Occupational Therapist

Position Type:

Related Service Provider

Date Posted:

2026-03-23

Location:Administration or As Assigned

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: As Assigned
Reports To: Director, Occupational and Physical Therapy
Compensation: Related Service Provider Salary Schedule
Union: Cleveland Teachers Union 279

2026 - 2027 School Year

Provides Occupational Therapy services as mandated by the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (I.D.E.A.), for students with Individualized Education Programs (I.E.P.)

Responsibilities

• Provides evaluation, intervention, and documentation for children ages 3-22 who have been identified as having special needs that may be physically, developmentally, socially, or emotionally disabling, using the integrated model of service delivery in the Least Restrictive Environment (L.R.E.).

• Provides direct treatment, monitoring, and consultation to the educational team to help students acquire educationally related functional activities

• Travels to various schools within the district as assigned by the Office of Related Services

• Willing to accept extra assignments based on caseload

• Follows the departmental procedures, attends in-services and departmental meetings, and completes documentation requirements for the district

• Submits documentation required by the district

• Completes any additional duties as requested by the Office of Related Services Administrator and/or the Administrator(s) of the Division of Special Education

• Follow the policies put forth by the Cleveland Metropolitan School District

Qualifications

• Graduate of an accredited Occupational Therapy program

• Current License to practice Occupational Therapy in the State of Ohio, issued by the OT/PT/AT Trainers Board

• Valid Certificate from the Ohio Department of Education

• Knowledgeable in pediatric interventions and rehabilitation techniques

• Self-starter, independent, and dependable worker

• Able to collaborate well on a team of therapists, teachers, parents, and outside agencies

WORKING CONDITIONS/PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The characteristics listed below are representative of the work environment typically encountered by an individual while performing the essential duties of this position. 

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential duties. 

• Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with a school 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 school environment.

• Local travel may be required for training/meetings.

NOTE:  The above-stated duties are intended to outline those functions typically performed by individuals assigned to this classification. This description of duties is not intended to be all-inclusive or to limit the discretionary authority of management to assign other tasks of a similar nature or level of responsibility. 

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.