The Mohawk Local Board of Education temporarily authorizes the employment of substitute teachers who do not hold post-secondary degrees, as is otherwise required pursuant to Ohio law and regulations, including Ohio Revised Code 3319.226 and 3319.30.

All substitute teachers and aides must be approved through the North Central Ohio Educational Service Center, (NCOESC) in Tiffin, Ohio

DATE: June 13, 2024

POTENTIAL POSITION: Grades 7-12 Math Teacher

CERTIFICATION: 7-12 Integrated Math

Essential Functions:

• Ensure safety of students and staff

• Teach and evaluate students using sound instructional practices

• Effectively manage the classroom and individual student behavior to maintain a good learning environment, disciplining students when necessary

• Prepare clear and timely lesson plans

• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely records as required, including online grades

• Provide guidance to students which will promote their welfare and their proper educational development

• Attend parent/teacher conferences

• Ensure students are learning all subject material by testing, quizzing, or evaluating student projects and providing feedback on a regular basis

• Make provisions for being available to students and parents for educationally related purposes before and after the instructional day

• Maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional growth seminars, workshops, etc.

• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with parents through effective use of interim reports, report cards, conferences, and electronic communications

• Observe ethics of the teaching profession

• Refer students suspected of learning disabilities for diagnosis on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of district specialists as required

• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life and conduct

• Notify parents if student is not meeting classroom goals

• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and present clear, complete, and accurate explanations utilizing a variety of instructional techniques and media suitable to the level of learners

• Act as teacher, facilitator and information source in subject area specialty

• Teach new concepts and facilitate different activities enabling students to learn in different ways

• Assist in the hiring process of same subject teachers when requested and agreed upon

• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy

• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., home and discipline situations, medical background and family history

• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents

• Attend meetings and in-services as required

• Refer attendance, health, and psychological emotional problems to Principal and/or Guidance Counselor

• Attend professional growth seminars, workshops, etc., to keep current on relevant issues

• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation

• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students

• Follow the scope and sequence of the instructional program as defined in the courses of study which have been approved by the Board of Education 

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with other teachers on assigned teacher-based teams as part of the school improvement process

• Act as a mentor for first year teachers as agreed upon

• Work closely with administrators as part of development teams to discuss and implement new practices such as "team" teaching, special projects, etc.

• Serve as a role model for students

• Assist in the selection of textbooks, equipment, and other instructional materials

• Serve on committees and co-curricular activities as agreed upon

• Respond to routine questions and requests in an appropriate manner

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Building Principal or Assistant Building Principal

SALARY: Per Negotiated Agreement

START DATE: 2024-2025 School Year

APPLICATION DEADLINE: Tuesday, June 18, 2024, 4:00 p.m.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

For Mohawk Local School District Employees: Please follow transfer request procedures outlined in the MEA Negotiated Agreement.

Candidates who are not MEA members, please submit an application for employment, resumé, reference list, credentials, copy of Ohio certification/license, and current BCI/FBI background checks to:

Robert Chevalier, JH/HS Principal

605 State Highway 231

Sycamore, OH 44882

[email protected]

**Emailed Documents Will Be Accepted**

DATE: June 12, 2024

POSITION: Grades 5/6 Intervention Specialist

CERTIFICATION: Intervention Specialist licensure that covers grade 5-6

Essential Functions:

• Ensure safety of students and staff

• Teach and evaluate students using sound instructional practices

• Effectively manage the classroom and individual student behavior to maintain a good learning environment, disciplining students when necessary

• Prepare clear and timely lesson plans

• Maintain accurate, complete, and timely records as required, including online grades

• Provide guidance to students which will promote their welfare and their proper educational development

• Attend parent/teacher conferences

• Ensure students are learning all subject material by testing, quizzing, or evaluating student projects and providing feedback on a regular basis

• Make provisions for being available to students and parents for educationally related purposes before and after the instructional day

• Maintain and improve professional competence by attending professional growth seminars, workshops, etc.

