SES: Instructional Assistant 2 (Job ID# 3200)

p style="text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="auto"CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p p style="text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 12pt;"span style="font-size: 10pt;" data-contrast="auto"Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p p style="text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 12pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p divnbsp;/div p style="text-align: center;"span style="font-size: 12pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 1"July 3, 2025/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p p style="text-align: center;"nbsp;/p p style="text-align: center;"strongspan style="font-size: 12pt;"span data-ccp-props="{"Repost: September 4, 2025/span/span/strong/p pspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p table data-tablestyle="MsoNormalTable" data-tablelook="1664" tbody tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"POSITION/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-ccp-props="{"Instructional Assistant 2nbsp;/span/span/p /td /tr tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"DEPARTMENT/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td /tr tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"LOCATION/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="auto"Sunderland Elementary School/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td /tr tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"REPORTS TO/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"Principal/span/span/p /td /tr tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"ANNUAL WORK SUMMARY/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="auto"10 months per year, 190 days per year, 7 hours per day.nbsp;/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td /tr tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"WAGE/PAY RATE/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"Scale 8: $21.34/hr - $26.92/hr/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td /tr tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"FLSA STATUS/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"Non-exempt/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td /tr tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"APPLICATION DEADLINE/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"Open until filled.nbsp;/span/span/p /td /tr tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"EFFECTIVE START DATE/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="auto"School Year 2025 - 2026/span/span/p /td /tr tr td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"POSITION SUMMARY/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p /td td data-celllook="4369" pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"The Instructional Assistant 2 will provide instructional, behavioral, and social emotional support services to help achieve a well-organized, smoothly functioning class and school environment in which students can take full advantage of the instructional program and available resources. Instructional Assistant 2 will be assigned to work with students with disabilities in special education and general education classrooms to support the implementation of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for students./span/span/p /td /tr /tbody /table pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p ol liHigh school diploma or general education development (GED) program certificate/li liExperience working with children with disabilities and with managing externalizing behaviors is preferred/li liEarns and maintains non-violent Calvert County Public School crisis management training (includes Crisis Prevention Intervention (CPI), trauma-informed care, COMAR law training related to restraint, seclusion, and exclusion, risk related to the use of restraint, and documentation of crisis events), Ukeru crisis intervention training, restorative practices training, academic research-based intervention training and other trainings and certifications as required by the Director of Special Education, and the building principal or assistant principal/li /ol pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="auto"None/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS:/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p p(These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities, and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions.)/p pAt the time of application, the candidate must have:/p ol liExceptional ability to understand and communicate with both verbal and written skills/li liAbility to operate various office machines and instructional technology/li liAbility to follow a flexible schedule and adapt to various environments/li liDemonstrated ability to relate effectively to students, teachers, staff, parents, and community members/li liDemonstrated ability to problem solve, make informed decisions, and communicate effectively with all stakeholders when presented with stressful situations/li liDemonstrated ability to organize and prioritize tasks/li liSuch alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable/li /ol pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES/spanspan data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2":/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p ol liProvide instructional, behavioral and social emotional supports and services to students with disabilities./li liAssist individual children in need of special attention in areas including, but not limited to, academics, social, emotional, behavioral supports and activities of daily living/li liAssist with the provision of specially designed instruction and consistent implementation of student(s)rsquo; Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) under the direction of the teacher./li liAssist in the implementation of and collection of data as required by the studentrsquo;s Individualized Education Program (IEP) and/or Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)/li liDelivers academic interventions and implements proactive behavioral supports/ interventions/li liIntervenes in crisis situations in the school environment as needed, which may include use of non-violent CPI when student exhibits aggressive behavior/li liAssist students with personal hygiene, including toileting/changing and activities of daily living/li liWorks with groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher/li liCollaborate with a variety of educators and providers to implement studentsrsquo; IEPs across settings./li liAssists individual children in need of special attention/li liPerforms clerical duties/li liGuides independent study, enrichment work, and other student supports planned by the teacher./li liSets up, and/or operates, instructional technology, laboratory equipment, and computer programs/li liAssists teacher with implementation of classroom duties, routines, and instruction/li liParticipates