URGENT HIRING NEED
$1,000.00 hiring bonus - must commit to one year of full time employment

Teacher of the Visually Impaired/Visual Impairment Specialist

Salary Range: $58,888 to $78,589 dependent on educational experience and areas of expertise.
Benefits: State Teachers Retirement System, paid sick/personal leave, and tax-sheltered retirement contributions. Medical, dental, vision, and life insurance offered. Employee Assistance Program.
Location: Greene County ESC
Date available: 2023-24 School Year
Days: 183 days

General Description:
Provides supplemental aids and services, including instruction in Braille to enable students who have a visual disability, to progress in the general curriculum and advance appropriately toward attaining annual IEP goals.
Qualifications:

• Ohio Department of Education Teacher’s Certification/Licensure in Vision Impairments
• Training and experience in teaching students with Vision Impairments and working effectively with educators and families
• Satisfactory result of BCI/FBI background checks

Main Responsibilities and Essential Functions:

• Provides instruction and consultation services to VI students
• Provides consultation to district staff and families
• Attends IEP meetings
• Selects and develops instructional materials and equipment
• Serves as a liaison between district staff and other agencies
• Serves as a resource to staff on issues related vision impairments.
• Conducts comprehensive assessments of students
• Evaluates student progress
• Keeps abreast of techniques and innovations in the assigned position via attendance and pertinent training.
• Responds constructively to supervision
• Participates in Team meetings, Staff Development
• Manages time to accomplish duties and implements strategies to deal with completing work priorities.
• Maintains records, collects outcome results
• Develops and follows an accurate schedule of services
• Complete reports and other documents, as needed

Abilities Required:

• Demonstrates professionalism and maintains a positive work attitude.
• Effectively uses verbal, nonverbal, writing, and listening skills.
• Completes paperwork accurately. Verifies and correctly enters data and computer documentation.
• Organizes tasks and manages time effectively.
• Maintains an acceptable attendance record and is punctual

Please submit application, resume', references and copy of licensure through Frontline application link.
Applicants may also email Traci Womack at [email protected]

• Knowledge of ODE's Social Emotional Learning Standards
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Teaching license: Mild/Moderate -Intervention Specialist OR Education of handicapped in areas of learning disabilities/behavior disorders (LD/BD) or emotionally-disturbed/severe behavior handicapped (ED/SBH).
• May be elementary or secondary IS position at the Learning Center—please indicate preference on application.
• Likely placement with High School Students at the Learning Center
• Preferable-- Highly Qualified in all 4 core subject areas
• Adheres to Code of Professional Conduct for Ohio Educators
• Trained in CPI/Non-Violent Crisis Prevention-- preferred. (will provide training if needed)
• Experience in IEP writing and Data Collection
• Must be proficient at conducting FBAs and writing BIPs.
• Experience working with Emotionally Disturbed/Behaviorally Challenged Students
• Knowledge of Ohio Academic Content Standards and ability to write lesson plans that coordinate with them and that are differentiated to meet the needs of all students on caseload.
• Ability to work with a team of professionals to meet the needs of every student.
• Must have excellent attendance record.
• Excellent communication skills – verbal/written
• Prefer to have passing test score on Foundations of Reading (OAE 090)

• Attends to the mission statement of the Learning Center.
• Maintains a positive learning environment and understands and implement PBIS strategies.
• Constructs and coordinates the development of IEPs containing all necessary pertinent information and annual goals with short-term objectives for students.
• Follows the established classroom management system that the Learning Center supports, contracts with student; teaches pro-social skills to the students following the process of modeling, discussion, role playing as part of their daily lesson plans.
• Develop effective educational experiences that engage and stimulate student learning.
• Varies instructional strategies to address students’ varied learning styles.
• Communicates expectations, provides guidance, and shows an active interest in student progress.
• Develops rapport and regular communication with parents/guardians.
• Utilizes the daily system of documentation/information collection to verify implementation of objectives and individual student progress towards goals and objectives relating to behavior and academics.
• Develops and implements weekly lesson plans, writing monthly reports to the home school of the student and writing a monthly observation of his/her group.
• Develops a knowledge of required content standards and courses of study.
• Follows the policies and procedures for redirection of behaviors and disciplinary action for Learning Center students adopted by GCESC.
• Participates in in-service training provided for staff.
• Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance and punctuality.
• Subscribes to the annual Teacher Evaluation process.
• Other responsibilities that correlate with this teaching position.
• Responsible for maintaining proper license and credentials.
• Must remain up to date with LPDC and IPDP requirements.

• Serves as a role model for students in how to conduct themselves as citizens.
• Conducts other duties related to the teacher’s duties as assigned by the Director/Principal or GCESC Superintendent of schools.

• Demonstrates professionalism and maintains a positive work attitude.
• Effectively uses verbal, nonverbal, writing, and listening skills.
• Completes paperwork accurately.
• Verifies and correctly enters data.
• Organizes tasks and manages time effectively.
• Maintains an acceptable attendance record and is punctual.
• Employee shall remain free from any alcohol or non-prescribed controlled substance in the workplace throughout his/her employment in the center.
• Pass BCI/FBI background checks.

