Applying to the School-to-Work Program

How to apply

1. Before applying

   Getting employment services can be complicated. The best way to start School-to-Work is to use a checklist and learn what needs to be completed by when including:

   1. All School-to-Work students must enroll in Development Disabilities Administration (DDA) through the Department of Social Health Services (DSHS).
   2. Valid identification is needed to work. Commonly used forms of identification include:
      • Washington State ID through the Department of Licensing
      • Social Security card 
      • US passport or US passport card
      • Permanent Resident Card
   3. All students must get a long-term funded employment support and have 3 options:
      1. Paid for privately
      2. Many people with long-term supports are funded by DDA. You can make an appointment with the Social Security Administration to apply for Supplemental Security Income (SSI) at age 18 and prepare for DDA.
      3. If SSI is not an option, you can apply for Healthcare for Workers with Disabilities when you start a job.
   4. Apply for services with DSHS, Division of Vocational Rehabilitation (DVR). Ask your transition teacher for support with connecting to your program’s DVR liaison. Anyone with a disability looking for employment should apply to DVR as early as age 14.
   5. Apply to Metro/ACCESS and consider obtaining a reduced fair regional pass.
   6. Learn more about the Employment Service Agencies available to you or your student.
2. Complete your application

   It is best to apply when entering the transition from high school to your next step. Students exiting their transition program in June 2024 should be submitting their applications now! Apply with a School-to-Work application when you first start your high school transition program. We accept applications as early as possible and will work with you and your teacher toward your next step. We encourage you to apply to School-to-Work when you first start your high school transition program.

   Download and complete the School-to-Work application (331KB)

   This is also available in other languages:

   • ከትምህርት ቤት -ወደ- ስራ ማመልከቻ (Amharic) (345KB)
   • طلب الالتحاق ببرنامج "من المدرسة إلى الوظیفة" (Arabic) (197KB)
   • School-to-Work 计划申请表 (Chinese Simplified) (453KB)
   • School-to-Work 計畫申請表 (Chinese Traditional) (426KB)
   • پروگرام مکتب تا محل کار (Dari) (342KB)
   • Application « School-to-Work » (École-travail) (French) (286KB)
   • School-to-Work आवेदन के लए (Hindi) (372KB)
   • 学業から就職まで 申請書 (Japanese) (444KB)
   • School-to-Work 신청 (Korean) (495KB)
   • ्कूल-टु-वकर् आवेदन (Nepali) (355KB)
   • درخواست School to Work ھ کور-څخھ-ښوونځي تھ یا (Pashto) (361KB)
   • Solicitação do Programa da escola para o trabalho (Portuguese) (287KB)
   • ਸਕੂਲ-ਤ-ਕੰ ਮ  ਸਬੰ ਧੀ ਅਰਜ਼ੀ (Punjabi) 458KB)
   • Заявление на участие в программе School-to-Work (Russian) (302KB)
   • Codsiga Barnaamijka Iskuulka-ilaa-Shaqada (Somali) (284KB)
   • Solicitud para el programa "De la escuela al trabajo" (Spanish) (279KB)
   • School-to-Work Aplikasyon (Tagalog) (281KB)
   • Заява на участь у програмі «Зі школи на роботу» (Ukrainian) (300KB)
   • Đơn Xin Tham Gia Chương Trình Từ Trường Học Đến Việc Làm (Vietnamese) (333KB)
3. Submit your application

   It is best to email your application to s2wreports@kingcounty.gov.

   You can also mail your application to:
   Attn. School-to-Work
   King County Department of Community and Human Services
   Developmental Disabilities and Early Childhood Supports Division
   401 Fifth Avenue, CNK-HS-0500
   Seattle, WA 98104