Education Certification Evaluator

Are you an analytically minded professional eager to start a new chapter in your career? If so, consider joining the Pennsylvania Department of Education (PDE) as an Education Certification Evaluator. This position gives you the opportunity to support the Division of Teacher Certification by reviewing applications, issuing certifications, responding to educator inquiries, and staffing the call center. Play a critical role in ensuring certification standards are met while providing knowledgeable, customer-focused guidance to applicants and stakeholders.

As an Education Certification Evaluator, you will be reviewing educator certification applications and providing assistance to applicants and education partners to ensure compliance with laws, regulations, and required procedures. You will perform the following duties:

• Application Review:
  Evaluate certification applications, test scores, coursework, and experience for compliance with rules
• Certification Approval:
  Approve applications, issue certifications, and request missing information when needed
• System Tracking:
  Monitor pending applications in the Teacher Information Management System and communicate with schools
• Inquiry Support:
  Respond to daily questions from educators and guide them through the certification process
• Call Center Duties:
  Staff the Certification Call Center to provide information and assistance to callers
• Website Assistance:
  Help users navigate PDE systems, report issues, and support problem resolution efforts

Apply today to begin a rewarding, yet challenging career as you facilitate the certification process for future educators who will take on roles in schools across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania!

• Full-time employment
• Work hours are 8:00 AM to 4:30 PM, Monday - Friday, with a 60-minute lunch.
• Telework:
  You may have the opportunity to work from home (telework) part-time, up to 4 days per week. In order to telework, you must have a securely configured high-speed internet connection and work from an approved location inside Pennsylvania. If you are unable to telework, you will have the option to report to the headquarters office in Harrisburg. The ability to telework is subject to change at any time.
• Salary:
  Selected candidates who are new to employment with the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania will begin employment at the starting annual salary of $45,907.00 (before taxes).

• Minimum Experience and Training Requirements:
  • One year of clerical experience with three months experience in direct data entry/retrieval on a computer terminal and six months experience with educational credential certification laws, rules, and regulations; or
  • Any equivalent combination of experience and training.
• Other Requirements:
  • You must meet the PA residency requirement. For more information on ways to meet PA residency requirements, follow the link and click on Residency Guidelines.
  • You must be able to perform essential job functions.

• Completing the application, including all supplemental questions, serves as your exam for this position. No additional exam is required at a test center (also referred to as a written exam).
• Your score is based on the detailed information you provide on your application and in response to the supplemental questions.
• Your score is valid for this specific posting only.
• You must provide complete and accurate information; otherwise:
  • Your score may be lower than deserved.
  • You may be disqualified.
• You may only apply/test once for this posting.
• Your results will be provided via email.

The Commonwealth is an equal employment opportunity employer and is committed to a diverse workforce. The Commonwealth values inclusion as we seek to recruit, develop, and retain the most qualified people to serve the citizens of Pennsylvania. The Commonwealth does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religious creed, ancestry, union membership, age, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, AIDS or HIV status, disability, or any other categories protected by applicable federal or state law.

All diverse candidates are encouraged to apply.