CAREER SERVICES
Akeley Hall, Room 114

Summer Office Hours
9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.*
*May be closed during lunch hour

Please call in advance for appointments with the Director or the Internship Coordinator

 Telephone: 570-484-2181; Fax: 570-484-2784
 


Akeley Hall


Teaching/Education Sites

 

For a list of Teacher Job Fairs click here


Academic Careers Online includes faculty, teacher, research, post doc, adjunct, library, administrative and senior management positions at (community) colleges, universities, research institutes, and schools around the world.

Educators Job Listings - Education Job Fair Search

50 States' Certification Requirements

50 States' K-12 Employment Opportunities 

Alternative Education Resource Organization - Jobs and internships in alternative schools.

American School Counselor Association - Information on the role of the school counselor.  Includes link to state certification requirements.

Application Procedures for Public School Districts in Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Clarion, Indiana, Lawrence, Mercer, Venango, Washington, and Westmoreland Counties.

Association for Experiential Education (AEE) - AEE is a not-for-profit, international professional organization with roots in adventure education.  Search for full-time, seasonal, intern/volunteer and professional opportunities in education, recreation, outdoor adventure programming, mental health, youth service, physical education, management development training, corrections, programming for people with disabilities, and environmental education.

Academic Employment Network - lists employment opportunities for teachers and other school related positions.  

Career Quest - Fairfax County Public Schools (FCPC), Virginia,  is pleased to announce the launch of Career Quest, a web-based application system.  Applicants can build a resume online or copy and paste an existing one.   If students have applied previously to FCPS, they will need to resubmit a resume through Career Quest to be considered an active applicant.

Christian Schools Employment Opportunities  

Chronicle of Higher Education 

Coaching Jobs Connection - Search for high school teaching/coaching jobs, college coaching jobs, and other sports-related positions. 

College Central - Take advantage of job listings from all 14 PA-State System Universities. Click in through "Students/Alumni" to register. Career Services recommends that you register by entering your complete resume which will also give you the option of participating in the Resume Referral Service. Follow instructions provided on screen. Questions? Contact Career Services at career_webmonitor@eagle.lhup.edu or 570-484-2181. 

Credential File Forms - Lock Haven University students who anticipate earning a degree in the current academic year and alumni have the option of establishing a credential file.  By maintaining a credential file, you will eliminate the time-consuming process of repeatedly gathering documents for application to employers or graduate school.

Current Jobs in Education

Department of Defense Education Activity -  DoDEA's schools serve the children of military service members and Department of Defense civilian employees throughout the world.

Education America Network - 1,000s of teaching and education job opportunities from public and private schools from across the U.S.  Free to search, browse and register!

Education Canada –  Canada’s premier online education job board.  Find 1,000s of available teaching and administrative job opportunities from British Columbia to Nunavut to Newfoundland and Labrador.  Free to search, browse and register!

Educational Resources Group - Recruitment and placement services for teachers and administrators in independent (non-public) schools.  There is no registration fee and no candidate is under any financial obligation to ERG at any time. 

Employment & Opportunities for Language Teachers - includes ESL and EFL links.

English Language Teaching Assistantships - Master the Spanish or French language through linguistic immersion while gaining valuable teaching experience in elementary, secondary and language schools.  

Expeditionary Learning - Employment opportunities in Expeditionary Learning schools. 

iCoachUSA - Coaching jobs at middle schools, high schools, junior colleges, universities and amateur sports clubs. 

Jobs in Higher Education - links to faculty, staff and administrative announcements.

K-12jobs - your one stop for employment at k-12 schools.  

LASER - Lancaster-Lebanon Area Schools' Educator Recruitment - a teacher recruiting consortium that allows educators to apply online to 13 Lancaster County, Pennsylvania school districts and Lancaster-Lebanon Intermediate Unit 13, using the Standard PA State Teacher Application. It's fast and user-friendly. And, best of all, it gets your application noticed!

Loan Forgiveness - Teacher Cancellation Low Income Directory  

Loan Forgiveness for Teaching Service - - If you're a teacher serving in a low-income or subject matter shortage area, it may be possible for you to cancel or defer your student loans. 

 
Loan Forgiveness & Teacher Scholarship Programs - This site provides information by state.

