Job Description

Safe Routes to School Coordinator

Primary Purpose of the Coordinator

This position is responsible for operating as the chief point of contact for the planning process for the Safe Routes to School Cleveland Municipal School District Travel Plan (STP), providing a critical link between a hired Ohio Department of Transportation consultant, the local Safe Routes to School Steering Committee (Steering Committee), and the school district’s central office.

The STP is a planning document that will create recommendations for how: 1) Transportation and infrastructure can be built to improve walking and biking routes from home to school and how the Cleveland Municipal School District can adopt biking routes to school and 2) how the Cleveland municipal School District can adopt programs that educate, encourage, evaluate and enforce safe walking and biking to school.

The SRTS coordinator also manages development of sustainability plan for district-wide Safe Routes to school Encouragement activities that have strategic linkages to existing walking and biking programs at Cleveland Public Health as well as templates for how to integrate Health Impact Assessment into the Safe Routes to School Larger School District School Travel Planning Process.

Description of Duties:

Coordination of a Planning Process

Maintain open communication lines among Steering Committee Members and Stakeholders Coordinate Steering Committee Meetings Meet with and support the Consultant team throughout the project Attend necessary workshops, events and training seminars Communicate policy, program and other information to SRTS team, consultant team and school

district representatives Develop an approximate timeline for completion of STP Schedule a kick-off meeting for the full SRTS Team involving the full STRS team, key partners,

and key stakeholders Conduct the National Center for STRS Parent survey and Student Travel Tally. Responsible for

distribution, collection and submission of surveys to National Center for processing Responsible for communicating survey to school administrators and ability to provide multiple

reminders to local administrators to complete it Coordinate and attend walk audits with SRTS Team members, school administrators, local

government officials, police officers, elected representatives and other stakeholders over STRS program implementation

Obtain student location information from district and communicate with consultant team. Prioritize countermeasures and develop an action plan with consultant team Coordinating activities related to youth bicycle and pedestrian safety education and training

Outreach Provide public presentations and demonstrations as needed Coordinate media and press releases Generate publicity for the kick-off meeting and any related publicity activities Manage emails, the webpage, and social media (including Facebook, Twitter, blogs, etc.)

Program Planning Develop recommendations from the STP to develop a plan for sustainable district-wide

encouragement activities strategic linkages to existing walking and biking programs at Cleveland Public Health

Program Facilitation Facilitate implementation of SRTS 5 E’s by leadership team in the school district and with other

appropriate entities. Monitoring the impact of SRTS related activities such as (HIA) Health Impact Assessment.

Experience Strong oral and written and communication skills Proficient in Microsoft office programs Passion for improving active transportation options. Experience in grant writing. Ability to convene and coordinate various groups from many sectors. Ability to convene and build consensus among various groups.

EducationA Bachelor’s Degree in public health, education, social work, urban planning, public administration, or a related field is required.

Note: this is a one year position funded by Ohio Department of Transportation for the safe routes to school program. Continuation beyond the one year threshold will be contingent on coordinators ability to execute the program successfully and acquire additional funding.

Salary: $45,000/year; 18,000 benefits

Please send a Cover Letter and Resume to:Desiree Powelldesiree.powell@clevelandmetroschools.org or Cleveland Metropolitan School DistrictOffice of Curriculum and Instruction1111 Superior Building/Suite #1748Cleveland, Ohio 44114