Employment Opportunities

To obtain a minor work permit:

• Download the pre-application form.
• Complete the STUDENT/APPLICANT INFORMATION section.  Parent/guardian MUST sign this form.
• Have employer complete the PLEDGE OF EMPLOYER section. The employer’s tax ID number is required, as well as the number of days and hours student will typically work.
• Be prepared to show proof of age with a copy of birth certificate, driver’s license or other official documentation.
• Have physician complete the PHYSICIAN’S CERTIFICATE FOR MINOR WORK PERMIT or provide a copy of current sports physical examination form. (This should be on file in Final Forms.)
• Bring completed application and documentation to the Guidance Office or Senior High Office.  Completed forms can also be scanned and emailed to peters.lori@oakwoodschools.org.
• The work permit will be prepared and entered onto the State of Ohio system.  You will be asked to personally sign it.
• For each new job under a new employer, the student must have the new employer complete a PLEDGE OF EMPLOYER and the student must provide an updated physical if the current physical form on file is more than a year old.  A new work permit will be re-issued.

For additional information on work permits in Ohio, visit the Ohio Department of Commerce website.