DES: Instructional Assistant

Instructional Assistant 2 (Job )

Calvert County Public School District – Dowell Elementary School, Lusby, Maryland.

• Job : 5780905
• Final date to receive applications: Jul 15, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
• Posted: Jun 15, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
• Starting Date: Immediately

The Instructional Assistant 2 will provide instructional, behavioral, and socio‑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. The role involves working with students with disabilities in special education and general education classrooms to support the implementation of Individualized Education Programs (IEPs).

• High school diploma or GED.
• Associate degree (or 48 college credits) or qualifying Para Pro Assessment – Required.
• Experience working with children with disabilities and managing externalizing behaviors is preferred.
• Earns and maintains non‑violent Calvert County Public School crisis management training (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.

• Exceptional ability to understand and communicate with both verbal and written skills.
• Ability to operate various office machines and instructional technology.
• Ability to follow a flexible schedule and adapt to various environments.
• Demonstrated ability to relate effectively to students, teachers, staff, parents, and community members.
• Demonstrated ability to problem‑solve, make informed decisions, and communicate effectively with all stakeholders when presented with stressful situations.
• Demonstrated ability to organize and prioritize tasks.
• Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

• Provide instructional, behavioral and socio‑emotional supports and services to students with disabilities.
• Assist individual children in need of special attention in areas including, but not limited to, academics, social, emotional, behavioral supports, and activities of daily living.
• Assist with the provision of specially designed instruction and consistent implementation of student(s) Behavior Intervention Plan (BIP) under the direction of the teacher.
• Assist in the implementation of and collection of data as required by the student’s IEP and/or BIP.
• Deliver academic interventions and implement proactive behavioral supports/interventions.
• Intervene in crisis situations as needed, possibly using non‑violent CPI when a student exhibits aggressive behavior.
• Assist students with personal hygiene, including toileting/changing and activities of daily living.
• Work with groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
• Collaborate with a variety of educators and providers to implement students’ IEPs across settings.
• Assist individual children in need of special attention.
• Perform clerical duties.
• Guide independent study, enrichment work, and other student supports planned by the teacher.
• Set up and/or operate instructional technology, laboratory equipment, and computer programs.
• Assist teacher with implementation of classroom duties, routines, and instruction.
• Participate in professional learning opportunities.
• Provide periodic class coverage in absence of a classroom teacher.
• Positively interact with others.
• Report to work promptly every day.
• Meet deadlines.
• Other duties not intended to be all inclusive nor limit duties that might reasonably be assigned.

Perform related work as required or assigned by the building principal or designee.

Position is performed in a typical school environment.…