Special Education Preschool Paraprofessional

Kettering City Schools; Kettering (OH); On-site; USD 25,000 - 32,000; Full time

Job summary

Kettering City School District’s Early Childhood Education Center in Kettering, OH is seeking a Special Education Preschool Paraprofessional for the 2025-26 school year. The position is seven hours per day and supports preschool students with special needs under a licensed teacher.

Responsibilities include assisting with routines, adapting activities, supporting mobility and safety, and monitoring students in buses, on the playground, and in classrooms.

Qualifications

• Must have state paraprofessional credentials or be able to obtain them.
• Background checks and pre-employment drug screen required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with students, parents and teachers.

Responsibilities

• Assist the special education teacher with classroom routines and procedures.
• Adapt activities and materials to support instructional and behavioral goals.
• Assist students with physical tasks, including wheelchair assistance as needed.
• Monitor students in various settings (bus, playground, restrooms, field trips) to maintain safety.

Education

Associates degree or 48 college credits

PARAPRO Test

Ohio educational aide permit

Job description

KETTERING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

KETTERING CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT

580 Lincoln Park Blvd. Ste. 105

KETTERING, OHIO 45429-2584

Telephone: [phone]

FAX: [phone]

MINDY MCCARTY-STEWART KEN MILLER

Superintendent Asst. Superintendent of Human Capital

TO:

All Kettering City School District locations and outside locations as designated by the Assistant Superintendent of Human Capital.

POSITION:

SPECIAL EDUCATION PRESCHOOL PARAPROFESSIONAL

LOCATION:

KETTERING EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION CENTER

Effective 2025-26 School Year

GENERAL INFORMATION:

This position will be 7 hours per day. The primary responsibility will be to provide support and assistance with preschoolstudents identified with special needs.

MAJOR RESPONSIBILITIES, Partial List:

1. To assist the special education teacher in carrying out the routine policies and procedures of the classroom and building to which the aide is assigned.


2. To adapt classroom activities, assignments and/or materials under the direction of the teacher for the purpose of supporting and reinforcing classroom instructional and behavioral skills.


3. To assist teachers with required physical activity including walking, stooping, bending, assisting students in/out of wheelchairs including lifting/supporting students with physical needs.


4. To assist teachers with monitoring students within a variety of school environment (ex. on/off bus, playground, restroom including toileting, field trips, etc.) for the purpose of maintaining a safe and positive learning environment.

QUALIFICATIONS, Partial List:

Applicants must be Highly Qualified – Possess a 2-year Associates Degree or 2 years of college credits (48 semester or 72 quarter hrs.) or passage of state paraprofessional standards exam (PARAPRO Test).

1. Valid Ohio educational aide permit.


2. Must pass criminal background checks and pre-employment drug screening.


3. Must have competencies required to satisfactorily perform the functions of the job including adapting to changing work priorities, communicating effectively with students, parents, and teachers, maintaining confidentiality, working as part of a team, and must possess problem-solving skills.

SALARY:

According to approved salary schedule. THIS IS A SPREAD PAY POSITION

KETTERING BOARD OF EDUCATION IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER