Paraprofessional

Orange City Schools; Cleveland (OH); On-site; USD 19,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Orange City Schools is seeking a Paraprofessional at Moreland Hills Elementary School in the Cleveland, Ohio area.

The role requires the appropriate state license/certificates, strong behavioral management skills, and the ability to assist students with behavior and mobility needs.

Qualifications

• Valid state license/certificates required at time of appointment.
• Meets criteria for degree/credits or approved professional standards test.
• Behavioral management skills with experience handling students needing physical assistance.
• Willingness to learn PBIS or CPI skills.
• Flexible, reliable, self-disciplined and able to take on challenging tasks.
• Maintains high ethical standards and integrity.
• Criminal record must be clean for public school employment.
• Health screening requirements after conditional offer of employment.
• Core computer competencies deemed essential at time of hire.
• CPR and/or first aid training may be required.
• Skills in communication boards, sign language or finger spelling may be necessary for some positions.

Skills

PBIS training

CPI training

Sign language

Finger spelling

Core computer skills

Communication boards

Stamina

Ethical conduct

Record clean criminal history

Job description

Job Description

Qualifications:

• Holds and maintains valid state department of education license/certificates as determined at the time of appointment.
• Meets mandated state/federal criteria (i.e., approved degree, completion of requisite higher education credit hours/courses, or acceptable score on an authorized professional standards test).
• Behavioral management skills substantiated by training/work experience. Duties require agility, physical strength, and stamina to address the needs of students with problem behavior and/or who require physical assistance (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, etc.).
• Demonstrates a temperament to deal with stressful student distractions and a clear understanding or commitment to learn Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) or Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (CPI) skills.
• Displays flexibility, reliability, self-discipline and a willingness to take on challenging tasks.
• Embodies high ethical standards/integrity. Accepts responsibility for personal decisions/conduct.
• Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
• Meets mandated health screening requirements following a conditional offer of employment.
• Shows evidence of core computer competencies deemed essential at the time of hire.
• Successful completion of training in communicable disease, child abuse/neglect, CPR, and/or first aid/injury prevention may be required as a condition of employment.
• Specific skills in the use of communication boards, sign language, finger spelling, etc., may be necessary for some positions

Paraprofessional

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Job Details

Job ID: 5982023
Application Deadline: Nov 15, 2026 11:59 PM (UTC)
Posted: Nov 04, 2026 5:04 PM (UTC)

Job Description

Qualifications:

• Holds and maintains valid state department of education license/certificates as determined at the time of appointment.
• Meets mandated state/federal criteria (i.e., approved degree, completion of requisite higher education credit hours/courses, or acceptable score on an authorized professional standards test).
• Behavioral management skills substantiated by training/work experience. Duties require agility, physical strength, and stamina to address the needs of students with problem behavior and/or who require physical assistance (e.g., mobility, transferring, positioning, etc.).
• Demonstrates a temperament to deal with stressful student distractions and a clear understanding or commitment to learn Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports (PBIS) or Nonviolent Crisis Intervention Training (CPI) skills.
• Displays flexibility, reliability, self-discipline and a willingness to take on challenging tasks.
• Embodies high ethical standards/integrity. Accepts responsibility for personal decisions/conduct.
• Maintains a record free of criminal violations that would prohibit public school employment.
• Meets mandated health screening requirements following a conditional offer of employment.
• Shows evidence of core computer competencies deemed essential at the time of hire.
• Successful completion of training in communicable disease, child abuse/neglect, CPR, and/or first aid/injury prevention may be required as a condition of employment.
• Specific skills in the use of communication boards, sign language, finger spelling, etc., may be necessary for some positions

Position Type: Full-time
Job Categories:

Instructional Support > Paraprofessional / IA

Contact Information

• Carol Lake
• 32000 Chargin Blvd
• Pepper Pike, Ohio 44124
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]