Instructional Resource Teacher - Special Education Assistive Technology

Position Overview

Instructional Resource Teacher - Special Education for Assistive Technology

Department:
Department of Special Education, Leonardtown, Maryland

Location:

Department of Special Education

Job

Requisition: 12197

Effective:
August 2026

Salary: $55,661 - $117,670 per year

Full‑time ten‑month position.

The Special Education Instructional Resource Teacher for Assistive Technology interacts with central administration personnel, school‑based administrators, Instructional Resource Teachers, and staff to plan and implement tools and strategies on the Assistive Technology Continuum for the improvement of access to the general education curriculum, inclusion, transition, and differentiation of instruction for students with disabilities.

• Professionally relate to and collaborate with co‑workers, students, and community members.
• Understand and maintain confidentiality.
• Use technology effectively to complete tasks.
• Report to work daily and on time.
• Organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed.
• Work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and follow complex oral and/or written instructions.
• Communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner.
• Possess excellent time‑management skills, take initiative, make decisions within assigned responsibility and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours.
• Have knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of St. Mary’s County Public Schools.
• Assess assistive technology needs throughout the system and plan for assistive technology supports for students.
• Demonstrate knowledge of Federal, state, and local special‑education policies and procedures.

• Works with school teams to promote instructional best practices which integrate technology for the education of students with disabilities in the least restrictive environment.
• Collaborates with administrators, teachers, students, and parents to ensure that students with disabilities have access to and participate in the general education curriculum to the maximum extent possible.
• Builds the capacity of school teams to recognize resources across the assistive technology continuum that can be implemented with students with disabilities.
• Supports school‑based special education departments to ensure that assistive technology is considered on IEP documents and records follow Federal, state, and local laws.
• Researches new technology developments that are available to support students’ needs, evaluates the costs of technology, and coordinates with the DSE regarding resource allocation.
• Develops and provides staff development activities, student and parent trainings designed to build knowledge of new technological tools and advancements in the field of assistive technology and to promote the integration of such resources for the education of students with disabilities.
• Conducts consultations regarding the technological needs of individual students.
• Maintains a database of assistive technology resources and inventory across the county.
• Monitors the work of the Assistive Technology Para educator.
• Develops a bimonthly assistive technology newsletter for site‑based special education school teams focusing on resources and advancements in the field of assistive technology.
• Serves as a member of a student’s IEP team when invited.
• Conducts consultations for individual students using the SETT framework tool.
• Maintains regular communication with supervisors from the Division of Instruction regarding county level assessment calendars for assessment administration updates and changes.
• Facilitates the installation, upgrades, and repairs to software and hardware used across the county.
• Assists in the design and implementation of instructionally appropriate accommodations, materials, strategies, and assistive technology for students with disabilities.
• Performs other related and non‑related job duties as assigned.

Required:

• Professional license/certification.
• Four (4) years of teaching experience.
• National Board Certified OR Master’s degree OR 30 semester credits post‑baccalaureate.
• Current letter of recommendation by principal/immediate supervisor dated within the last twelve months.

Citizenship, residency or work visa required.