Teacher ABE - Special Education; Teacher Advanced Professional Certificate

Introduction

The Maryland Department of Labor - Division of Workforce Development and Adult Learning is accepting applications from qualified applicants for the position to build an applicant pool for current and anticipated position vacancies. This is a professional position responsible for providing leadership in the administration of education for residents of a correctional facility. This is an Agency specific recruitment for this specific classification and function only with MD Department of Labor.

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Jessup Correctional Institution (JCI)
7805 House of Correction Road
Jessup, MD 20794

To create a classroom learning environment in which assigned incarcerated students make measurable progress toward Adult Basic Education (ABE) goals as indicated by the successful progression through the curriculum and/or obtainment of a Maryland High School diploma, and to ensure incarcerated student’s Individual Education Program (IEP) are being implemented and revised in compliance with federal and state guidelines.

Planning, conducting, and assessing classroom instructional activities; coordinating basic skills testing; maintaining education records; assess and recording progress toward education learning goals for Adult Basic Literacy, Life Skills, and/or GED; developing and implementing individualized and independent lesson plans.

• Education:
  
  Possession of appropriate educational credentials as determined by the Maryland State Board of Education.
• Experience:
  
  None.

• One (1) year of experience teaching students in an alternative education setting, students who have been incarcerated, and adult learners.
• One (1) year of experience teaching students with special education services and implementing their Individual Education Programs (IEP) during instruction and testing.
• One (1) of experience being a Special Education Case Manager and demonstrating the skills to write IEPs, collaborate with IEP teams, and conduct formal education assessments.
• Possession of a current Special Education Endorsement as approved by the Maryland State Department of Education.

Teachers in State operated school programs are required to acquire and maintain certification to teach in the State of Maryland per Education Article, Section 6-101 of the Annotated Code and Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 13A.12.01.03B(2). Applicants recommended for appointment will be required to complete an Authorization and Verification of Credentials. Information on requirements for certification and procedures for application may be obtained from the Maryland State Board of Education, 200 W.

Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD .

All candidates are subject to a background check against files maintained by the Division of Unemployment Insurance (LABOR/DUI) to determine whether any monies are owed to LABOR/DUI as a result of unemployment over payment/fraud. Unpaid debt may impact whether a candidate is offered employment. Employees are required to meet mandatory standards for continuing education as determined by the hiring department. Employees who fail to obtain the required continuing education credits shall be subject to disciplinary action including demotion, suspension and dismissal.

• Flexible hours
• Paid holidays 12-13 per year
• Generous paid leave package (annual, sick, personal and compensatory leave)
• State Pension (defined benefit plan)
• Tax‑deferred supplemental retirement savings plans (401(k) and 457)
• Comprehensive, subsidized health, dental and prescription plans with little to no deductibles, free generic prescriptions, and free preventative health services
• Flexible Spending Account plans for Health Care and Daycare
• State Employees Credit Union

Maryland Department of Labor is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of MD Labor that all persons have equal opportunity and access to employment opportunities, services, and facilities without regard to race, religion, color, sex, age, national origin or ancestry, marital status, parental status, sexual orientation, disability or veteran status.