Occupational Therapist

** Position Type:
** Related Service Provider
** Date Posted:
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* 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.

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* THE OPPORTUNITY:

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* 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…