Teaching Assistant (Qualifies for $1500 Recruiting Incentive)

Educational Service Center of Central Ohio (ESCCO); Columbus (OH); On-site; USD 28,000 - 42,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Recruiting incentive

Job summary

Educational Service Center of Central Ohio (ESCCO) in Columbus, Ohio seeks a Teaching Assistant to support students with disabilities in central Ohio schools. Starting date is immediate and the role is full-time, non-exempt under the district policies.

The TA will assist in classrooms across partner districts, help implement IEP services, and support instructional activities while maintaining a safe learning environment. Valid Ohio Aide Permit and background clearance are required.

Qualifications

• Must have valid Ohio Aide Permit.
• Documentation of a clear criminal record.
• Complies with drug‑free workplace rules and board policies.
• Ability to support the needs of students with disabilities.
• Requires completion of state and Center training requirements (e.g., CPI, etc.).
• Preschool assignments require 30 hours of Ohio‑approved professional development every two years.

Responsibilities

• Assist students in completing classroom activities and routines, including IEP services and behavior plans.
• Prepare classroom materials, displays, and accommodations; sanitize equipment and maintain orderly classrooms.
• Support students in general education classes and provide needed assistance.
• Supervise non-classroom activities (arrival, departure, lunch, recess).
• Assist with instructional technology and mobility needs.
• Pursue professional growth opportunities to enhance skills.
• Create a safe, positive learning environment and maintain student supervision and privacy.

Skills

Classroom support

Disability support

Student engagement

Education

Ohio Aide Permit

Job description

Teaching Assistant (Qualifies for $1500 Recruiting Incentive)

Educational Service Center of Central Ohio (ESCCO) Educational Service Center of Central Ohio (ESCCO) - Columbus, Ohio Open in Google Maps

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Details

Job ID: 5726746

Application Deadline: Posted until filled

Re-Posted: Nov 13, 2026 12:00 AM (UTC)

Position Type: Full-time

Job Description

The positions are in special education classrooms located primarily in central Ohio school districts, including:

• South Western City School District
• Reynoldsburg City Schools

Minimum Qualifications:

• Valid Ohio Aide Permit.
• Documentation of a clear criminal record.
• Complies with drug‑free workplace rules and board policies.
• Ability to support the needs of students with disabilities.
• Requires successful completion of periodic renewal of state‑mandated and Center training requirements (eg, communicable disease, child abuse, Crisis Prevention and Intervention (CPI), etc.).
• Preschool assignments require 30 hours of Ohio‑approved professional Development every two years.
• This assignment may require a valid driver’s license and completion of van driver training.
• Note: This assignment may require a valid driver’s license and access/availability of a reliable vehicle. Employees must meet all prerequisites and ongoing qualifications to be covered by the service center’s insurance carrier

FLSA Classification: Non‑Exempt

Reports To: Director of Student Services and Coordinator of Special Education.

Job Objectives: To support students identified as having a disability in an effort to provide them with academic, physical, and emotional support to gain full benefit from the special education program.

Responsibilities and Essential Functions

“The following duties are representative of performance expectations; however, the list below is not ranked in order of importance or intended to be all‑inclusive.”

• Assist students in the completion of classroom activities, routines of the classroom, classroom management, school activities, implementation of IEP services, behavior plans, data collection, and other duties, as assigned by the Intervention Specialist.
• Assist in the preparation of classroom materials, displays, and individual student accommodations and modifications, sanitize equipment as directed, and help maintain an orderly and clean classroom.
• Assist students in general education classes, provide support as needed or indicated on the IEP.
• Supervise non‑classroom activities as directed (arrival, departure, lunch, recess, etc.).
• Support the implementation of instructional, assistive, and other types of technology; assist with mobility needs.
• Seek professional growth and learning opportunities to advance knowledge and skills.
• Use effective classroom management strategies to create a safe, positive, and engaging learning environment; and is responsible for the care, custody, and supervision of students.
• Follow prescribed medical plans and/or assist students with personal hygiene care (e.g., toileting, catheterization, feeding, etc.) as trained by a licensed health care professional.
• Uphold board policies, follow administrative guidelines, strictly adhere to HIPAA and FERPA, abide by the acceptable use policy, uphold the student code of conduct, report to child protective services as mandated, respect personal privacy, and maintain confidentiality of privileged information.
• Maintain high ethical standards, exhibits professionalism, self‑control, flexibility, satisfactory attendance/punctuality, dependability, accepts responsibility for decisions and conduct, promotes a favorable image of the Agency, etc.
• Adapt to unique circumstances and factors such as travel, extended hours, student behaviors, lifting/transferring students, transporting students using Agency vans, etc.
• Complete other duties as assigned by the Superintendent or his/her designee.

Performance Evaluations

Job performance is evaluated according to the policy provisions adopted by the Governing Board of the EDUCATIONAL SERVICE CENTER OF CENTRAL OHIO.

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 Agency.

Terms of Employment

Each staff member shall be a role model for students to conduct themselves as citizens and responsible, intelligent human beings. Each staff member has a legal responsibility to help instill in students the belief in and practice of ethical principles and democratic values.

The employees are responsible for maintaining proper certification/licensure and initiating the renewal process in sufficient time to receive the updated certificate/license before the present certificate/license expires.

The Educational Service Center of Central Ohio Governing Board does not discriminate based on race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, or age in its programs and activities, including employment opportunities. This job description summary does not imply that these are the only duties to be performed. This job description is subject to change in response to funding variables, emerging technologies, improved operating procedures, productivity factors, and unforeseen events.

Contact Information

• Kayla Montanaro , Talent Acquisition Specialist
• 2080 Citygate Dr
• Columbus, Ohio 43219
• Phone: [phone]
• Email: [e-mail]