Approximately 2,000 students attend the four schools in the Octorara Area School District.  The Octorara Primary Learning Center, grades Kindergarten through 2; the Octorara Elementary School, grades 3 and 4; the Octorara Intermediate School, grades 5 and 6; the Octorara Middle School, grades 7 and 8: and Octorara High School, grades 9 through 12 are housed on one main campus.  These students are served by close to 350 employees.  Included are  District Office staff, school administrators, teachers, guidance counselors, librarian, reading specialists, nurses, psychologists, speech therapists, classroom assistants, secretaries, cafeteria, and building custodial/maintenance employees.  In addition, the technology department supports the District's internal and external networks, maintains the District's large inventory of computers and peripheral equipment, and is on call to provide help with software problems.

Employees come into the District through the Department of Human Resources, which posts vacancies and processes applications in cooperation with members of the administrative staff.  The responsibility of the Human Resources Department does not stop with the employment process, however.  Salary information, tuition reimbursement, tenure, certification, and attendance are all maintained by the Human Resources Department.  The department processes requests for sabbaticals and leaves of absence.

In general, the department is a resource to which employees can turn with questions about their employment and related issues.

*Applicant Tracking System Transition Notice: We are currently in the process of transitioning to a new Applicant Tracking platform. Effective June 4, 2025, all new job postings will be managed through PowerSchool’s Applicant Tracking System. Any job postings created prior to June 2, 2025 will continue to be managed in our legacy system, Frontline’s Applicant Tracking System, until those positions are filled. During this transition period, we encourage all candidates to check both platforms to ensure they have access to the full list of available opportunities. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we work to improve our hiring process.

**Transparency in Coverage (TCR) machine-readable files

Openings are posted through our applicant tracking system. Current (less than one year old) Child Abuse, State Police, and FBI clearances must be included in your application packet for your application to be considered. 

Unsolicited applications/resumes will no longer be accepted by the Octorara Area School District. ONLY responses to the individual postings indicated in JOB OPPORTUNITIES will be accepted.

All unsolicited paperwork sent to the Human Resources Office will not be reviewed for employment purposes. The sender will be notified to retrieve the documents within ten (10) business days. If he/she does not retrieve the documents within that time, they will be destroyed. 

Public School Employees' Retirement System

PSERS website
Health Options Program (HOP)

• Website: Medicare

• Medicare Part D Notification - Medicare Prescription Drug Plan

• "Medicare & You" Handbook

Pennsylvania Association of School Retirees

PASR website