From 1 posting, the employer’s site and nurse reviews · Employer research Jul 28, 2026Sources
The short version
You would be joining Chester County Intermediate Unit, an educational service agency headquartered in Downingtown that has served 12 Chester County school districts since 1971. Nursing-related work here centers on education and student support rather than bedside hospital floors—most clearly the Practical Nursing Program, where instructors cover classroom, clinical, and simulation, with skills labs at TCHS Brandywine and TCHS Pickering, and schedules that can stretch into evenings and summer.
Employer research, Jul 28, 2026
You can teach future LPNs across classroom, clinical, and simulation at the Practical Nursing Program, with skills labs at TCHS Brandywine and TCHS Pickering.
For experienced nursesSources
Qualifying employees get tuition reimbursement meant to support professional development and lifelong learning.
For new gradsSources
Benefits include comprehensive medical coverage, PSERS retirement, prescription, vision, dental, voluntary life, LTD, and healthy-lifestyle reimbursements.
For experienced nursesSources
Nursing here
- Career development
Employees note professional development opportunities but limited upward mobility in some roles
Chester County Intermediate Unit · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Tuition support
Qualifying employees receive tuition reimbursement to encourage professional development and lifelong learning
Chester County Intermediate Unit · employer research
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- Scheduling
Practical Nursing Instructor duties may include day and evening assignments, inclusive of summer months
Chester County Intermediate Unit · employer research
Sources
As of 2026Source: cciu.org
Benefits
Medical benefits, PSERS retirement, prescription, vision, dental, voluntary life, LTD, healthy-lifestyle reimbursements, 10% YMCA of Greater Brandywine discount, and tuition reimbursement for qualifying employees.
Published pay and benefits
- Annual pay
Teacher salary range (29 salaries submitted)
As of 2026
Sources
The units
Practical Nursing Program
Part-time Practical Nursing Instructor role covers classroom, clinical, and simulation instruction; skills labs at TCHS Brandywine and TCHS Pickering.
Sources
Source location unconfirmedSource: cciu.orgChild and Career Development Center
Source references a Licensed Practical Nurse posting at Child and Career Development Center (page moved/expired).
Sources
Source location unconfirmed
What nurses say
Themes from public reviews
Summaries of published reviews, with the original sources.
- Collaborative culture with bureaucracy
- Reviewers describe supportive coworkers and community feel alongside a bureaucratic, sometimes political atmosphere.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Management support and transparency
- Some praise mission-focused leadership; others cite lack of transparency, feeling undervalued, and uneven management support.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com- Workload and work-life balance
- Good benefits noted, but high caseloads and calls for better work-life balance practices appear in reviews.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
More review themes
- Practical Nursing Program quality
- Students praise thorough lectures, helpful instructors, and NCLEX prep; others report disorganization, poor communication, and inconsistent teaching.
Sources
As of 2024Source: niche.com
The hard parts
Employees report professional development exists but limited upward mobility in some roles, along with bureaucracy, uneven management support, and high caseloads.
Sources
As of 2026Source: glassdoor.com
What to ask
- How is base pay set for the role, and which differentials apply?
- Which shifts are open, and what are the weekend, holiday and call rules?
- How long is orientation, and will I have one preceptor?
- What does a usual day’s workload look like?
- Where would I work, and on which unit or team?
Living in Downingtown, PA
Downingtown pairs historic Chester County charm with direct Route 30 access to regional medical hubs in Exton and West Chester. Shift workers recharge along the Struble Trail, paddle Marsh Creek, or stroll East Lancaster Avenue. Housing spans walkable borough townhomes near Kerr Park to leafy township subdivisions in West Bradford and Lionville.
Browse roles in Downingtown- State price level · Pennsylvania
- 2% below the national average
- State index 97.6 (100 = national)
- Median gross rent
- $1,518/mo
- rent and tenant-paid utilities
- Median household income
- $96,228/yr
- all local households, not nurse pay
U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis · 2024 Regional Price Parities · Census ACS 2024
Roles from Chester County Intermediate Unit
Practical Nursing Instructor (part-time)
$65,000–$108,000/year
- RN
- Evening shift
Sources
- cciu.org/about/join-our-team
Employer website, The short version, Nursing here · as of 2024
- cciu.org/employees
The short version, Nursing here · as of 2026
- facebook.com/CCIUPracticalNursingProgram/videos/ready-to-make-a-difference-in-others-livesand-your-own-in-just-15-months-the-che/1447543239612222
The short version · as of 2024
- glassdoor.com/Reviews/Chester-County-Intermediate-Unit-Reviews-E107943.htm
Nursing here, What nurses say, The hard parts · as of 2026
- glassdoor.com/Salary/Chester-County-Intermediate-Unit-Salaries-E107943.htm
Nursing here · as of 2026
- niche.com/colleges/chester-county-intermediate-unit-practical-nursing-program/reviews
The short version, What nurses say · as of 2024
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