HES: Instructional Assistant 2 (Job ID# 3718)

HES:

Instructional Assistant 2 (Job ID# 3718)

CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC

SCHOOLSPrince Frederick, Maryland 20678June 17, 2026POSITIONInstructional Assistant 2DEPARTMENTLOCATIONHuntingtown Elementary SchoolREPORTS TOPrincipal

ANNUAL WORK SUMMARY10

months per year, 190 days per year, 7 hours per day.

WAGE/PAY

RATEScale 8: $21.84/hr - $27.42/hrFLSA STATUSNon-exempt

APPLICATION

DEADLINEJuly 17, 2026EFFECTIVE START DATESchool Year 2026-2027POSITION SUMMARY

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.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE

1. High school diploma or general education development (GED) program certificate2. Experience working with children with disabilities and with managing externalizing behaviors is preferred3. Earns 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

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS

None

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS

(These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities, and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions.)At the time of application, the candidate must have:1. Exceptional ability to understand and communicate with both verbal and written skills2. Ability to operate various office machines and instructional technology3. Ability to follow a flexible schedule and adapt to various environments4. Demonstrated ability to relate effectively to students, teachers, staff, parents, and community members5. Demonstrated ability to problem solve, make informed decisions, and communicate effectively with all stakeholders when presented with stressful situations6. Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize tasks7. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES

1. Provide instructional, behavioral and social emotional supports and services to students with disabilities.2. Assist individual children in need of special attention in areas including, but not limited to, academics, social, emotional, behavioral supports and activities of daily living3. Assist with the provision of specially designed instruction and consistent implementation of student(s)' Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) under the direction of the teacher.4. Assist in the implementation of and collection of data as required by the student's Individualized Education Program (IEP) and/or Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP)5. Delivers academic interventions and implements proactive behavioral supports/ interventions6. Intervenes in crisis situations in the school environment as needed, which may include use of non-violent CPI when student exhibits aggressive behavior7. Assist students with personal hygiene, including toileting/changing and activities of daily living8. Works with groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher9. Collaborate with a variety of educators and providers to implement students' IEPs across settings.10. Assists individual children in need of special attention11. Performs clerical duties12. Guides independent study, enrichment work, and other student supports planned by the teacher.13. Sets up, and/or operates, instructional technology, laboratory equipment, and computer programs14. Assists teacher with implementation of classroom duties, routines, and instruction15. Participates in professional learning opportunities16. Provides periodic class coverage in absence of a classroom teacher17. Positively interacts with others18. Reports to work promptly every day19. Meets deadlines20. Duties listed are not intended to be all inclusive nor limit duties that might reasonably be assigned.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES

Performs related work as required or assigned by the building principal or designee

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/DEMANDS

Position is performed in a typical school environment. Significant periods of standing and walking are required.

Work 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.

UNUSUAL DEMANDS

None

EVALUATION

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the policy on evaluation as established by Calvert County Public Schools.

APPLICATION PROCEDURE

All applicants please apply through the applicant tracking system located on the Calvert County Public Schools' website - calvertnet.k12.md.us.

References must be directly related to education experience and must include immediate supervisor.

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.

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.

House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention StatementPursuant 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 w 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 w the applicant has volunteered, coached, mentored, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors.

Nondiscrimination StatementCalvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, 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.