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Cleveland State University

Coordinator, RISE Program

🇺🇸 Cleveland, OH

🕑 Part-Time

💰 TBD

💻 Operations

🗓️ June 30th, 2025

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Cleveland State University is hiring a Coordinator for the RISE Program. The role involves coordinating the internship experiences, providing job training and coaching to student participants, overseeing peer mentor job coaches, collaborating with local businesses and non-profits to identify internship opportunities, and delivering non-credit career development courses.

Highlights

  • Coordinate the Reciprocal Inclusive Student Experience (RISE) Program internships.
  • Provide job training and on-site coaching to student participants.
  • Oversee peer mentor job coaches.
  • Identify internship opportunities with Northeast Ohio businesses and non-profits.
  • Deliver non-credit career development courses to participants.
  • Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite (Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams, PowerPoint).
  • Bachelor’s degree required, preferably in special education, disability studies, occupational therapy, or related field.
  • Preferred Master’s degree and experience working with transition-age individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
  • Experience with job training, coaching, and leading individualized education programs (IEP) for students with disabilities aged 14 or older preferred.
  • Strong communication, interpersonal, and organizational skills needed to work effectively with diverse community members and student participants.

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Coordinator, RISE Program
Posting Details
 Posting Details 
Business Title  | Coordinator, RISE Program
Posting Category  | Administrative and Professional
Salary Grade  | 03
Salary Plan  | Professional Non Bargaining
Hiring Range /Pay Rate  |
Department  | School of Education and Counseling
Department Description  |
Position Location  | Main Campus
FTE  | 0.50
Job Summary  | Coordinates the Reciprocal Inclusive Student Experience (RISE) Program internship experience for student participants. Provides job training and on-site job coaching to student participants. Oversees peer mentor job coaches. Identifies internship opportunities in collaboration with Northeast Ohio businesses and non-profit partners. Delivers non-credit career development courses to RISE program participants. Performs other functionally related duties as assigned.
Minimum Qualifications  | Bachelor’s degree preferably in special education, disability studies, occupational therapy, or related field.
Preferred Qualifications  | Master’s degree preferably in special education, disability studies, occupational therapy, or related field. Experience working with transition age (14-22) individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Experience providing job training and coaching for individuals with disabilities. Experience leading team planning and implementing individualized education programs (IEP) for students with disabilities age fourteen (14) or older.
Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities (KSAs)  | Basic knowledge of functional limitations of individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities and of rights of these individuals under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Effective written and verbal communication skills and ability to organize and maintain communication with community members and job sites. Excellent interpersonal skills, “Customer Focus” attitude and delivery, and ability to work effectively with a wide range of constituencies in a diverse community. Ability to engage, communicate, and resolve issues with student participants of diverse backgrounds and needs. Proficient in Microsoft Office Suite, including Word, Excel, Outlook, Teams and PowerPoint.
Requisition Number  | PT0703564S
Date grant, position, or appointment expires (For Funds Available, Temporary, and Waiver of Posting  | 06/30/2026
Special Instructions to Applicants  |
Applicant Instructions  | Offer of employment is contingent on satisfactory completion of the University’s verification of credentials and other information required by law and/or University policies or practices, including but not limited to a criminal background check.

Applications will be exclusively accepted online at http://www.csuohio.edu/offices/hrd/employment.html. Mailed or emailed application materials will not be accepted.
Hours per week  | 20
Work Schedule  | Monday through Friday
Advertising Copy  |
Full Time/Part Time  | Part Time
Posted Date  |
Close Date/Application Deadline  |
Open Until Filled  | Yes
Review Begins  | 03/12/2025
Tentative Start Date  | 
Supplemental Questions
Required fields are indicated with an asterisk (*).
  1. * Do you have a Bachelor's degree? 
    • Yes
    • No
  2. * How did you hear about this employment opportunity? 
    • Public Job Posting
    • Internal Job Posting
    • Agency Referral
    • Advertisement/Publication 
    • Personal Referral
    • CSU Website
    • Other
  3.  If you selected 'Public Job Posting" or "Other" please provide source. 
    (Open Ended Question)
  4. * Do you require any type of accommodation, should you be invited to campus for further screening? Please contact CSU at (216) 687-3636 if you need accommodation. 
    • Yes
    • No
  5. * Are you able to perform the essential functions of this position with or without reasonable accommodation? 
    • Yes
    • No
Application Documents
Required Documents
  1. Resume
Optional Documents
  1. Cover Letter/Letter of Application
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