Welcome to the New York City Department of Education's Online Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Application. Thank you for your interest in working for the New York City Public Schools!
This page is solely for applicants interested in starting or completing an application for Pupil Personnel Service (PPS) titles, which include School Counselors, Social Workers, School Psychologists, Speech Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, Physical Therapists, School Secretaries, and Attendance Teachers. This page is also for applicants interested in the Lead Teacher Assistant position.
General Inquiries:
- For general inquiries about PPS application status, email PPS@schools.nyc.gov.
- For general inquiries regarding the Lead Teacher Assistant application and selection process, email LTAInfo@schools.nyc.gov.
- Once you have completed the online application, please send Occupational Therapy staffing inquiries to the Occupational Therapy Team below:
- Darnell Young - DYoung10@schools.nyc.gov
- Cynthia Boone - CBoone@schools.nyc.gov
- Sean Gardner - SGardner@schools.nyc.gov
- Heba Henein - HHenein@schools.nyc.gov
- Once you have completed the online application, please send Physical Therapy staffing inquiries to the Physical Therapy Team below:
- Alison Karty - AKarty@schools.nyc.gov
- Royelle Mckenzie - RMckenzie@schools.nyc.gov
- For general inquiries regarding School Secretary hiring requirements, please email SchoolSecMaxRequirements@schools.nyc.gov.
OTHER ONLINE APPLICATIONS
Pre-K - 12 Teacher Applicants:
- If you are interested in starting or completing an application to become a full-time Pre-K - 12 Teacher in New York City Public Schools, please click HERE.
- DO NOT complete this application if you are a NYC Public Schools teacher or clinician seeking to transfer schools.
- You must register and apply through the Open Market Hiring System when it opens in mid-April.
New User
To apply to for Pupil Personnel Services in New York City's public schools, you must first create a profile.
You will be asked to provide your social security number for identification purposes.
Existing User
Not Sure?
Before registering a new account, we recommend that you do the following:
- Check if you already have an account in this system using the "Not sure?" box above.
- Review the schools.nyc.gov/Careers website for important information about the application and hiring process.
- Completing your user profile will take about 30 to 45 minutes, depending on your work experience and whether you have all the necessary documents available and ready.
- The mandatory fields are labeled with an asterisk (*) and must be provided.
- You will be asked to provide details about your education, certification, work experience, professional references, work location preferences, and other background information.
- You will be required to post your resume.
- Failure to complete the profile will result in your inability to access applications.
Registering Your Account:
- You will define your username (email address; DOE email address highly recommended, when applicable) and password during the registration step.
- Your email address will be the primary means of contacting you. Check your inbox regularly, and check your junk mail or spam filter to make sure you are receiving emails from the NYC Department of Education (allow domains "@schools.nyc.gov" and "@nyc.teacherssupportnetwork.com").
- If you have registered or completed an application before November 30, 2018, you must re-register and submit a new application to be considered for employment opportunities for the current school year unless you have received an email with other instructions.
Application:
- You do not have to complete the application in one sitting.
- You may stop and return to complete your application at a later time by clicking on "SAVE AND EXIT" once a section has been completed.
- The system will not record any information you entered during a session unless the "SAVE AND EXIT" or "SAVE AND CONTINUE" icon is clicked.
- You may preview and print the application before, during, or after completion by clicking on the "PREVIEW" icon.
- Candidates who have already registered and wish to complete or edit their application may simply log in and click on your existing application.
- When you have provided all the required information and are ready to submit your application, click on the "COMPLETE" icon.
- Review your application and ensure it is current, accurate, and complete before clicking on the "COMPLETE" icon.
- Some sections may not be edited after your completed application has been submitted for review.
If you are experiencing technical difficulties, call technical support staff at 1-877-DoTeach or 1-877-368-3224. For all other inquiries, please email PPS@schools.nyc.gov or call 718-935-2449.
After logging in to your account, you will be brought to your Profile. From this page, you can view and edit your Profile and start or continue an existing Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Application.
