Physical Therapist

Position Type:

Related Service Provider

Date Posted:

2023-08-30

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.

THE OPPORTUNITY:

 

2025-2026 School Year

Reports to: Director, Occupational and Physical Therapy Services
Department: Integrated Health
Compensation: Related Service Provider Differentiated Compensation Schedule
Union: Cleveland Teacher's - Local 279

Provides physical therapy services for children with disabilities who are between the ages of 3 and 22

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Provides evaluation, intervention, and documentation for children between the ages of 3 and 22 years who have been identified as having special needs that may be physically disabling using the integrated model of service duties 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-service 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 Physical Therapy program
• Current License to practice Physical Therapy in the State of Ohio, issued by the OT/PT/AT Trainers Board
• Valid Certificate from Ohio Department of Education
• Knowledgeable in pediatric interventions and rehabilitation techniques
• Self-starter, independent, and dependable worker
• Able to collaborate well with 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 essential duties. 

• Expected moving, walking, and standing consistent with an office environment and occasionally lifting up to 15 pounds
• While performing the duties of thi