Position Type:

Safety and Security

Date Posted:

2026-08-19

Location:East Professional Center

ABOUT CLEVELAND METROPOLITAN SCHOOL DISTRICT

The Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) is Ohio's third-largest public school system, serving more than 35,000 students.

 CMSD strives to ensure that every child receives a high-quality education, regardless of the provider. To that end, CMSD lets families choose which District schools their children attend, with options that include STEM, the arts, single-gender education, International Baccalaureate, Montessori, and early college.

 Our schools have autonomy over human and financial resources in exchange for accountability for performance. The principal has primary responsibility and accountability for establishing their school as a high-quality, high-expectation academic center focusing on personalized instruction, professional support for teachers, and school-wide practices that lead to measurable results.

 CMSD ensures that students have access to technology and training to prepare them for the future. The District provides a free laptop or tablet for every student and connects every family that needs internet access. Graduating seniors leave commencement with not only a diploma but also a laptop.

 In our pursuit of a more fair, just, and good system of education, we strive to ensure that all of  our learners, both scholars and educators, to be challenged with academically and intellectually complex tasks that are worthy of their efforts and provide them opportunities to demonstrate their best work.

BUILDING BRIGHTER FUTURES

The Cleveland Board of Education adopted the Building Brighter Futures (BBF) initiative on December 9, 2025. Building Brighter Futures is a strategic and data-driven plan shaped by more than a year of community engagement, information analysis, and thoughtful deliberation. The goal of this plan is to strengthen enrollment and ensure scholars attend a newer school building that offers more educational opportunities, including algebra in the eighth grade, more sports and extracurricular activities, and college credits and college and career pathways in high school. BBF is ensuring academic excellence so every CMSD scholar can thrive.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

 

Reports to: Lieutenant, Mobile Patrol
Salary: $48,670.51
Union: (O.P.B.A) Ohio Patrolmen's Benevolent Association
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt


This position insures the enforcement of the policies of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District in order to protect the students, teachers and staff of the district. The duties involve patrolling assigned areas, conducting preliminary investigations, traffic and crowd control and providing security for the school district. These duties may sometimes be performed under hazardous and stressful conditions. This position may be assigned to a shift that rotates and may necessitate working weekends. This position is under direct supervision of the Patrol Supervisor in the region to which the officer is assigned and is under the general supervision of the Manager of Field Services.

Responsibilities

• Conducts special investigations, preliminary investigations and surveillance as required
• Has frequent contact with students, teachers and staff
• May be assigned to a bicycle patrol unit
• Patrols assigned area, in a marked vehicle, on foot or on a bicycle, which involves checking the security of school buildings and grounds, providing security inside and outside of the school buildings and providing crowd and traffic control
• Assists in metal detector/x-ray searches
• Enforces the policies of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
• Assists law enforcement agencies when required
• Testifies in court when required
• Properly operates and maintains all security equipment
• Renders CPR/first aid when required
• Makes public speeches and presentations when necessary
• Completes all records and reports as required
• Performs such other duties as may be assigned

Qualifications

• High school diploma or a GED required
• Must possess a valid Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy (OPOTA) Peace Officer certificate
• Must attach/submit to the CMSD Human Resources Employee Services office by mail/fax the Ohio Peace Officer Training Academy certificate
• Must maintain firearms certification, if required
• Possession of valid Ohio Operations License
• Ability to understand, interpret and know the geography of the Cleveland Metropolitan School District
• Must possess the ability to complete reports and in general, operate a computer in a Windows environment
• Through knowledge of security methods, patrol techniques and equipment 9.Equivalent combination of experience and training that provides the required knowledge, skills and abilities will be considered
• The ability to deal with students, parents and members of the community in a fair and impartial manner is essential

Education

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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.