PHEAA Quality Early Education Loan Forgiveness Program
If you earned an Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field in the last two years—even if you’ve applied before—you may now be eligible for PHEAA’s loan forgiveness program.
In June 2006, The Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency (PHEAA) adopted expanded eligibility criteria for its Quality Early Education Loan Forgiveness Program. These changes make it possible for many more educators to have their student loan debt forgiven.
Under the new eligibility requirements

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         You do not have to have Early Childhood Education (ECE) teacher certification;
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         You may have an Associate or Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education or a related field;
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         You may work in DPW registered family childcare homes, and Head Start programs (staff working in child care centers and  group child care homes were already eligible),
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         Earn an annual income of up to $30,000.

For more information and an application, visit http://www.pheaa.org/loanforgiveness/quality_early_education_loan.shtml or call 1-800-233-0557, extension 5473

MAEE School Districts - provides information about mid-Atlantic school districts.

Maine Teaching Positions

National Association of Independent Schools - Includes a searchable database of 1000+ independent schools in the U. S. and abroad.

National Educators Employment Review - contains job listings, helpful job search tips, and the option to post your resume at no charge.   

NJHire - Lists teaching positions throughout New Jersey’s 611 school districts.

Overseas Teaching Resources

PA-Educator.net - Apply online to participating school districts throughout Pennsylvania.  Also allows applicants to have credentials online.

PE Central Job Center - Health & physical education jobs in Pre K - 12, Adapted PE, higher education, other PE related positions, and camps.

Pennsylvania Department of Education - Finding a Teaching Position in PA  PDE maintains a Web-based job search service to assist candidates seeking teaching positions in Pennsylvania.  Standard Application for Teaching Positions in PA Public Schools  

Pennsylvania Schools  -   Includes clickable map and contact information for school districts and their schools, intermediate units, area vocational technical schools, charter schools, nonpublic and private schools, and more.
 

Pennsylvania Education Vacancies - from the PA School Board Association.

Pennsylvania REAP - Complete just one application for all participating districts in Pennsylvania. This is a FREE service to applicants.  Click here, REAP System, for other states using the REAP System.

Praxis Series  - This site provides a variety of information about the Praxis tests such as registering for the Praxis Series, state testing requirements, and test dates. You may also download the "Tests At A Glance" supplement which supplies sample test questions and information.

Praxis Test Prep Preview - Test preparation and free practice tests for Praxis. 

Private School Employment Network

Project Connect - search for teaching vacancies and apply on-line.

Putnam/Northern Westchester BOCES in New York State.  On-Line Application System serving 124 school districts in the Lower Hudson Valley, Mohawk Valley and the Capital Region in New York State. Candidates may  fill out one application, post a resume and cover letter and using this one application apply to many positions. Free to the candidates. 

SchoolSpring  - Free educator job search. Apply online, get email job alerts .  Use SuperSearch to find 1000s of teaching jobs from several education sites. Apply to any job, anywhere with SchoolSpring PLUS!

SCHOOLSTAFF.COM -   search for jobs, prepare online resumes, and add portfolio documents.  You can also activate a software agent to constantly review each new job posting entered by a school.  When a vacancy is advertised that you are interested in, you will immediately be notified by email.

State Departments of Education

Teach for America - National teacher corps  

TeachDelaware is a one-stop information and referral recruitment center for individuals who may be interested in a teaching career in Delaware.  Teach Delaware offers a variety of informational and advisor-assisted services to prospective teachers.

Teach in Florida  - a statewide teacher recruitment website for prospective teachers seeking employment in Florida.

TeacherLinkUSA - Registrants to this database will receive an email when a job is posted that matches his/her certification area.

Teach in New York City - An exciting and rewarding teaching career with New York City’s public schools is waiting for individuals with high quality professional preparation and an enthusiasm for the challenge of urban public education.

TeachNorth - A cooperative teacher recruitment effort of 32 school districts, three colleges and the New Hampshire Department of Education.

Teachers At Work - National Educators Employment Network. Review job opportunities. Post your resume online.

Teachers-Teachers.com  is a free teacher placement service - designed to give you an edge in the education marketplace. This website makes you accessible to thousands of schools nationwide.

Teaching English as a Second Language - A list of websites from the Riley Guide 

Teaching Without Certification - Advice from University of Pennsylvania. (Please note: this information is from the University of PA. References to CPPS & on-campus interviews do not apply to LHU students).

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