Preschool Monitor 26/27SY

Position Type: Food Service Job Families Date Posted: 2026-04-28 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: As Assigned FLSA Status: Non-Exempt Salary/Hourly Rate: $14.17 per hour (Part-time- 10 hours a week) Union: SEIU Local 1199 ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Contributes to the creation of a safe and welcoming environment for all students Interacts with school students, staff, and parents in a professional, appropriate manner Monitors and supervises students during bathroom, lunch, play time, nap time, and other times as needed, in order to ensure staffing ratios are met at all times (10:1) Guides students to and from the playground, lunchroom, bathroom, and classroom in a safe manner Assists and guides students as they line up for lunch and return to the classroom Prepares students and the classroom/eating area for lunch Encourages and reinforces student use of good eating manners Assists children in opening packages and using utensils, as needed Encourages and assists children with eating lunch Supervises children in disposing of refuse Provides cleaning functions related to student lunch processes, including cleaning of tables and the floor Ensures all cleaning supplies are kept out of students’ reach Sets up and puts away student cots or mats in preparation for nap time Responds to emergency, safety, and/or student medical situations and/or injuries as needed Completes injury notifications, safety logs, and incident reports as needed Assists teachers and/or paraprofessionals with non-instructional tasks as needed Attends in-service trainings when required Complies with the Ohio Department of Education preschool licensing rules, including the maintenance of a preschool staff licensing file QUALIFICATIONS High School Diploma or GED Meet all Ohio Department of Education requirements related to working with preschool students Experience working with children Good attendance and work record in previous employment Strong interpersonal skills LOCATIONS as of 5/11/2026 “This list reflects current school openings and is subject to change as staffing needs evolve and positions are filled.” Albert Bushnell Hart Almira Benjamin Franklin Clara E. Westropp Clark Mary McLeod Bethune GLA (Douglas McArthur) East Clark George W. Carver Halle Joseph Gallagher Kenneth Clement at Mary Bethune Luis Muñoz Marín Marion C. Seltzer Marion-Sterling Michael R. White Montessori at STJ Mound School of the Arts Paul Dunbar Riverside Sunbeam Waverly Montessori Wilbur Wright William C. Bryant William R. Harper 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 similar nature or level of responsibility. 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. The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at . The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at: 1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216)-838-0070 Education To Apply Please submit your resume and application using Workday, our online human capital management system. Please note that an offer of employment will be subject to the successful completion of an FBI/BCI background check and drug screen. 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. The District’s Policy Prohibiting Discrimination, Discriminatory Harassment, and Sexual Harassment and the District’s Title IX grievance procedures, including information on how to report or file a complaint of discrimination, how to report or file a formal complaint of sexual harassment, and how the District will respond, may be accessed on the District’s Civil Rights Notices webpage, available at . The District’s Title IX Coordinator / Director of Equal Employment Opportunity may be reached at: 1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800 Cleveland, Ohio 44114 (216)-838-0070