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The Board of Cooperative Educational Services of the Second Supervisory District of Erie, Chautauqua and Cattaraugus Counties is the eighth largest of the 38 BOCES, covering a 1,791 square mile area. It extends from southern Erie County, west to the shores of Lake Erie, and south to the Pennsylvania border in Chautauqua County. Eight of the component districts are located in Erie County, one in Cattaraugus County and 18 in Chautauqua County. The Cattaraugus Indian Reservation, home of the Seneca Nation of Indians, also lies within its boundaries.

Responding to the needs of its 27 component districts, Erie 2-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus BOCES provides over 259 shared service programs. These include specific professional development and instructional support programs, various management services, and numerous Career and Technical, Alternative and Special Education programs, delivered by the 750+ support, instructional and administrative staff members. These services are funded in 2007-08 by a $50+ million operating budget.

Applications are continuously accepted for actual and anticipated vacancies in the following areas:

• Secondary Academics (for Alternative Education Programs)
• Special Education (Dual Academic Certification Preferred)
• Special Education (students with emotional or behavioral disorders)
• Speech and Language
• Visually Impaired
• Foreign Languages (Itinerant Positions)
• School Counselors/Social Workers
• Physical Education (for Alternative and Special Education Programs)
• Staff Development
• Occupational Therapist
• Physical Therapist

Professional Application

Support Staff Application

Chautauqua County Civil Service Exam Information
The Chautauqua County Department of Human Resources is responsible for ensuring that people are hired for public employment by the merit and fitness standards mandated by the Civil Service Law. The Department of Human Resources oversees the hiring processes for all Chautauqua County Government departments and agencies, as well as its towns, villages, school districts, special districts, City of Dunkirk, City of Jamestown and BOCES Second Supervisory District, Erie-Chautauqua-Cattaraugus Counties.


TEACH System
TEACH is an online application and database system that enables:
  • Applicants for Certification to apply online for certification or fingerprint clearance, and check the status of applications, documents and test results received.
  • Applicants for Fingerprint Clearance to apply online for fingerprint clearance and check status of fingerprint clearance.
  • Public and Non Public Schools to obtain application status updates on current or potential employees and submit requests for fingerprint clearance for prospective employees.
  • New York State Colleges/Universities to submit recommendations for certification program completers online and track the certification status of students. 

WNYRIC Applicant Tracking

The WNY School Application System is a consortium of schools brought together to offer an on-line application process to prospective teachers and administrators. Applicants complete a thorough application which is stored in a shared database. Documents such as resumes, transcripts and letters of recommendation can be attached to the application. When the application is complete, the applicant receives confirmation via e-mail.

Districts post positions on the site and applicants can attach their application to the posting or leave it in the general database. Individual districts can only see applications where the applicant has explicitly checked that district. Each of the districts in the consortium use query tools to access their data and find the best match for positions

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