You must submit Application Supplement No. 2009-135-1 with your online or paper application.  

TEST ANNOUNCEMENT

NUMBER  2009-135

ISSUED  AUGUST 12, 2009

 

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania

State Civil Service Commission

 

Examinations

 

for

 

EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION ADVISORS

 

COMPLETING THE APPLICATION SUPPLEMENT IS THE TEST.

 

Exam

No.

 

Job Titles

Job

Codes

Pay Schedule

and Range

1.

Early Childhood Education Advisor 1

20380

ST08

2.

Early Childhood Education Advisor 2

20390

ST09

 

When completing your application, please make sure you apply for all job titles for which you want to be tested.  You will NOT be permitted to add job titles after you test.

 

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 assist school districts, charter schools, and intermediate units in the implementation of effective programs for children from birth through 8 years of age.  Early Childhood Education Advisors foster collaborative relationships with community preschool programs.  They assist in implementing the reading initiatives and in the Pennsylvania Department of Education work with academic standards, classroom assessment, professional development, and teacher preparation.  They provide leadership to statewide advisory committees and assist in developing goals and objectives for public education of young children. 

 

Employees at the 2 level are responsible for the statewide direction and leadership of Early Childhood Education curriculum programs.  They develop goals and objectives for education in the Commonwealth consistent with regulations and departmental priorities.

 

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 willing to travel.  Travel expenses will be paid.

 

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

 

Minimum Requirements

Early Childhood Education Advisor 1 - Four years of professional early childhood education experience, including one year of experience in the development and implementation of early childhood education curricula or programs, and 18 college credits in early childhood or elementary education; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training, which includes one year of experience in the development and implementation of early childhood education curricula or programs, and 18 college credits in early childhood or elementary education.

 

Early Childhood Education Advisor 2 - One year as an Early Childhood Education Advisor 1; OR five years of professional early childhood education experience, including two years of experience in the development and implementation of early childhood education curricula or programs, and 18 credits in early childhood or elementary education; OR an equivalent combination of experience and training, which includes two years or experience in the development and implementation of early childhood education curricula or programs, and 18 college credits in early childhood or elementary education.

 

Clarification of Requirements

You may substitute related graduate education for the required experience.  Unrelated experience or education will not be accepted.

 

JOB OPPORTUNITIES

EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

 

All Early Childhood Education Advisor positions are located in the Pennsylvania Department of Education, Dauphin County.  The Pennsylvania Department of Education expects to fill 1-2 positions a year.

 

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:

 

Pennsylvania Department of Education

Bureau of Human Resources

11th Floor, 333 Market Street

Harrisburg, PA  17126-0333

Telephone:  (717) 783-9337

E-mail:  dihershey@state.pa.us

 

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 "Notice of Examination Results."  A new application and application supplement are required for a retest.

 

If your name is on an eligible list for these job titles 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.

 

The test and scoring procedure are different from previous tests for these job titles.  If you have taken the test before, you may get a different score on this test.

 

HOW TO APPLY

 

You may complete your application and Application Supplement No. 2009-135-1 online at www.scsc.state.pa.us or submit your completed paper application and paper application supplement to:

 

State Civil Service Commission

ATTN:  Applications

P.O. Box 569

Harrisburg, PA  17108-0569

 

Applications, Application Supplement No. 2009-135-1 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

 

 

 

Internet:  www.scsc.state.pa.us

 

 

2.

PA CareerLink offices

 

 

3.

The Human Resources Office 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."