What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education Teacher Early Childhood Infants and Toddlers position at St. Marys MD?
elease Date: August 4, 2025 Application Deadline: August 18, 2025
Requisition: 11667
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 Infants and Toddlers
REPORTS TO: Site Administrator
LOCATION: Various Sites
SALARY: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for eleven-month employees.
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 18, 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 hrd@smcps.org.
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
DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:
- Evaluate and assess students to determine eligibility for program
- Delivers specialized instruction in the development of readiness skills
- Completes standardized assessments and formal reports for review with families and other service providers
- Understands the continuum of services and make recommendations for programs that meet the needs of children and their families
- Develops IFSP and Extended IFSP outcomes 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
- Assist families in making informed decisions by providing accurate information regarding the options for programming (extended IFSP/IEP)
- Utilizes assessment data to determine child and family needs, and develops behavioral intervention plans for students with behavioral needs
- Performs frequent formal and informal assessments to monitor progress on child and family outcomes
- Communicates positively with families about student progress, and assists students with developmental needs in daily living skills (e.g., toileting, feeding, etc.)
- 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 and extended IFSPs are implemented appropriately
- Collaborates with families and other service providers to ensure that children have access to developmentally appropriate activities
- Provides positive communication to team members and families about student progress and achievement
- Performs other related and non-related job duties as assigned
QUALIFICATIONS:
Required:
- Bachelor’s degree
Preferred:
- Eligibility for professional certification/licensure with endorsement in Early Childhood Education and Special Education
TERM OF EMPLOYMENT:
Full-time, eleven-month position
SALARY GRADE RANGE: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for eleven-month employees.
BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY: EASMC
Revised: 7.2024, 05.2025