in professional learning opportunities/li liProvides periodic class coverage in absence of a classroom teacher/li liPositively interacts with others/li liReports to work promptly every day/li liMeets deadlines/li liDuties listed are not intended to be all inclusive nor limit duties that might reasonably be assigned./li /ol pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"OTHER/spanspan data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"nbsp;JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES/spanspan data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2":/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pPerforms related work as required or assigned by the building principal or designee/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"PHYSICALnbsp;/spanspan data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS//spanspan data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"DEMANDS:/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pPosition is performed in a typical school environment. Significant periods of standing and walking are required./p pnbsp;/p pWork may require physical as well as psychological confrontations with students who exhibit aggressive behaviors. Instructional Assistants assigned to serve students with physical disabilities may be required to lift or assist with lifting students at various times during the instructional day. nbsp;/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"UNUSUAL DEMANDS:/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-ccp-props="{"Nonenbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"EVALUATION/spanspan data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2":/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="auto"Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the policy on evaluation as established by Calvert County Public Schools./spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"APPLICATION PROCEDURE:/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"All applicants please apply through the applicant tracking system located on the Calvert County Public Schoolsrsquo; website ndash;nbsp;/spana href="http://www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/"span data-contrast="none"span data-ccp-charstyle="Hyperlink"www.calvertnet.k12.md.us/span/span/aspan data-contrast="none"./spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"nbsp;/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"References must be directly related to education experience and must include immediate supervisor./spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"nbsp;/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"Prior to the filling of any vacancy, permanent employees who have requested a transfer in a timely manner shall be afforded an opportunity meet with the supervisor of the position for which the vacancy exists./spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"nbsp;/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"State law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements./spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"nbsp;/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="none"span data-ccp-parastyle="heading 2"House Bill 486 ndash; Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Statement/span/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"nbsp;/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"Pursuant to Section 6-113.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland - House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention, all applicants are required to report all former employment where direct contact with minors may have occurred. The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related. Applicants should also include contact information for organizations where the applicant has volunteered, coached, mentored, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors./spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"span data-contrast="none"nbsp;/spanspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"Nondiscrimination Statement/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pnbsp;/p pCalvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, ancestry or national origin, familial status, marital status, physical or mental disability, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs./p pnbsp;/p pCalvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individualrsquo;s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national original, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability./p pnbsp;/p pCalvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint./p pnbsp;/p pThe following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:/p ul liDirector of Student Services/li liDirector of Human Resourcesbr /443-550-8000/li /ul pFor further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at:nbsp;nbsp;a href="https://ocrcas.ed.gov"https://ocrcas.ed.gov/anbsp;or call 1-800-421-3481./p pstrong************************************************/strong/p pnbsp;/p pspan style="font-size: 14pt;"strongspan data-contrast="auto"Anti-sexual, Anti-racial and Anti-disability Harassment Statement/span/strongspan data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;"nbsp;/span/p pDiscrimination can manifest itself in behaviors such as bullying, harassment, or intimidation of individuals./p pnbsp;/p pCalvert County Public Schools does not tolerate any form of harassment including, but not limited to, sexual, racial, or disability. Any individual (student, employee, or community member) who believes that they have been subjected to any form of harassment is encouraged to report the allegation of harassment. Students, parents, and community members may report allegations of harassment to: Ms. Cecelia Lewis, Director of Student Services, Calvert County Public Schools, 1305 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678/p pnbsp;/p pEmployees may report allegations of harassment to: Mr. Zachary Seawell, Director of Human Resources, Calvert County Public Schools, 1305 Dares Beach Road, Prince Frederick, MD 20678/p pnbsp;/p pCalvert County Public Schools is committed to conducting a prompt investigation for any allegation of harassment. If harassment has occurred, the individual will be disciplined promptly. Disciplinary actions for students found to have engaged in any form of harassment may result in suspension or expulsion. Disciplinary actions for employees found to have engaged in any form of harassment may result in suspension or termination./p pnbsp;/p pCalvert County Public Schools encourages all students, parents, employees, and community members to work together to prevent any form of harassment./p pFor further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at:nbsp;nbsp;a href="https://ocrcas.ed.gov"https://ocrcas.ed.gov/anbsp;or call 1-800-421-3481.br /span style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p pspan style="font-size: 10pt;" data-ccp-props="{"nbsp;/span/p