Working as a Minor

Minors employed during the summer are not required to obtain a work permit. Instead, as a condition of employment, minors must present the following information to Student Employment prior to working:

• Proper identification for I-9 purposes. See the lists of acceptable documents from the Department of Homeland Security.
• A Parental Consent Form signed by the minor's parent(s) or legal guardian consenting to the proposed employment. These forms are available at the Student Employment office (15 Roudebush Hall, Oxford, Ohio; 513-529-8722) and must be signed in our presence. If this is not possible, the parent may pick up the form and have it notarized and returned to Student Employment.

A work permit must be obtained by each minor and kept on file by each department before the student begins working. The steps are listed below: 

1. Complete the Student information section of the Application for a Minor Work Permit. You can find the form here, on Talawanda High Schools website, or the on the Ohio Department of Commerce website.
2. Take the form to the Miami supervisor to complete the Pledge of Employer. Miami's employer tax ID is 31-6402089.
3. The Physician's Certificate must be filled out and signed by your doctor (or clinic). If you had a sports physical for the current school year, submit a copy.
4. Bring your birth certificate or hospital record or driver's license to your high school's main office.
5. The high school will process the application into a Wage and Schooling Certificate.
6. The STUDENT returns to the high school to sign and receive the Age and Schooling Certificate.
7. Deliver the Age and Schooling Certificate to Miami's HR Department before you begin working.

Important Reminders

• The employing department must return the work permit to the superintendent of schools within five working days of the minor's dismissal or withdrawal from service.
• No department should continue to employ a minor after the work permit is voided.
• Work permits are valid as long as the student is working in the same department. If a student changes departments, a new work permit is required.
• If the student is employed during the school year but does not work over the summer, the work permit will be invalid for the next school year. If the student is subsequently employed elsewhere, a new work permit must be obtained.

For questions about work permits, contact the Talawanda School District Central Office (513-273-3100).

• Manufacturing and storing explosives
• Coal mining
• Logging and sawmilling
• Power-driven woodworking machines
• Exposure to radioactive substances
• Power-driven hoisting apparatus
• Power-driven metal-forming, punching, and shearing machines
• Mining, other than coal mining
• Slaughtering, or meat-packing, processing, or rendering
• Power-driven bakery machines
• Power-driven paper-products machines
• Manufacturing brick, tile, and kindred products
• Power-driven circular saws, band saws, and guillotine shears, and chainsaws
• Wrecking, demolition, and/or shipbreaking operations
• Roofing operations
• Excavation operations
• Motor vehicle operation restrictions:
  • The minor employee cannot be hired primarily as a driver. All driving done must be incidental to the job and on an occasional basis.
  • Driving is restricted to daylight hours only.
  • The vehicle to be driven must not exceed 6,000 lbs. gross vehicle weight.
  • The employee must have a valid driver's license for the type of driving involved and have completed a state-approved driver education course.
  • The vehicle to be driven must be equipped with seat belts for the driver and each helper.
  • The employer must instruct the employees to use seat belts.
  • The employee shall not be employed in the towing of other vehicles.
  • The employee shall not be employed to ride outside the cab of the vehicle for any reason.