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School-based administrative positions at OCPS include Principal and Assistant Principal positions.   Candidates for these positions must first be admitted to the administrative pool.  Application to the OCPS administrative pool is open year-round to both internal and external applicants. For information on the pool process, or to begin your application start here. 

Instructional positions at OCPS require a professional certification and in some cases an industry license, and have a ten-month (197 day) work year.  This includes both classroom and non-classroom teachers, mental health counselors, social workers, audiologists, speech therapists, diagnosticians, staffing specialists, deans, guidance/school counselors, registered nurses (RNs), media specialists and others. 

Instructional positions also include school psychologists, which require a professional certification and have an eleven-month (228 day) work year. 

To view current instructional openings, visit the Teacher Career Portal.

Administrative positions at OCPS are professional positions that include executive, instructional and non-instructional leaders.  These positions are those with district-level administrative or policy-making duties, generally have broad authority for management policies and general school district operations related to the instructional and non-instructional program. Such personnel often report directly to the Superintendent or to the executive cabinet, and typically supervise other professional employees.

Other professional positions at OCPS include those that deal with technology (engineers, analysts, etc.), occupational and physical therapists, staff attorneys, accountants, managers and supervisors, district police, and others. 

To view current administrative and other professional job openings, visit the Administrative Career Portal. 

Classified positions at OCPS include administration and clerical support, custodial, food services, educational paraprofessional/aides, drivers, school health (LPNs), laborers, skilled crafts (tradesmen), fleet services, and uniformed security.   The number of days per year and work hours per day varies by position, and will be included in the job posting.   

To view current classified/support job openings, visit the Classified Career Portal.

The district transports over 52,000 students during the traditional school year traveling more than 12 million miles, utilizing about 517 daily routes, with over 20,000 bus stops!  Our dedicated team members work with a student population who represent 200 countries/regions and speak 167 different languages and dialects.

We operate four garage facilities serving over 1,600 district-owned vehicles such as school buses, trucks, autos, vans, and trailers.  We provide mechanical repair and maintenance for specialized power equipment such as electrical generators and operator-driven equipment including sweepers and mowers.

Current openings can be viewed here. 

Visit the Transportation Career Opportunities page to find information on upcoming career fairs, virtual phone interviews, and fast track applications.   For additional information, you can email trans-employeeservices@ocps.net or contact the main transportation office at 407-317-3800, or apply in-person at one of our four transportation compounds Monday through Friday between the hours of 8am and 3pm:

Hanging Moss Compound at 6721 Hanging Moss Road, Orlando FL 32807
Pine Hills Compound at 5140 N. Pine Hills Road, Orlando FL 32808
Lake Nona Compound at 8105 McCoy Road, Orlando FL 32822
Eric Olson Compound at 2900 Bear Bryant Boulevard, Orlando FL 32809

Food and Nutrition Services provides access to quality, nutritious, meals in a customer friendly environment; to enhance and support all students and educators ability to achieve academic excellence while forming lifelong healthy eating habits.

VIew current job openings here.

For questions or additional information, email us at fspersonnel@ocps.net 

The majority of OCPS Substitute educators are staffed through Kelly Education, and include both substitute teaching and substitute paraeducator positions. Having an education degree or prior work experience are typically not required.  In general, substitute teachers maintain the learning environment when the teacher is absent, and need a minimum of 60 college credit hours/Associate’s degree.   Substitute paraeducators work one on one with students under the supervision of a classroom teacher, and need a minimum of a high school diploma.

The substitute educator positions do not require a regular daily or hourly commitment.  There is only a minimum requirement that a substitute work at least one day within the first 30 days of hire, and then three Mondays or Fridays in any 45-day calendar period.  Prior to the first work assignment, you receive free online classroom management training to help you become a capable classroom leader. Free professional development courses are always available to you, covering a variety of topics that are relevant to the work you will be doing.  All substitute educators — regardless of position — receive paid orientation that covers Kelly Education employment and district-specific policies and procedures.

For more information about becoming a substitute educator at OCPS through Kelly Education visit their website here.

OCPS hires permanent substitutes for work in our exceptional education schools.  These are classified positions, with a 186-day work year, and provide classroom coverage for a teacher or other classified district employee in the event of absence.   Minimum requirements for these positions are a Bachelor’s degree, with demonstrated knowledge of the developmental differences in school age children according to age and physical/emotional disposition, with demonstrated mathematical and reading skills, and ability to professionally and effectively attend to the needs of school age children. For a list of current vacancies for these positions, visit our career portal here. 

Our school crossing guards are hired through the Orange County Sheriff’s Office.   To review the requirments/qualifications for these paid positions, to apply, or if you have questions about becoming a school crossing guard please visit the Orange County Sheriff’s Office School Crossing Guard page here.  You may also contact their office at (407) 836-4082.

In addition to competitive salaries, OCPS offers comprehensive insurance benefits consisting of medical and life insurance coverage along with a variety of voluntary benefits including additional life, disability, dental and vision insurance. OCPS also offers flexible spending accounts. OCPS employees have access to both an Employee Wellness (EWP) and Employee Assistance (EAP) program. We believe that a rich benefit program is central to recruiting and retaining a dedicated and talented workforce to educate the children of Orange County.

For more information on our employee benefits visit our Insurance Benefits website. 

Per Florida Statute 119.071(5), this is to notify you of the purpose of collecting and utilizing your social security number. Providing your social security number is a condition of employment at Orange County Public Schools. To protect your identity, Employment Services will secure your social security number from unauthorized access, and strictly prohibit the release of your social security number to unauthorized parties contrary to state and federal law.

Employment Services collects your social security number for legitimate business purposes during the recruitment, selection and hiring process with Orange County Public Schools. Your social security number will be used for completing and processing the following actions: Employment application for determining certification eligibility [1012.56 F.S.], Completion of federal I-9 form for the filing and issuance of federal employment forms [8 USC 1324a(b)], Completion of federal W-4 form for filing and issuance of federal employment forms [8 USC 1324a(b)], Florida Retirement Contribution Report [119.071(5)(a)6.b.], and Conducting criminal background screening [1012.56 F.S.]. Your Social security number is also used as a unique numeric identification within some of our systems and may be used for search purposes.

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