Special Education Teacher - Preschool Play Groups Summer Programs Internal

Release Date: May 19, 2026.
Final date to receive applications: June 2, 2026.

Requisition: 12124.

Internal Applicants Only: Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications shall be granted an interview and will be considered before external applicants.

Position: Special Education Teacher – Preschool Play Groups Summer Program.

Location: Various Sites.

Salary: $40.00/hour for staff holding MSDE certification.

Effective: July 1, 2026. The assignment is 12 days from July 1-31, 4.5 hours per day (8:30-1:00) plus 1 planning day 9:00-12:00 prior to the camp.

Application Procedures:

Qualified applicants, including current employees of St. Mary's County Public Schools, must complete a Talent Ed online application. All supporting documentation (unofficial transcript and/or copy of the certification, where applicable) must be uploaded to the application. The online application and supporting documents should clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications. All applications must be completed no later than June 2, 2026
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Nature of Work: The Special Education Teacher works with children and their families in an early childhood setting and must possess knowledge of child development.

• 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

• Delivers specialized instruction in the development of readiness skills
• Collaborates with families and additional service providers to disseminate information about student needs to determine what differentiated strategies to use in each lesson
• Assists families in making informed decisions
• 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 for students with disabilities
• Considers modifications and the scaffolding necessary for each student to access developmentally appropriate activities
• 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
• Provides activities to children and their families in a playgroup/family engagement setting
• Provides access to developmentally appropriate activities to children and their families
• Performs other related and non‑related job duties as assigned

Required:

Current SMCPS Teacher.

This is a temporary/hourly summer assignment, starting July 1, three 2‑hour playgroups per week plus 2 hours per week planning/prep time.

$40.00/hour for staff holding MSDE certification.

Not eligible.