You must submit Application Supplement No. 2011-076-1 with your online or paper application.

TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER  2011-076

REVISED  OCTOBER 31, 2012

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

 

Examination

 

for

 

CORRECTIONS SCHOOL PRINCIPAL

 

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT IS THE TEST.

 

Exam

No.

 

Job Title

Job

Code

Pay Schedule

and Range

 

1.

Corrections School Principal

20370

CM07

 

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL FURTHER NOTICE.

 

VETERANS:  Pennsylvania law (51 Pa.C.S. §7103) provides employment preference for qualified veterans for appointment to many state and local government jobs.  To learn more about employment preferences and opportunities for veterans, visit the Commission’s website www.scsc.state.pa.us; visit one of our offices; or call our veterans information line, (717) 787-6039.

 

NATURE OF WORK

 

You will perform professional supervisory and educational duties in a state correctional institution.  You will have the overall responsibility for planning, coordinating, and directing educational and education-related programs including special education, vocational education, and continuing college education within the facility.  This includes planning educational objectives, curricula, and programs for youth and adults.  You also will assign, review, evaluate, and supervise the work of academic and vocational teachers, librarians, counselors and other educational support staff.

 

JOB REQUIREMENTS

 

Please make sure you meet all requirements.  If after reading the requirements you are not sure you qualify, contact one of the Commission's offices listed at the end of this announcement.

 

You must be a Pennsylvania resident, of good moral character and able to perform the essential functions of the job.

 

You must pass a background investigation.  After you receive a conditional offer of employment you must undergo a medical examination.

 

If you are not currently an employee of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, you must attend and complete a 3-week basic training program at the Department of Corrections' Central Training Academy in Elizabethtown, PA, which is located in Lancaster County.  This program includes familiarization with department policies and regulations and training in self-defense, security, first aid, and cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR).

 

Minimum Requirements

 

Five years of professional educational experience, including three years as a classroom teacher or an education counselor in a public school, licensed private school, or an adult correctional education program approved by the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, and a master’s degree in education, special education, educational psychology or educational administration.

 

Condition of Employment

 

If you are assigned to a Commonwealth Secondary Diploma Facility, you must hold a valid School Principal Certification issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Education.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

 

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

All jobs are in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections with approximately 21 Corrections School Principal positions filled in state correctional institutions throughout the state.  The Pennsylvania Department of Corrections anticipates filling 5 Corrections School Principal positions.  Positions are located in the following counties:  Clearfield, Luzerne, Lycoming, and Schuylkill.  Additional opportunities may occur due to normal turnover from retirements, promotions, transfers, resignations and so forth.

 

For the most recent information on job opportunities contact the State Correctional Institution facility where you are interested in working (located in the telephone directory under “Government – State”) OR the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections, Bureau of Human Resources, 1920 Technology Parkway, Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania 17050; Telephone:  (717) 728-5357; Internet:  www.cor.state.pa.us; Email:  ra-docjobs@pa.gov.

 

TESTING

 

You will be rated on your experience and training.  Your score will be based on information you report on your application and application supplement.

 

You must provide complete and accurate information.  Failure to do so may delay the processing of your application, or result in a lower-than-deserved score or disqualification.

 

If you take the test and want to take it again, you may be retested after 6 months from the date of your “Application.”  A new application and application supplement are required for a retest.

 

If your name is on an eligible list for this job title and you take this test, your most recent examination result will be the only one counted.

 

TEST RESULTS

 

Employment and promotion lists will be established.  You will be notified in writing of your test results.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

Apply online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application to:

 

 

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

 

Applications, Application Supplement No. 2011-076-1 and further information can be obtained from:

 

1.

State Civil Service Commission:

 

 

 

Harrisburg:  2nd Level, Strawberry Sq. Complex, 320 Market St., P.O.

 

Box 569, Hbg., 17108-0569; Telephone (Voice) (717) 783-3058, Text

 

Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing callers only) (717) 772-2685

 

 

 

Philadelphia:  110 North 8th St., Suite 503, Phila., 19107; Telephone

 

(Voice) (215) 560-2253, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

 

callers only) (215) 560-4367

 

 

 

Pittsburgh:  411 Seventh Ave., Room 410, Pgh., 15219; Telephone

 

(Voice) (412) 565-7666, Text Telephone (Deaf/Hard-of-Hearing

 

callers only) (412) 565-2484

 

 

 

Internetwww.scsc.state.pa.us

 

 

2.

PA CareerLink offices

 

 

3.

The Human Resources offices listed under the "JOB OPPORTUNITIES" section of this announcement

 

For further information on testing, assistance for persons with disabilities, veterans' preference and other items, refer to the instructions provided with the "Application for Employment/Promotion."