Paraprofessional - Welding

Position: Paraprofessional - Welding

Location: Upper Valley Career Center Main High School Campus

Employment Begins: December 1, 2025

Final date to receive applications: November 21, 2025

The Upper Valley Career Center has an opening for a High School Welding lab aide.

• Maintain a safe learning environment for all students and assure that school policies and guidelines are followed.
• Assist the career tech instructor with student supervision and daily educational and operational functions of the career tech program.
• Assist in the areas of record keeping, instructional preparation, lab organization, and upkeep.
• Participate in professional development activities related to the job description.
• Provide sub coverage for other career technical programs when needed.
• Participate in Advisory Committee functions.
• Provide supervision of students outside the classroom (lunch room, assemblies, parking lot).
• Other duties as assigned.

• Provide evidence of possessing a high school diploma OR General Equivalency Diploma (GED) and a valid Driver’s License.
• Meets the requirements to obtain a valid state Department of Education license appropriate for this position.
• Possesses a minimum of 5 years of work experience in the Welding industry.
• Displays a positive attitude and the willingness to work with high school students.
• Has strong communication skills and is able to maintain an atmosphere of trust, fairness, and respect.
• Consistently able to maintain a professional attitude, strict confidentiality, and the ability to interact with peers and supervisors in a manner conforming to the school philosophy.
• Meets all mandated health screening requirements.
• Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment and is able to successfully pass a BCI/FBI background check.
• Maintains compliance with drug‑free workplace rules, Board policies, and other applicable procedures/guidelines.

Appropriate placement on the Paraprofessional Salary Schedule to be determined by education and experience. Salary will range from $29,489 (Class I.15, Step
0) to $34,866 (Class I.15, Step
5). Base contract is 194 days. Minimum workday is 7 hours per day exclusive of a lunch break. One‑year contract with opportunity for renewal.

School Employees Retirement System, Worker’s Compensation, paid sick/personal leave, partial tuition reimbursement, and tax‑sheltered retirement contributions. Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance offered. Some benefits are shared costs between the employee and the Board of Education.

Job performance is evaluated according to policy provisions and contractual agreements adopted by the Upper Valley Career Center.

This job posting description identifies general responsibilities and is not intended to be a complete list of all duties performed. The information contained in this document is subject to change in response to student demographics, staffing factors, funding variables, modified operating procedures, program/curriculum changes, and unforeseen events.

The Upper Valley Career Center Board of Education and its staff are dedicated to providing equal employment opportunities to all people without regard to race, color, age, military status, ancestry, national origin, sex, religion, or disability. The Upper Valley Career Center is in compliance with the following Federal Laws:
Title VI, VII (Civil Rights Act of 1964), Equal Pay Act of 1963, Title IX, Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and the 1986 Immigration Reform & Control Act. The Upper Valley Career Center is in compliance with the Title IX regulations. The Title IX Building Coordinator/Grievance Officer Alycia Johnson is located at the Upper Valley Career Center, 8901 Looney Road, Piqua, OH, 45356, (937) 778‑1980 ext.

255. The Section 504 Coordinator/Grievance Officer Matthew Meyer is located at the Upper Valley Career Center, 8811 Career Drive, Piqua, OH, 45356 (937) 778‑1980, ext. 212.