Since a job search in the education field differs slightly from one in other fields, the Career Services Center has provided the following supplemental information to help education majors.
Application Process
- Act 34 and 151 Background Checks
- Act 114 Federal Background Check
- Pennsylvania Standard Application Form
Testing and Certification Information
- Educational Testing Service - Praxis
- Pennsylvania Department of Education (home page)
- Obtaining Certification in Pennsylvania
- Obtaining Certification in Other States
Maintained by the University of Kentucky, this page will link you to each state's Department of Education and/or Certification Bureau.
Job Fairs
- PASSHE Virtual Education Job Fair
- Pittsburgh Educational Recruiting Consortium (PERC) Job Fair
- Western PA Education Job Fair
- Mid-Atlantic Association for Employment in Education
Provides information about teacher job fairs throughout the region, including recruiting events sponsored by individual school districts.
Job Listings
- College Central Network
School districts who contact Clarion University's Career Services Center are directed to the resume database on this site to access the resumes of education graduates and post their employment opportunities. Click here for additional information on the benefits of registering and posting your resume here. - PA-Educator.net
PA-Educator.net (www.PA-Educator.net) is an online system developed by the Allegheny Intermediate Unit to help Pennsylvania school districts streamline the applicant recruiting and screening process. Many Pennsylvania school districts use this system to search for candidates and review online applications. As a candidate, you can set up an account on PA-Educator.net, complete an electronic version of the Standard Application for Teaching Positions in Pennsylvania Public Schools, and submit additional application documents. Check the PA-Educator website for the most recent list of schools participating in this system. - PA-REAP
Pennsylvania School Applications Network is an affiliate of National School Applications Network, and another Pennsylvania online recruitment and application service for educators. School districts can post vacancies across the United States and search applications on customized criteria determined by each Pennsylvania district. With one simple application for Pennsylvania, job applicants apply to as many participating school districts as they choose. - www.teachers-teachers.com
- www.SouthernTeachers.com
- www.schoolspring.com
Directories
- EdNA (Education Names and Addresses)
This online directory can be used to locate the name, address, administrator, and related information for the educational entities that the Pennsylvania Department of Education serves. These entities include school districts and their schools, intermediate units, area vocational technical schools, charter schools, nonpublic and private schools, and higher education institutions.
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