• Establish and maintain cooperative relationships with parents through effective use of interim reports, report cards, conferences, and electronic communications

• Observe ethics of the teaching profession

• Refer students suspected of learning disabilities for diagnosis on a regular basis, seeking the assistance of district specialists as required

• Assist the administration in implementing all procedures and rules governing student life and conduct

• Notify parents if student is not meeting classroom goals

• Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials and facilities

• Demonstrate knowledge of subject matter and present clear, complete, and accurate explanations utilizing a variety of instructional techniques and media suitable to the level of learners

• Act as teacher, facilitator and information source in subject area specialty

• Teach new concepts and facilitate different activities enabling students to learn in different ways

• Assist in the hiring process of same subject teachers when requested and agreed upon

• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy

• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g., home and discipline situations, medical background and family history

• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents

• Attend meetings and in-services as required

• Refer attendance, health, and psychological emotional problems to Principal and/or Guidance Counselor

• Attend professional growth seminars, workshops, etc., to keep current on relevant issues

• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude and conversation

• Create a classroom environment that is conducive to learning and appropriate to the maturity and interests of students

• Follow the scope and sequence of the instructional program as defined in the courses of study which have been approved by the Board of Education 

Other Duties and Responsibilities:

• Collaborate with other teachers on assigned teacher-based teams as part of the school improvement process

• Act as a mentor for first year teachers as agreed upon

• Work closely with administrators as part of development teams to discuss and implement new practices such as "team" teaching, special projects, etc.

• Serve as a role model for students

• Assist in the selection of textbooks, equipment, and other instructional materials

• Serve on committees and co-curricular activities as agreed upon

• Respond to routine questions and requests in an appropriate manner

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Building Principal or Assistant Building Principal

SALARY: Per Negotiated Agreement

START DATE: 2024-2025 School Year

APPLICATION DEADLINE: June 30, 2024

APPLICATION PROCEDURE:

For Mohawk Local School District Employees: Please follow transfer request procedures outlined in the MEA Negotiated Agreement.

Candidates who are not MEA members, please submit an application for employment, resumé, reference list, credentials, copy of Ohio certification/license, and current BCI/FBI background checks to:

Brooke Bowlin, Elementary Principal

605 State Highway 231

Sycamore, OH 44882

[email protected]

**Emailed Documents Will Be Accepted**

DATE: October 23, 2023
POSITION VACANCY: CUSTODIAN, AFTERNOON SHIFT, 9 MONTH POSITION
Essential Functions:
• Ensure safety of students and staff
• Promote good safety practices and procedures
• Interact in a positive manner with staff,students and parents
• Secure building each working day and see that all lights(except night lights) are turned off and all persons are out of the
building before leaving the premises on afternoon shift
• Provisions will be made for the storage of tools and supplies, and allsuch cleaning materials, tools and supplies must be
kept in their proper places. Keep work and storage areas neat and orderly
• During the hours when teachers and pupils are admitted to the building, the custodian shall cooperate with the Principal
in maintaining proper physical conditions
• Report excessive repair work to the Maintenance Director. Routine repair work is the responsibility of the custodian
and is not to be tasked to the Maintenance Director
• Assist in receiving and storing all supplies and equipment, except those educational supplies that shall be distributed to
the various departments as directed by the Building Principal or Assistant Building Principal
• Assist in the unloading of supplies delivered to the building
• In the event of heavy snow all inside and outside walks surrounding the building must be kept plowed,shoveled and
salted ifin any icy condition. All steps and entrances to the building must be free from ice and snow and salted if needed
before the opening of school each day
• Floors must be mopped or cleaned to avoid becoming slippery
• Cooperate with the local and state fire inspectors, as well as with the boiler inspector
• Assist in inventory of all janitorial supplies
• Complete annual summer work such as the cleaning of all windows, cutting grass, etc. as assigned
• Assist the maintenance person if directed to do so
• The floors of all classrooms, corridors, and stairways, libraries, gymnasiums, dining rooms, industrial arts rooms, toilet
rooms, locker rooms, and officess hall be swept daily or as directed the Building Principal, Assistant Building Principal
and the Maintenance Director
• All furniture and woodwork such as window sills, baseboards,stairrails, doors, window frames, and corridor lockers
must be thoroughly dusted
• The floors in all toilet rooms, locker rooms and shower rooms are to be mopped daily or as directed by Building
Principal, Assistant Building Principal and the Maintenance Director. Mop weekly, or as directed, all offices,stairways
and corridors
• Gymnasium floors should be mopped and refinished as directed
• Toilet bowls and urinals must be washed daily and treated with disinfectant at least once each week. All wash basins and
drinking fountains must be cleaned with scouring powder or equivalent daily
• All excelsior, paper,sweepings,rags or other rubbish of inflammable nature must be gathered daily in bags or other
containers provided and placed in the dumpster or such locations as are designated by the head custodian
• Assist in care for playground area, i.e., properly prepared for recess, emergencies, drills

