Company Profile
WestEd
Company Overview
WestEd, a nonprofit research, development, and service agency, works with education and other communities to promote excellence, achieve equity, and improve learning for children, youth, and adults. While WestEd serves the states of Arizona, California, Nevada, and Utah as one of the nation's Regional Educational Laboratories, our agency's work extends throughout the United States and abroad. WestEd has 16 offices nationwide, from Washington and Boston to Arizona, Southern California, and its headquarters in San Francisco. Visit us online at www.WestEd.org
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Best Places to Work in Bay Area 2011
San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal
April, 2011
San Francisco, California — WestEd has once again been named among the "Best Places to Work in the Bay Area." This is the third consecutive year WestEd has been recognized, and the sixth overall.
The award — based largely on anonymous employee surveys measuring company policies, procedures, culture, and management practices — recognizes organizations that attract, retain, and foster growth in their workforces. The annual survey is conducted by the San Francisco Business Times and the Silicon Valley Business Journal.
Benefits
Benefits Highlights
* All health benefits effective first of the month following date of hire
* 15% contribution toward retirement effective day one of employment
* 20 vacation days, 10 holidays, 2 personal days
* 12 days sick leave per year