Hybrid Special Education Teacher - Early Childhood Preschool bei St. Mary's County Public Schools

Release Date:  August 13, 2025     Application Deadline:  August 27, 2025

Requisition: 11692

Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications for the position shall be granted an interview and shall be considered to fill the vacancy prior to external applicants being considered.  Questions regarding your application and/or candidacy should be directed to the Department of Human Resources.

POSITION:    Special Education Teacher - Early Childhood Preschool

REPORTS TO:  Site Administrator

SALARY:         The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for ten-month employees

LOCATION:     Various locations/Department of Special Education

EFFECTIVE:     August 2025

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Qualified applicants, including current employees of St. Mary's County Public Schools, must complete a TalentEd online application.   In addition to the online application, any support documentation (copy of certification where applicable) must be scanned and uploaded to the TalentEd application.  The online application and any support documentation must clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications, including information about the applicant’s background, experience, and professional qualifications.  Failure to submit all required documentation will result in your application being considered incomplete.  Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the selection committee for review.   All online applications must be completed no later than August 26, 2025. Following a screening of credentials, interviews will be scheduled. Please contact the Department of Human Resources with questions at 301-475-5511, ext. 1 or [email protected].

NATURE OF WORK:

The Special Education Teacher works with children in early childhood setting and must possess knowledge of child development.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students, and community members
• Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
• Ability to report to work daily and on time
• Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed
• Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
• Ability to communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
• Possess excellent time management skills and the ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
• Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary’s County Public Schools
• Ability to evaluate and assess students to determine eligibility for program
• Ability to deliver specialized instruction in the development of readiness skills
• Demonstrate an understanding of early childhood curriculum 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Completes standardized assessments and formal reports for review with families and other service providers
• Develops IFSP and Extended IFSP outcomes/IEP goals and objectives based on child and family needs as well as formative and summative assessment information
• Collaborates with families and additional service providers to disseminate information about student needs to determine what differentiated strategies to use in each lesson
• Coordinates case management for families and children with IFSPs, extended IFSPs and/or IEPs
• Utilizes assessment data to determine child and family needs
• Develops behavioral intervention plans for students with behavioral needs
• Performs frequent formal and informal assessments to monitor progress on child and family outcomes/IEP goals and objectives
• Collaborates with colleagues to develop lessons and assessments for students with disabilities
• Considers modifications and the scaffolding necessary for each student to access developmentally appropriate activities
• Ensures that all IFSPs, extended IFSPs/IEPs are implemented appropriately
• Assists families in making informed decisions by providing accurate information regarding the options for programming (extended IFSP/IEP)
• Collaborates with families and other service providers to ensure that children have access to developmentally appropriate activities
• Understands the continuum of services and make recommendations for programs that meet the needs of children and their families
• Provides positive communication to team members and families about student progress and achievement
• Performs other related and nonrelated job duties as assigned 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Bachelor’s degree

Preferred:

• Eligibility for professional certification/licensure of the appropriate grade and or content, with an endorsement in: Special Education Infant/Primary (Birth – Grade 3), or Special Education (K-Grade 8 and Early Childhood Education (PreK-3)

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Full-time, ten-month position

SALARY GRADE RANGE: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for ten-month employees.

BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY: EASMC

Updated 04.2025, 07.2024

The Board of Education reserves the right to reject any or all applicants, re-advertise and/or withdraw the positions.

 The St. Mary’s County Public School System does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, age, national origin, marital status or sexual orientation, religion, or disability in matters affecting employment or providing access to programs.