Education Associate Level II - Perry Middle School

Perry Local Schools, Perry, OH; Kentucky; On-site; USD 23,019 - 32,332; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Signing bonus

Job summary

Perry Local Schools is seeking an Education Associate Level II for Perry Middle School. Working days are Monday through Friday, 7:25am to 2:40pm, with 6.75 hours per day according to the school calendar.

Compensation ranges from $16.71 to $23.47 per hour and includes a $1,000 signing bonus after the school year. The role involves building positive relationships with students, supporting behavior and academic needs per IEPs, collecting progress data, and serving as a liaison among students,

Qualifications

• Leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary for working and collaborating effectively with students, staff, administrators, and parents and families
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communicationand organizational skills
• Passage of Para Professional Certificate within 30 days of employment
• Attain an Ohio Educational Aide Permit from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce prior to beginning employment
• Passage of a BCI/FBI Background check
• Prior experience supporting students with disabilities, including familiarity with individualized supports and behavior management strategies.
• Knowledge of basic assistive technology and instructional tools used to support students with disabilities.
• Training or certification in areas such as CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention), First Aid/CPR, or other relevant student support practices

Responsibilities

• Foster positive relationships and personal connections with individual students
• Support student behavior, adaptiveand academic needs in accordance with the student's schedule, IEP and learning plans
• Collect and report progress data
• Support students learning in the general education classrooms and other school environments
• Act as a liaison between school, parents and the student to ensure equal access to instruction and activities during the school day
• May include: Assist students with washing, toileting (may include lifting on and off toilet), diapering, dressing and undressing, grooming and other activities necessary for maintaining personal hygiene and neatness.
• May include: Assist with the transportation of students; position and reposition students requiring the use of medical equipment, wheelchairs, braces, and other orthopedic equipment; make minor adjustments on lifting and other equipment as necessary; assure the safe use and operation of wheelchairs, prosthetic devices and other equipment.
• May include: Assist with the loading and unloading of students on and from buses, automobiles, wheelchairs.
• May include: Toileting students with disabilities and/or providing hygiene assistance
• Assure the health and safety of students by following health and safety practices and procedures.

Job description

Education Associate - Level II Perry Middle School

$1000 Signing Bonus for new employees (paid at the completion of the school year)

• Position Type: Classified/ Educational Associate
• Date Posted: 7/22/2026
• Location: Perry, OH (Lake Co.)

Job Title: Education Associates Level II

Working Days: Monday-Friday 7:25am - 2:40pm

Hours of Work: 6.75 per day following the building schedule and school calendar

Compensation: Commensurate with experience per the OAPSE Local #367 negotiated agreement $16.71 - $23.47

Job Summary

• Foster positive relationships and personal connections with individual students
• Support student behavior, adaptiveand academic needs in accordance with the student's schedule, IEP and learning plans
• Collect and report progress data
• Support students learning in the general education classrooms and other school environments
• Act as a liaison between school, parents and the student to ensure equal access to instruction and activities during the school day
• May include: Assist students with washing, toileting (may include lifting on and off toilet), diapering, dressing and undressing, grooming and other activities necessary for maintaining personal hygiene and neatness.
• May include: Assist with the transportation of students; position and reposition students requiring the use of medical equipment, wheelchairs, braces, and other orthopedic equipment; make minor adjustments on lifting and other equipment as necessary; assure the safe use and operation of wheelchairs, prosthetic devices and other equipment.
• May include: Assist with the loading and unloading of students on and from buses, automobiles, wheelchairs.
• May include: Toileting students with disabilities and/or providing hygiene assistance
• Assure the health and safety of students by following health and safety practices and procedures.

Minimum Required Qualifications

• Leadership qualities and personal characteristics necessary for working and collaborating effectively with students, staff, administrators, and parents and families
• Demonstrate effective oral and written communicationand organizational skills
• Passage of Para Professional Certificate within 30 days of employment
• Attain an Ohio Educational Aide Permit from the Ohio Department of Education and Workforce prior to beginning employment
• Passage of a BCI/FBI Background check

Preferred Qualifications

• Prior experience supporting students with disabilities, including familiarity with individualized supports and behavior management strategies.
• Knowledge of basic assistive technology and instructional tools used to support students with disabilities.
• Training or certification in areas such as CPI (Crisis Prevention Intervention), First Aid/CPR, or other relevant student support practices

Questions

Contact: Jim Chisholm at 440-259-9200 ext. [e-mail]

Application Deadline

Until Filled

Date Posted

7/22/26