Coach, Volleyball, Intermediate

Cleveland Metropolitan School District; Liverpool; On-site; GBP 44,000 - 67,000; Full time

Job summary

Cleveland Metropolitan School District in Cleveland, Ohio is seeking an Athletic Director to provide guidance, support, and direction for students participating in CMSD sports programs. The role requires adhering to CMSD guidelines, tracking student eligibility, and coordinating with the athletics department and school leadership to run practices, games, and events.

The successful candidate will possess a CPR certificate and a Pupil-activity permit, with coaching experience highly preferred, and

Qualifications

• CPR certificate is required
• Pupil-activity (coaching) permit from Ohio Department of Education required
• Previous coaching experience is highly preferred
• Knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport/activity and willingness to adopt new techniques

Responsibilities

• Attend CMSD Pre-season meetings
• Follow CMSD guidelines and rules
• Attend and arrive promptly to practices and games
• Track and communicate student eligibility status
• Submit roster, schedule, and transportation paperwork to athletic department and principal
• Distribute and care for uniforms and equipment
• Participate in professional development by Athletics Department
• Upload scores and statistics to CMSD reporting site
• Help implement the program vision with the principal
• Supervise students before and after practice and competitions
• Communicate effectively with parents, staff, and administrators

Job description

Position Type:

Differential Job Families

Date Posted:

2026-08-19

Location: Mound School of the Arts

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:

Provides guidance, support,and direction for students participating in Cleveland Metropolitan School District sports programs or other approved student activities.

Responsibilities

• Attend CMSD Pre-season meetings
• Understands and follows CMSD guidelines and rules
• Attends and arrives promptly to practices and games
• Will track, communicate, and complywith student eligibility status
• Submits roster, schedule, and transportation needs with the required paperwork to the athletic department and principal
• Distributes, collects, and cares for uniforms and equipment
• Participates in the scheduled professional development by the Athletics Department
• Uploadsscores and statistics to the approved CMSD reporting site
• Cooperates with the principal to implement the vision of the program
• Supervisesstudents before and after practiceand competitions
• Communicate effectively with parents, staff, and administrators

Qualifications

• Valid Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation (CPR) certificate is required
• This position requires a Pupil-activity (coaching) permit from Ohio Department of Education. For all individuals who will direct, supervise,or coach a student activity programthat involves athletics, routine or regular physical activity or activities with health and safety considerations.
• All athletic directors and the Licensing Department have been provided with proof of securing these certifications. Applicants may contact the Office of Interscholastic Athletics to obtain additional information.
• Previous successful coaching experience is highly preferred
• Knowledge of the technical aspects of the sport/activity and a willingness to seek out new techniques, aspects,or procedures for the sport/activity

Education:

Diploma, Transcripts, GED

EEO Statement

Webelieve 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 orgeneticinformation, 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 TitleIXgrievance 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.

1111 Superior Avenue East, Suite 1800

Cleveland, Ohio 44114

(216)-838-0070

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