum pre-tax employee contribution of $315 per month

  • Discounts on movie tickets for being a member of our team and access to a discount marketplace for items like pet insurance, technology, travel, restaurants and more!

  • Referral Bonuses for current staff and hiring bonuses for teachers

Time Off

As a new team member, you’ll start with a total of 40 paid days off in your first year (44 days if you’re a Teacher). As you learn and grow with us, you’ll enjoy the following:

  • Vacation – 17 days of PTO per year during first two years (22 days after two years, 27 days after 5 years), 5-day rollover allowance year to year. Days are pro-rated for full-time employees working a regular schedule of fewer than 40 hours per week.

  • Sick time – 5 paid sick days per year available on January 1 each year.

  • Extended Breaks – reviewed annually and subject to change based on funding and executive approval.

    • Spring Break (the week of Memorial Day, a bonus of 4 additional paid days off) for teaching staff.

    • Winter Break (the week between Christmas Eve and New Year’s Day, a bonus of 5 additional paid days off) for all staff.

  • Mental Health Day – 1 day per year where we close so that everyone can take a shared mental health day. This is typically paired with a holiday in the summer to offer the added benefit of a 4-day weekend.

  • Holidays off – 12 paid annual holidays. Click here for our 2024-2025 Calendar.

    • January: New Year’s Day and Martin Luther King Jr. Day
    • February: President’s Day
    • April: Patriot’s Day 
    • May: Memorial Day 
    • June: Juneteenth 
    • July: Independence Day 
    • September: Labor Day 
    • October: Indigenous Peoples’ Day 
    • November: Thanksgiving and the day after Thanksgiving 
    • December: Christmas Day 
Growth & Development
  • Professional Development Funding to cover the cost of a professional development (PD) opportunity from trainings to seminars as well as other coursework directly related to your current position.  Staff who earn less than $100,000 can request up to 4% of their annual salary in PD expenses and staff who earn more than $100,000 can request up to 3%. Tuition reimbursement assistance is 50%, up to $2,000 per fiscal year. 
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