Position Type:
Administration and Professionals Date Posted:
******** Location:East Professional Center 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: Director, Occupational and Physical Therapy
FLSA Status: Non - Exempt
Salary Band: 12
Compensation: $45,900. - $64,260.
**Internal applicants are required to upload a resume to their application**
The Cleveland Metropolitan School District is seeking a dedicated and collaborative professional to fill the Coordinator, Occupational/Physical Therapy role. Under the direction of the Director of Occupational/Physical Therapy, this position is responsible for coordinating Occupational and Physical Therapy services for qualified students in accordance to their IEP. The position ensures the continuity and integrity of services to the student and provides for any other arrangements essential to therapy services. RESPONSIBILITIES:
Processes all requests for occupational/physical therapy and coordinates services, staff assignments, and other needs to ensure students are receiving the allotted therapy services
Evaluates data provided and assign theroprapists as appriate
Assists Director in coordinating services for both public and non-public schools
Works with teachers, parents, therapists, and students in resolving any items of concern as well as with schools and departments to ensure services
Maintains accurate records for the occupational/physical therapy services
Prepares occupational/physical therapy forms and other logistics for the schools
Assists the Director in ensuring that students who qualify for occupational/physical therapy services are properly placed with services
Assists the Director on Set the use of testing protocols
Assists the Director on coordinating and implementing the standards for the quality of Evaluation Team Reports and Individualized Education Plans
Maintains regular in-person and email communication with staff to keep them updated on changes within the field and the district
Manages and ensures that administrative tasks are completed smoothly and in a timely manner
Demonstrates flexibility in adjusting practices and procedures in order to ensure the execution of services for all students.
Performs other duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Bachelor's degree or equivalent combination of lesser education and relevant experience
Experience in the coordination of home instruction program services at the district level.
Experience working with parents and children in school settings.
Possess leadership qualifications.
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Familiarity with District and community resources
Proficient computer skills, i.e. Microsoft Office
Resilience and the ability to manage the details, deadlines, and rigorous project evaluation are required to meet goals.
Collaborative, team player
Demonstrated ability to provide great customer service in a multi-ethnic/culturally diverse environment and to think and act in ways that respect ethnic, cultural, socio-economic, religious, and language diversity
Ability and willingness to communicate and work collaboratively with school administrators, parents, and community representatives
Ability to perform light accounting duties and data entry
Ability to follow through with assignments and work independently and cooperatively with a team
Valid driver's license and reliable transportation
Capable of handling challenging situations and people, with a high tolerance for ambiguity and the ability to maintain confidentiality when handling sensitive district, school, or personnel matters
WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS
Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, and sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; and reach with hands and arms. The employee is frequently required to talk and/or hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to a normal office environment. Local travel may be required for training/meetings. 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
