Job Description

Position Type

Safety and Security

Date Posted

2026-02-17

Location: East Professional Center

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.

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

Location: Administration or As Assigned

Reports to: Investigative Lieutenant

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Compensation: $38,059.75 (10 month)

Union: OPBA

This position is responsible for conducting competent and appropriate investigations on school-based incidents and providing written reports of an unbiased nature on incidents and accidents. The Investigator provides intervention between the Division of Safety and Security, parents, schools, students, and community agencies to ensure that the appropriate assessments are conducted and actions taken to meet the needs of the investigative process. The Investigator communicates with school officials to research witness information, reported documentation, as well as evidentiary items. The Investigator performs other functions as directed by the Sergeant of Investigative Services in support of the strategic goals and objectives of Chief of Safety and Security and the Cleveland Metropolitan School District.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reports to the Sergeant of Investigative Services
• Responds to call assignments for incident and accident investigations
• Conducts unbiased and timely investigations assigned by radio dispatch or customer complaints
• Analyzes data, interprets witness statements related to incidents and accidents
• Submits written incident reports using the Automated Records Management System ( ARMS).
• Submits daily duty reports as required by the Sergeant of Investigative Services
• Records and reports incidents according to the standard operating procedures of the Division of Safety and Security
• Reports and follows-up on any incident, activity, action or inaction identified as having the potential to cause harm or injury
• Submits notification of all problems, concerns and issues related to Safety and Security
• Serves as a liaison between the school administrators and parents
• Facilitates visits to home, hospitals or other locations to insure quality investigative practices
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Sergeant of Investigative Services

QUALIFICATIONS

• Minimum requirement: 1 year investigative and case management experiences
• Two years of college preferred, with a concentration in Criminal Justice or Psychology
• Experience or formalized training in interviewing techniques
• Experience in conducting investigations
• Professional demeanor and promotes a professional environment
• Experience in a culturally diverse urban setting
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationship with students, staff, parents and community stakeholders
• Ability to utilize MS Office products (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Detailed oriented with strong analytical, written and oral communication skills
• Ability to work in a team-oriented environment
• Strong organizational and customer service skills
• Self-motivated with ability to meet report deadlines perform follow-up reporting
• Strong confidentiality and ethics
• Valid Ohio driver's license.

SKILLS AND ABILITIES REQUIRED

• Strong Analytical skills
• Detailed Oriented
• Strong Confidentiality and Ethics
• Strong Organizational Skills and Self Motivated
• Ability to meet report deadlines
• Ability to utilize MS Office products: (Access, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word)
• Strong Written and Oral Communication
• Ability to perform follow up reporting

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 ClevelandMetroSchools.org/domain/105. 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

TitleIX_EEO@ClevelandMetroSchools.org

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