Pupil Personnel Worker

Anne Arundel County Public Schools
* Elementary/Secondary
- Countywide Opportunities As They Occur
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Final date to receive applications:
Posted until filled

Re-Posted:
Oct 25, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)

Starting Date:
To Be Determined

Title Code:

Pupil Personnel Worker: 12 Month

This posting creates a pool of candidates for future positions that may become available.

JOB SUMMARY:

Collaborates with students, parents and other agencies to address student success and academic achievement. After the school-based intervention has been implemented, and additional assistance is still needed the case may be referred to the Pupil Personnel Worker. Duties include working with school personnel to improve student attendance by making referrals to Juvenile Justice, the State's Attorney's Office and processing cases to District Court.

Contacts community agencies, consults with school personnel, and makes home visits. Assists schools to investigate residency, answers questions related to custody, and assists with enrollment of kinship, hardship and homeless students. Other duties may include working with Section 504, monitoring students enrolled under special circumstances, and assisting caregivers to access resources.

• Informs students, their parents, school staff and other groups regarding availability and scope of pupil personnel services.
• Consults with school personnel to resolve custody, residency, and attendance issues.
• Contacts community agencies such as Department of Juvenile Services (DJS) and Department of Social Services (DSS) to access resources for students and families.
• Insures that students who are involved in the Juvenile Justice system are appropriately placed in school.
• Visits student’s home and community facilities to resolve the reason for the referral to Pupil Services.
• Works with homeless students and their parents to insure their rights under the McKinney Vento Act are upheld, and to provide resources as needed.
• Collaborates with the State’s Attorney’s office for attendance cases being prosecuted in District Court.
• Assists schools in resolution of residency and custody. Assists school personnel to interpret Board of Education Policies.
• Writes reports to the school, superintendent, community agencies, and resource personnel to document PPW involvement and impact and the resolution of cases.
• Speaks to faculties, P.T.A.'s, etc. on a variety of topics as requested by principal, or directors on topics such as how to improve your child’s attendance, homeless issues, child abuse, suicide, etc.
• Performs other related duties as assigned within the same classification or lower.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Master's Degree in Pupil Personnel or related field of education from a regionally accredited college or university required; and
• Other:
  Completion of three (3) semester hours of State-approved Continuing Professional Development (CPD) credits in special education coursework required.

• Three (3) years successful teaching experience or releated expereince required.

• Excellent interpersonal skills.
• Excellent organizational and communication skills in both written and verbal forms.
• Awareness of, sensitivity to, and knowledge in facilitating the personal and educational goals of a…