PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
Office of Assistant Superintendent for Personnel
One School Lane
Brodheadsville, PA 18322

 E-mail us at: Employment.Opportunities@pvbears.org.

Dear Applicant:
 Thank you for your inquiry regarding a professional position in the Pleasant Valley School District. To consider you for possible employment, the documents listed below must be received in our Personnel Office:

  1. Letter of interest.
  2. Completed Standard Application for positions in PA Public Schools (PDE-353A)
  3. Resume.
  4. Copy of valid Pennsylvania professional certificate.
  5. Copy of transcripts from all colleges/universities attended.
  6. If you have not been previously employed in a teaching position, a copy of all references from your cooperating teacher's) and your college/university supervisor's) for student teaching. If you have been previously employed in a teaching position, a copy of a reference from each of the previous principals and/or supervisors for whom you worked, along with previous evaluations.
  7. Copy of college/university placement office credentials (if applicable)
  8. Copy of current Act 34 State Police Criminal Record Check (SP 4-164)
  9. Copy of current Act 151 Pennsylvania Child Abuse History Clearance (CY 113)
  10. Copy of current Act 114 Federal bureau of Investigation (FBI) Federal Criminal History record.  The Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) contracted with Cogent Systems to manage this program for the Commonwealth.  The registration process is available on line 24 hours/day, seven days per week at www.pa.cogentid.com.  Telephone registration is available at 1-888-439-2486 Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 6:00 pm. EST.

All active applications (those which include materials in 1-10) will be kept on file for one year following the date of receipt.  If you would like to keep your file active for an additional year, please submit your request in writing, along with an updated resume and any other amended information.

Invitations for personal interviews will be extended to those candidates who appear to best meet our needs.  If you are contacted for an interview, you will need to bring with you:

Your previously submitted copies will be initialed and all original documents returned to you.

Upon hire by the district, you are responsible for submitting to the Personnel Office these additional documents:

If you already have a physical examination and tuberculosis test within three months, a copy of that School Personnel Health Record will satisfy this requirement.  All required forms can be obtained in the Personnel Office.

Failure to present, by hire date, an original professional certificate, PA Criminal Record Check, PA Child Abuse History Clearance, FBI Criminal History Record, identification documents to establish employment identity and eligibility (Form I-9), transcripts from all colleges/universities, a School Health Personnel Health Record including current TB test, may result in a provisional hiring status.  Failure to submit these original documents within the legal and district established time lines would result in termination of employment.

Individuals interested in being placed on our substitute list should request and complete a Pleasant Valley School District substitute application in addition to submitting all of the aforementioned documents. You may obtain a substitute application from our website at www.pvbears.org/employemnt_info.htm or by sending a letter of interest and a self-addressed stamped envelope to:

OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SUPERINTENDENT FOR PERSONNEL
PLEASANT VALLEY SCHOOL DISTRICT
ONE SCHOOL LANE
BRODHEADSVILLE, PA 18322

Thank you again for your interest in our school district. We are looking forward to your prompt attention in completing and returning the required documents. Please feel free to contact the Personnel Office at 570-402-1000, Ext. 1209 or e-mail at Employment.Opportunities@pvbears.org. if you have any additional questions.

The Pleasant Valley School District does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin/ethnicity, gender, age, disability, sexual orientation, or religion and hires only individuals lawfully authorized to work in the United States of America.

"Excellence in Education: A Community Commitment"

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