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Full-time
On-site
United States

Position Type:

Paraprofessional Job Families

Date Posted:

2025-07-01

Location:Administration or As Assigned

INTRODUCTION: CONTEXT AND MISSION

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) serves approximately 37,000 students in 100+ schools. Over the past several years, the Greater Cleveland community has united behind the collective goal of ensuring every child in Cleveland attends a high-quality school and every neighborhood has a multitude of great schools from which families can choose. The Cleveland Plan defines CMSD’s approach to the reinvention of public education and holds our community accountable for the success of Cleveland’s schoolchildren. The Cleveland Plan is supported by Ohio House Bill 525, which provides much-needed flexibility and autonomy for the district and its schools. Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for

performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing his or her school as a high-quality, high-expectations academic center with a focus on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.


The Cleveland Metropolitan School District has developed standards of excellence that the district applies to all parts of the organization inclusive of schools, principals, school leadership teams, networks, and central office. Alignment between Standards of Excellence (SoE) and the district’s Theory of Action helps ensure that principals are able to focus on scholar achievement and that central office supports are timely and effective.

Our Vision for Learning in a Post-Pandemic World:

In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we want each of our learners, both each of our scholars and each of their educators, to be individually and collectively presented with academically / intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their productive struggle and allow them authentic opportunities to demonstrate their work and their learning of academic content and transferable skills in a joyful and adventurous environment.

THE OPPORTUNITY:


 

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Chief Legal Counsel
Department: Student Related Issues, Labor and Employment
FLSA Status: Exempt
Union: Cleveland Teachers' Union (279)
Compensation: $ 53,211.00

Conducts hearings with students referred to the Office of Student Hearings and Appeals for school adjustment issues and related activities

Responsibilities

  • Conducts hearings with students referred to the Office of Student Hearings and Appeals for school adjustment issues.
  • Ensures the due process rights of students guaranteed by Ohio law and/or Board policy.
  • Assists in the development and implementation of intervention strategies for students following disciplinary hearings.
  • Collaborates with schools and/or community resource agencies to address student adjustment issues.
  • Acts as a consultant to parents, school personnel, community agencies, and individuals regarding student personnel matters.
  • Refers students and/or parents to school or community resources as needed
  • Provides assistance and support to colleagues.
  • Must be computer literate in the proper programs to accurately produce related correspondence.
  • Performs other related duties and special projects as required by the Chief Legal Counsel.

Qualifications

  • Bachelor's degree in Education, Social Work, Psychology or Criminal Justice. Master’s degree in related area preferred
  • A minimum of five years of experience in an urban and school related setting
  • Previous experience in social work, case management or counseling preferred
  • Evidence of successful experience in dealing with student adjustment issues
  • Familiarity with student rights and due process procedures
  • Familiarity with school operations and the utilization of alternative programs as it relates to District policy
  • Familiarity with Ohio law and juvenile justice procedures
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications (Word, Excel)
  • Excellent organizational, communication, and customer service skills
  • Familiarity with community based resources and intervention

Education

To Apply

Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system.  Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen.

EEO Statement

We believe that equity and inclusion at CMSD is an essential call to action, a catalyst to ensure value and appreciation among all our employees, so we may be fair and welcoming now and in the future.  CMSD provides equal opportunities for employment, retention and advancement of all personnel by administering all terms and conditions of employment regardless of race, color, ethnicity, ancestry, national origin, sex, disability or genetic information, age, citizenship status, military status, sexual orientation or expression, socio-economic status, title, other dimensions of identity, or any other characteristic protected by law.

The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at:

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

TitleIX_EEO@ClevelandMetroSchools.org

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