Bilingual Instructional Aide 2026-27

Position Type:
Paraprofessional Job Families

Date Posted:
2026-02-12

Location: Administration or As Assigned

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:

Assists classroom teachers in the delivery of instructional programs to meet the specific needs of English language learners.

Minimum Salary for an 185 Assignment: $41,717
Full salary schedule can be located in the CTU/CMSD Collective Bargaining Agreement and is impacted by post-secondary education and number of years of relevant experience.

Responsibilities

- Assists classroom teachers in the delivery of instructional programs to meet the specific needs of English language learners

- Works with individuals or small groups of students under the direction and supervision of classroom teachers

- Acquires and maintains familiarity with State Academic Standards and the district's Scope and Sequence, all available guides, manuals, and supplemental materials being used in the classroom

- Collaborates in the preparation of materials to support instruction or tutoring to differentiate instruction based on the needs of the English language learners

- Assists the teacher in preparation of all special activities, i.e. field trips, cultural festivals and bulletin boards depicting the culture of the second language learners

- Assists teachers and Multilingual Multicultural Education Office provide appropriate accommodations during the administration of required standardized tests

- Assists with the development of appropriate bilingual instructional materials

- Conducts oral and written translations and interpretations to facilitate home/school communications

- Supports school and staff with parent involvement and training activities

- Participates in in-service/professional development activities assigned by the Multilingual Multicultural Education Office or building principals

- Follows the daily schedule, rules and regulations of the Multilingual Multicultural Education or building principals

- Maintains records of services provided to students and prepares required reports

- Uses initiative, and seeks to anticipate the needs of the students

Qualifications

- Completed a minimum of 48 semester hours or 72 quarter hours via college transcripts or Bachelors degree in related fields (required)

- Must demonstrate proficiency in understanding, speaking, reading and writing English as well as the native language of the Limited English Proficient students assigned to service

- Must have at least three years of experience (working voluntarily or paid) with students or in an educational setting

- Possess or be eligible for an Ohio Educational Aide Permit required

- Demonstrated organizational skills, motivation, exceptional resourcefulness, willingness to work flexibly and cooperatively as a member of a team

- Excellent customer service skills, tact and good verbal communication

- High expectations and willingness to go above and beyond the call of duty for CMSD children

INFORMATION: This is a Union position. Current languages needed include: Spanish, Dari/Pashto, Swahili, and Ukrainian

Physical Requirements
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.

- Walking, Sitting or standing for extended periods of time

- Ability to quickly trail any student that elopes

- Moderate lifting from 15-35 pounds

- Moving of various items like wheelchairs or other mechanical devices – up to 30 pounds

- Manual dexterity to use for items like classroom and building equipment and supplies

- Bending, kneeling , twisting or stooping and other movements as required to ensure safety of scholars

- Ability to write legibly

- Vision (Near, Color, Depth Perception)

- Sense of Sound (Ability to hear fire alarms, bells, and PA system)

- Sense of Touch

- Ability to speak clearly and distinctly

- Able to work near students and other staff

Work Environment

- Work is performed in all areas inside and outside of district buildings, including within the school building, on school grounds, school vehicles an d transportation , and/or any area in which a district activity or function is taking place

- Work is not performed in student homes

- Exposed to inside and outside environmental conditions like varying degrees of temperature and unpredictable noise

Emotional Environment

- The ability to work with students and adults displaying a variety of emotions including, but not limited to, joy, happiness, sorrow, fear, anger and aggression in controlled, uncontrolled and unpredictable situations.

Reasonable Accommodations Statement

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential function outlined above. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions.

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