McKinney Vento Teacher Grant Funded - Internal Applicants Only (temp/hourly) presso St. Mary's County Public Schools

Release Date:  September 12, 2025              Application Deadline:  September 26, 2025

Requisition  11774                                               

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:  McKinney Vento Teacher Grant Funded - Internal Applicants Only

                    (temporary/hourly position)

SALARY:      This is a temporary/hourly position of $40.00/per hour.

LOCATION:  Department of Student Services/Various Sites

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 September 26, 2025. Following a screening of credentials, interviews will be scheduled. Please contact the Department of Human Resources with questions (301-475-5511, ext. 32187).

NATURE OF WORK:

The teacher will work under the direction of the SMCPS McKinney Vento Site Leader. The teacher will provide developmentally appropriate instruction using evidence-based materials and research-verified programs in language and literacy, mathematical thinking, social foundations, and physical development and well-being. Teachers will communicate with families.

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
• Ability to work under pressure
• 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 implement small group instruction and perform assessments
• Ability to maintain programming documentation 

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES: 

• Collaborates with McKinney Vento Site Leader, teachers, paraeducators, and other hourly staff to identify student instructional needs
• Maintains required documentation, including lesson plans and student data as required.
• Implements the program with fidelity
• Collaborates with colleagues, including co-teachers and paraeducators, under the direction of the McKinney Vento Site Leader, to develop purposeful, developmentally appropriate instruction
• Prepares appropriate learning activities for identified students
• Monitors and evaluates the progress of each student
• Maintains student progress records and submits required reports in a timely manner
• Maintains communication with the parents of students in summer school
• Attends, as necessary, workshops and in-service planning sessions
• Performs other duties as assigned  

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• SMCPS Teacher or a related degree can be considered including but not limited to: Special Education, ESOL, Media Specialist, etc.

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:

Temporary/hourly position for school year 2025-2026.

SALARY GRADE RANGE: This is a temporary/hourly position of $40.00/per hour.

BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY:  Not Eligible

Developed 01.2025, Updated 9.2025