Pre-Kindergarten Special Education Paraprofessional chez Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center
Mid-Ohio Educational Service Center · Sherman, États-Unis d'Amérique · Onsite
- Bureau à Sherman
- Position Type:
Non Certified Staff Positions/Paraprofessional - Date Posted:
10/13/2025 - Location:
Sherman Elementary School - Closing Date:
10/20/2025 - District:
Mansfield City Schools Additional Information: Show/Hide - The State of Ohio Paraprofessional Standards require “two years education at an institution of higher learning OR an Associates Degree (or higher) OR Demonstration through a formal state or local assessment, knowledge of, and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing and mathematics.”
- Possess or be able to secure a valid Ohio Education Aide permit from the Ohio Department of Education.
- Willingness to attend a minimum of fifteen (15) hours of job-related in-service training each school year.
- Knowledge and understanding of the handicapping condition(s) of student(s), as related by the teacher.
- Must be able to stand and sit for prolonged periods of time; bend, stoop, push, pull, and lift 25 pounds by herself/himself, and up to 50 pounds with the help of another staff person.
- Possess the fine motor skills to assist the teacher and students with cutting, pasting, arranging materials, or using manipulatives to complete individual projects or class arrangements.
- Demonstrated experience in a position requiring the use of independent judgment and discretion.
- Experience functioning in a position or organization requiring group or team effort toward a goal.
- Exhibit skills or a willingness to learn the various skills necessary to meet the physical needs of the students, which may include toileting assistance for some students.
- Willingness to assists students in the cafeteria, as necessary, with food selection, actual consumption of food and clean-up after the meal.
- The ability to work inside and outside in all weather to assist students with a handicapping condition, embark or debark the building or transportation vehicles.
- Willingness to accompany teacher/administrator on a home visit for a prospective or active student.
- To assist teacher in providing instructional and other educational services.
- To assist teacher with behavior management strategies.
- To assist teacher in medically and physically related care procedures.
- Assigned Pre-School Special Education Teacher/Intervention Specialist
- Building Principal
- Early Childhood Program Supervisor.
- Assist students in performing activities that have been determined by the teacher.
- Work with individual students.
- Work with a group.
- Assist with student assessment.
- Observe learning difficulties and report such matters to the teacher.
- Assist in development of receptive and expressive language.
- Adequately learn to use sign language for selected hearing impaired or non-verbal students.
- Assist the teacher in charting behavior.
- Assist the teacher in behavior management strategies.
- Keep appropriate records for the teacher.
- Assist individual students with cutting and pasting.
- Help develop, put up, and take down bulletin boards.
- Observe students and notify teacher if adaptive positioning equipment is required.
- Encourage and reinforce positive behavior.
- Accompany students in music activities and assist when needed.
- Accompany students in art activities and assist when needed.
- Assist in the supervision of children during playtime or recess.
- Assist in the supervision of children while the teacher is out of the room or working at his/her desk.
- Type and copy at teacher's direction.
- Ready art materials and assist in art projects.
- Learn to use visual-aid equipment for sight impaired students.
- Operate film projector, tape recorder, and computer as needed.
- In absence of teacher, provide orientation and extra help to substitute teacher.
- Assist with collaboration of all students in the building.
- Maintain confidentiality with regard to information regarding students.
- Advise substitute teacher or proper authority regarding time to administer prescribed medication.
- Follow-through on therapy activities recommended by the physical therapist, occupational therapist, and speech therapist.
- Monitor seizure activity and provide post seizure care.
- Provide clean intermittent catheterization as authorized. Observe and report any unusual or critical conditions.
- Assist students in their care as directed by teacher or physician with training.
- In the rest room:
- Change diapers or pampers, dispose of soiled diapers.
- Clean child, removing braces as necessary.
- Assist (as needed only) with zippers, buttons, belts, and hooks.
- Assist children (as needed only) in washing hands after using restroom and before lunch.
- Assist children (as needed only) in brushing teeth.
- Lift student to and from toilet (if not able to do alone).
- Use disinfectants in restrooms and classrooms.
- Follow schedule given by the physical therapist.
- Lock braces and lift student into prone board, standing table, secure straps and locks.
- Watch the time to remove student.
- Assist with the use of other adaptive equipment (bolster chair, corner chair, etc.).
- Accompany students to and from restroom (as needed).
- Change clothes of students who have accidents (bladder, bowels, vomiting, monthly periods, etc.).
- Assist in toilet training.
- Assist children (as needed only) with nose-blowing.
- Accompany students (as needed only) to and from the classrooms in which they are scheduled for participation with other students.
- Accompany students moving about on field trips.
- Accompany students to school library.
- Accompany students to school office.
- Accompany and assist (as needed only) students to gymnasium.
- Accompany and assist (as needed only) students to lunchroom for breakfast, lunch, and/or snack.
- Orientation mobility to school building and grounds.
- Promote self-care in bathroom, lunchroom, gymnasium, and all areas outside as well as inside the classroom.
- Assist students in moving about classroom (lock braces, help onto crutches, store crutches, push wheelchair, etc.).
- Assist physical education teacher or classroom teacher working with students.
- Help get out and put away equipment.
- Play with the children, lead group games, under direction of adapted physical education teacher.
- Supervise and help instruct swim classes.
- Help dress and undress students for swimming.
- Assist students who are visually impaired or need physical assistance while taking part in the adapted physical education class as needed.
- Assist gymnasium teacher in lifting children in and out of wheelchairs for activities.
- Help students from buses and vans.
- Place helmet on those who fall easily.
- Fasten seat belts as needed.
- Assist students to classrooms if needed.
- Assist students with coats, hats, gloves, and boots.
- Return helmets to room.
- Watch for buses/vans to take children home after school.
- Relay messages from classroom teachers to driver and from driver to teacher.
- Set tables with milk, napkins, straws, and spoons.
- Prepare and deliver food trays to tables, where needed.
- Put bibs/aprons on students needing them.
- Feed students needing help.
- Assist volunteers with feeding children.
- Help clear tables, return trays to kitchen, and wash tables.
- Replace chairs.
- Assist teacher taking students to gymnasium, classroom, or outside.
- Wash/care for special eating utensils after lunch.
- Participate in in-service training programs, as assigned and/or required.
- Abide by the Mansfield City Board of Education policies and regulations.
- Perform other reasonably related duties as may be assigned by the Program Supervisor, the Building Principal, and/or the assigned Pre-School Special Education Teacher/Intervention Specialist.
| Pre-Kindergarten Special Education Paraprofessional | JobID: 3734 |
There is a Pre-Kindergarten Special Education Paraprofessional open at Sherman Elementary School for the 2025-2026 school year.
Job Summary
Assist the teacher in working with individual and small groups of students to achieve learning objectives as devised by the teacher, provide for the physical and/or medically related needs of the children, and, as directed, perform a wide variety of tasks, following standard practices and procedures and complying with administrative requirements.
Qualifications:
Classroom Duties and Responsibilities
Conduct: Each staff member shall remain free of any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance and abuse of any prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the District.
Each staff member shall serve as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens and as responsible, intelligent human beings. Each staff member has a moral responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.
Terms of Employment: Per the Mansfield City Schools Board of Education/Mansfield School Employees Association Negotiated Agreement.
The Mansfield City School District is an Equal Opportunity Employer and as such does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, sex, gender identification or sexual orientation, age, religion, national origin, ancestry, disability, veteran status, marital status, or any other status protected by law.
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