Position Type:

Paraprofessional Job Families

Date Posted:

2026-09-10

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:

 

Location: Administration or As Assigned
Reports to: Director, Attendance
FLSA Status: Non-Exempt
Scheduled weekly hours: 38.75
Contract Days: 185 (10 months)
Salary: $ 36,292.00 (non-negotiable)
Union: Cleveland Teachers Union (CTU)

Assists with identifying students who are absent or tardy too frequently. Collaborates with parents and school administrators, and documents efforts to improve student attendance, and compiles reports as directed.

Responsibilities

• Collaborates with Cleveland Metropolitan Housing Authority representatives, Department of Children and Family Services, and Cleveland Police Department (truancy sweep) to implement programs to improve students attendance
• Maintains an awareness of regulations regarding child welfare and attendance by having a working knowledge of State Law, Board policy and administrative regulations
• Compiles attendance reports as directed and documents efforts to improve student’s attendance
• Reviews student’s personnel files as appropriate and coordinates with Student Assignments for any necessary changes
• Maintains a strong presence within the community and neighborhood centers, to improve student attendance, and verbally explain the districts attendance policies, regulations, and laws accurately
• Serves as a liaison between the school and central Office of Attendance
• Serves as a liaison between the school, parents, courts, and police authorities
• Makes home visits and documents outcome
• Issue Ohio Legal Warning Letters in compliance with Ohio Laws
• Issues Driver’s License Revocation in compliance with Ohio Laws
• Works with the appropriate staff to prevent student dropouts
• Makes recommendations to Juvenile Court and Department of Children and Family Services in compliance with departmental guidelines
• Serves as a member of the School Attendance Committee
• Serves as a liaison between the school and central Office of Attendance on all ADM related functions
• Performs other related duties as requested

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required
• Valid Ohio Educational Aide Permit required
• Valid Ohio driver's license, own a vehicle with appropriate automobile insurance
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with students, staff, parents and community stakeholders
• Ability to work flexible hours throughout the District

Education

To Apply

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.