• Duties may require bending, crouching, kneeling, reaching, and standing.
• Duties may require lifting, carrying, and moving work-related supplies/equipment.
• Duties may require operating and/or riding in a vehicle.
• Duties require traveling to meetings and work assignments.
• Duties may require working under time constraints to meet deadlines.
• Potential for exposure to adverse weather conditions and temperature extremes.
• Potential for exposure to blood-borne pathogens and communicable diseases.
• Potential for adverse contact with aggressive, disruptive, and/or unruly individuals.

Title:                            Intensive Needs Classroom Educational Assistant 1:1
Reports to:                  Director/Designee’
Employment Status:  7 hours per day (depending on assignment/program)
FLSA Status:                Non-Exempt

General Description: 
Assistant will work primarily with that specific student as the contract indicates. This Assistant may be assigned differently if that student is absent or if the needs of the program dictate a change as determined by the Director of the program
General Description: 
Works with students and staff in an effort to provide them with the academic and emotional support needed to gain full benefit from the building's programming. Assists in the preparation of activities and materials, monitor and document student behavior. Use PBIS strategies to enhance student outcomes. 
 
Qualifications: 

1. High School diploma (Minimum) 
2. ODE Educational Aide Permit 
3. Non-Violent Crisis Prevention (CPI) Training (Must be updated as prescribed by GCESC.)
4. Excellent attendance record
5. Ability to be patient and compassionate when working with students with special needs who display emotional or behavioral issues
6. Ability to be flexible is necessary
7. Ability to maintain confidentiality regarding all records and issues on students
8. Experience working with students who are at-risk and/or have Emotional Disturbance and/or Behavior Issues, preferred

 
Essential Functions: 

1. Observes Teacher teaching lessons, then work with students to reinforce what the teacher has taught as directed by the teacher. 
2. Work with small groups or individuals to reinforce material introduced by the teacher.  
3. Establish a supportive, sympathetic, and professional relationship with students. 
4. Participates in physical education activities, recreational activities with students and teacher. 
5. Assist with record-keeping procedures to document student learning and performance. 
6. Escorts students to appropriate classes/other areas and remains with students -modeling appropriate behavior. 
7. Willingness to work with students who may show aggressive behavior including but not limited to: hitting, biting, scratching, throwing objects, and/or verbal abuse.
8. Escorts students to the restroom and may assist with toileting issues if necessary,
9. Demonstrates regular and predictable attendance. 
10. May be asked to help in preparing materials for lessons. 
11. Works cooperatively with building and program staff, students, parents.
12. Assist in non-instructional areas when asked such as lunch duty, restroom duty, bus duty, playground duty, ISS duty and other school related non-classroom areas.  
13. The teaching assistant may have the sole responsibility for a student or students when it is necessary for the teacher to leave the classroom. 

Salary: Depending on experience/education
For more information please contract Amy Baldridge at [email protected]

The Greene County ESC is currently accepting applicants for a part time Job Coach (1-1.5 days a week). 
 
 About Us: The Greene County Educational Service Center (GCESC) is proud to serve the public school districts in Greene County, Ohio. The GCESC offers an array of programs and services including but not limited to Prevention Programming, Special Programs/Activities, Pupil Personnel and Administrative Support, School Improvement and Instructional Support, Staff Development, and Special Education Services and Programs. Some of our specific services include Speech/Language, Physical, Occupational Therapies, Adaptive Physical Education; Alternative School and Behavior Intervention for At-Risk Students; Mental Health Support Services, Vision & Hearing Intervention as well as Audiology Services, and Early Childhood Development/Preschool Programs. GCESC serves the school districts of Beavercreek City, Cedar Cliff Local, Fairborn City, Greeneview Local, Bellbrook-Sugarcreek Local, Xenia Community, and Yellow Springs Exempted Village, as well as the Greene County Career Center.
 
 Requirements:

• CPI certified (Preferred.  Training can be offered through GCESC.)
• Ability to use technology—Computer for charting/documentation and other purposes. 
• Educational Aide permit needed through ODE
• High School Diploma
• Experience working with students with varying ability levels/special needs (preferred)

 
 GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES:
 Job Coach position job duties include but are not limited to the following:

• Coaches/supervises students at job training sites
• Completes task analysis on students as requested
• Monitors student performance in a variety of work sites according to program guidelines.
• Determines additional skills student needs in order to be successful
• Maintains confidentiality for students, parents, and staff in all aspects of job
• Provides specific guidance to students in how to perform jobs
• Works under the direction of the Transition Coordinator
• Works with students at specified classrooms in districts and/or job training sites in the community.
• Works cooperatively with all District, GCESC, and job site staff
• Understands levels of students under his/her guidance will have varying ability levels and will need to be able to gauge assistance dependent on those abilities.
• Has acceptable oral and written language skills
• Follows all procedures under Board Policy and Legal requirements
• Is self-motivated, able to self-initiate in times of being unsupervised.

 
 Classroom Assistant Salary Schedule: range $17 to $23 per hour depending on experience paid on the classroom assistant salary schedule
 Start date: August 15, 2023
 
 Our Mission: The mission of the Greene County ESC is to promote widespread success for our students by providing essential, effective, specialized, and innovative services that foster collaborative, valued partnerships amongst all stakeholders.
 
 Our Vision: The Greene County ESC will continue to develop and provide creative, efficient, and customized shared-services to our stakeholders.  We aspire to create opportunities for innovation in the delivery of services that will benefit students, families, our partners in education, regional organizations and communities