SES: Instructional Assistant

SES:
Instructional Assistant 1 (Job # 3739)

Calvert County Public School District
Sunderland Elementary School
Sunderland, Maryland

Job : 5806609
Final date to receive applications: Jul 07, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)
Posted: Jun 29, 2026 4:00 AM (UTC)
Starting Date: Immediately

The Instructional Assistant 1 will provide instructional, behavioral, and social 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 Instructional Assistant 1 receives general direction from the school principal. Building administration may assign and reassign instructional assistants to various job sites in a building.

At the time of application, the candidate must hold or be eligible for:

• High school diploma or general education development (GED) program certificate
• Experience working with children preferred

None

At the time of application, the candidate must have:

• 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
• Alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable

• Works with groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher
• Assists individual children in need of special attention
• Performs clerical duties
• Guides independent study, enrichment work, and other student supports planned by the teacher.
• Sets up, and/or operates, instructional technology, laboratory equipment, and computer programs
• Assists teacher with implementation of classroom duties, routines, and instruction
• Participates in professional learning opportunities
• Provides periodic class coverage in absence of a classroom teacher
• Positively interacts with others
• Reports to work promptly every day
• Meets deadlines
• Duties listed are not intended to be all inclusive nor limit duties that might reasonably be assigned.

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

Position is performed in a typical school environment. Significant periods of standing and walking are required.

Performance will be evaluated in accordance with the policy on evaluation as established by Calvert County Public Schools.

Citizenship, residency or work visa required.

Scale 6: $21.08/hr – $26.39/hr.

Calvert County Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or disability, or any other characteristic protected by law in its programs and activities and provides equal access to the Boy Scouts and other designated youth programs.

Calvert County Public Schools does not refuse enrollment of a prospective student, expel a current student, or withhold privileges from a current student, or prospective student, or the parent or guardian of a current or prospective student because of an individual’s race, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity or disability.

Calvert County Public Schools does not discipline, invoke a penalty against, or take any other retaliatory action against a student or parent or guardian of a student who files a complaint alleging that the program or school discriminated against the student, regardless of the outcome of the complaint.

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at (Use the "Apply for this Job" box below). or call

Calvert County Schools
1305 Dares Beach Rd
Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678
Phone:
Email:
District admin.md.us