Teaching Assistant 2026-2027 (qualifies for $1500 Recruiting Incentive

Teaching Assistant  (qualifies for $1500 Recruiting Incentive)

ESC of Central Ohio Educational Service Center of Central Ohio – Columbus, Ohio

Job
Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled
Re-Posted:
Apr 08, 2026 7:05 PM (UTC)

The positions are in special education classrooms located primarily in central Ohio school districts, including:

• South Western City School District
• Reynoldsburg City Schools

• Valid Ohio Aide Permit
• Documentation of a clear criminal record.
• Compliance with drug‑free workplace rules and board policies.
• Ability to support the needs of students with disabilities.
• Success in periodic renewal of state‑mandated and Center training requirements (e.g., communicable disease, child abuse, Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI), etc.).
• Preschool assignments require 30 hours of Ohio‑approved professional development every two years.
• May require a valid driver’s license and completion of van driver training.

Note:

Assignment may require a valid driver’s license and access/availability of a reliable vehicle. Employees must meet all prerequisites and ongoing qualifications to be covered by the service center’s insurance carrier.

FLSA Classification:
Non‑Exempt

Reports to:

Director of Student Services and Coordinator of Special Education.

To support students identified as having a disability in an effort to provide them with academic, physical, and emotional support to gain full benefit from the special education program.

• Assist students in the completion of classroom activities, routines, classroom management, school activities, implementation of IEP services, behavior plans, data collection, and other duties as assigned by the Intervention Specialist.
• Assist in the preparation of classroom materials, displays, and individual student accommodations and modifications, sanitize equipment as directed, and help maintain an orderly and clean classroom.
• Assist students in general education classes, provide support as needed or indicated on the IEP.
• Supervise non‑classroom activities as directed (arrival, departure, lunch, recess, etc.).
• Support the implementation of instructional, assistive, and other types of technology; assist with mobility needs.
• Seek professional growth and learning opportunities to advance knowledge and skills.
• Use effective classroom management strategies to create a safe, positive, and engaging learning environment; responsible for the care, custody, and supervision of students.
• Follow prescribed medical plans and/or assist students with personal hygiene care (e.g., toileting, catheterization, feeding, etc.) as trained by a licensed health care professional.
• Uphold board policies, follow administrative guidelines, strictly adhere to HIPAA and FERPA, abide by the acceptable use policy, uphold the student code of conduct, report to child protective services as mandated, respect personal privacy, and maintain confidentiality of privileged information.
• Maintain high ethical standards, exhibit professionalism, self‑control, flexibility, satisfactory attendance/punctuality, dependability, accept responsibility for decisions and conduct, promote a favorable image of the Agency.
• Adapt to unique circumstances and factors such as travel, extended hours, student behaviors, lifting/transferring students, transporting students using Agency vans, etc.
• Complete other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

Job performance is evaluated according to the policy provisions adopted by the Governing Board of the EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER OF CENTRAL OHIO.

Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non‑prescribed controlled…