Other Duties and Responsibilities:
• As may be assigned by Building Principal, Assistant Building Principal, and the Maintenance Director
Qualifications:
• High school diploma or general education degree (GED)
• One to two years related experience preferred
• Must be able to demonstrate a basic knowledge of electrical, plumbing, painting, heating/cooling systems
• Must be able to demonstrate the ability to use most common hand tools
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Knowledge of electrical and plumbing repairs
• Knowledge of appropriate safety procedures
• Training in the proper care and storage of chemicals, e.g., OSHA/PERRAC training
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, written warnings and labels
• Working knowledge of assigned building and alarm systems
• Must be knowledgeable in the correct way to repair a variety of materials, i.e., floor tile replacement, repairs to wood,
plastic, fiberglass, etc.
• Knowledge of air compressor/thermostats/HVAC systems (including boilers)
• Must be able to climb, lift heavy equipment and furniture, and operate mowing equipment
• Ability to work well with others
• Must be willing to obtain, or have, a CDL with school bus endorsement
SALARY: Per Established Schedule
APPLICATION DUE: November 1, 2023
START DATE: As soon as possible
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Letters of interest, resumé, and related materials should be sent to:
Mr. Doug Depinet, Maintenance Supervisor
295 State Highway 231
Sycamore, OH 44882
[email protected]

DATE: October 16, 2023
POSITION VACANCY: FULL TIME BUS DRIVER, AM/PM
Essential Functions:
• Ensure safety of students and staff
• Transport students safely and efficiently to and from school and school related events
• Follow assigned bus routes and schedules
• Maintain and submit on time all required records and information, including fuel reports and data for T1 reporting
• Report any mechanical problems to the mechanic
• Keep assigned vehicle neat and clean
• Maintain up-to-date knowledge and awareness of changes in driving laws as they apply to transporting school children
• Obey all traffic laws
• Observe all mandatory safety regulations for school buses
• Maintain pupil control and report any violations to the proper authorities as prescribed
• Notify the transportation coordinator/Superintendent in case of mechanical failure or lateness
• Discharge students only at authorized stops
• Transport only authorized students
• Report all accidents and complete required reports
• Enforce applicable federal and state laws, and the Board of Education policies
• Complete established pre-trip inspection of vehicle
• Report any hazardous conditions along the existing route to the transportation coordinator
• Attend bus driver meetings and be available in the event of emergency dismissal
• Notify the transportation coordinator in case of illness in order to permit time to secure a substitute driver
• Share in the responsibility for driving for a school-sponsored event and/or approved field trip
• Conduct front door, rear door and combination front and rear door emergency evacuation drills
• Prepare reports, route maps, schedules, pupil lists, and accident reports as required by the State of Ohio, Ohio
Department of Education, and the Board of Education
• Make contacts with the public with tact and diplomacy
• Maintain respect at all times for confidential information, e.g. student identification information, student medication
• Interact in a positive manner with staff, students and parents
• Promote good public relations by personal appearance, attitude, conversation and by the safe and professional operation
of a school bus
• Attend meetings and in-services as required
• Fill out incidents report in regard to inappropriate student behavior per the district guidelines
Other Duties and Responsibilities:
• Warm up the engine gradually in cold weather
• Complete seating charts
• Exercise responsible leadership when on out-of-district school trips
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Transportation Supervisor/Superintendent
Qualifications:
• Appropriate state of Ohio bus certification/license
• High school diploma or equivalent required
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Superintendent and/or Board of Education may find appropriate
Required Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:
• Ability to work effectively with others
• Ability to communicate ideas and directives clearly and effectively both orally and in writing
• Effective, active listening skills
• Organizational and problem-solving skills
• Basic first aid skills
• Knowledge of relevant Ohio laws and regulations
• Knowledge of traffic rules
• Ability to read and understand verbal and written instructions, written warnings and labels
• Trained in student management, and handling of special needs children
• Trained to recognize signs of abuse or neglect and the signs of drug or alcohol abuse.
• Ability to work independently
SALARY: Per Established Schedule
APPLICATION DUE: ASAP, until filled
START DATE: ASAP
APPLICATION PROCEDURE: Letters of interest, resumé, and related materials should be sent to:
Sara Haubert, Transportation Supervisor
295 State Highway 231
Sycamore, OH 44882
[email protected]