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Now Hiring for Job Positions throughout Central Ohio
The ESC is now hiring for educator positions, including intervention specialists, teaching assistants, and more in schools throughout the Central Ohio region - some of which now include a $1500 hiring incentive. For more information regarding incentive eligibility, please see here.

Winning Independence Through Guided Support

(WINGS)

Our CBT Programs provide students with the opportunity to continue their education in an age-appropriate setting, utilizing the community as a learning environment to help increase employment outcomes. The WINGS classroom is located at Columbus State Community College (CSCC), and your home district will provide transportation to and from the program.

WINGS is a one or two year class. Students are able to graduate and accept their school district diploma from WINGS or go onto STEP or Project Plus at Ohio State University. Your district and IEP team, will meet during the school year to discuss and determine the best path for your student.

If accepted into the WINGS class, an IEP meeting will be held in the spring.

Purpose
  • To be introduced to and participate in career exploration 
  • To improve work skills in a variety of settings
  • To increase daily living skills
  • To increase self-advocacy skills
  • To communicate with a wide range of people
  • To be exposed to new community environments
  • To navigate campus and community locations
  • To plan for future goals 
Schedule
Students will follow the ESC of Central Ohio’s Campus-Based Transition schedule and calendar, which will differ from your home district’s calendar. WINGS is in session from 8 a.m. - 2:45 p.m.

Work Days
Students work three days each week for approx. 12 hrs/week. They’ll receive a variety of work experiences each school year and are taught generalized job skills. Worksites include the Ronald McDonald House, Goodwill, Mount Carmel Hospital Grove City, CSCC Cafeteria, and CSCC Automotive Technology. 
  • Ronald McDonald House
    • Wash and dry commercial laundry, sort and fold towels and sheets, deliver laundry to storage closets, clean shared spaces
  • Goodwill
    • Remove clothing based on a color system and sort
  • Mount Carmel Hospital Grove City
    • Environmental services (collect recyclables throughout the facility), nutrition services (clean patient trays, load and unload dishwasher)
  • CSCC Cafeteria
    • Food preparation, clean dining tables
  • CSCC Automotive Technology 
    • Sort and organize auto tools, clean cars and tools, prep auto work stations 
Campus Days
Campus and classroom activities include computer lab, cooking lab, community skills, functional math, socials skills, self-determination, daily living skills and employment skills. Students will journal, record IEP data and complete a budget daily.

Community Days
We travel to a variety of local places where students interact with their community and their peers. Community trips focus on career exploration, daily living skills, post-secondary opportunities and occasionally recreation and leisure activities.