MHES: Instructional Assistant 2- Signing Assistant (Job ID# 4009)

MOUNT HARMONY ELEM SCHOOL

Owings Mills (MD)

On-site

USD 30,000 - 37,000

Full time

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Job summary

Mount Harmony Elementary School in Owings, Maryland is seeking an Instructional Assistant 2 (Signing Assistant) to support deaf and hard-of-hearing students, reinforce instruction, and provide access via sign language.

The role involves working with students in a special education setting, assisting with classroom management, and collaborating with the Principal and SPED team to meet IEP goals and maintain a smooth instructional environment.

Qualifications

High school diploma or GED (or equivalent).
Sign language skills.
Experience working with children with disabilities preferred.

Responsibilities

Assists deaf/hard-of-hearing students in need of special attention.
Models effective communication and provides sign language support for development of communication and language.
Listens to oral communication from adults and peers and communicates the information to the student(s) through sign language.
Facilitates social communication with adults and peers.
Supports access to instruction and curricular materials through sign language.
Works to meet students’ needs as prescribed by the IEP.
Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce material.
Assists with the consistent implementation of student(s)’ behavior intervention plans (BIP).
Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work planned by the teacher.
Assists teacher with classroom duties and routines.

Skills

Sign language skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

Experience with children with disabilities preferred

Job description

MHES: Instructional Assistant 2- Signing Assistant (Job ID# 4009)

Calvert County Public School District MOUNT HARMONY ELEM SCHOOL - Owings, Maryland Open in Google Maps

Starting Date: Immediately

Job Description

CALVERT COUNTY PUBLIC SCHOOLS

Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678

September 29, 2026

POSITION

Instructional Assistant 2 (Sign Language Skills Required)

DEPARTMENT

Instruction

LOCATION

Mount Harmony Elementary School

REPORTS TO

Principal and Supervisor of Special Education

ANNUAL WORK SUMMARY

10 months per year, 190 days per year, 7 hours per day.

WAGE/PAY RATE

Scale 8: $21.84/hr - $27.42/hr

FLSA STATUS

Non-exempt

APPLICATION DEADLINE

Oct 07, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

EFFECTIVE START DATE

Immediate Vacancy

POSITION SUMMARY

Provides 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 resource materials. Duties involve working with deaf/hard-of-hearing student(s) in a classroom environment to reinforce instruction, provide access via sign language, assist children to develop language and communication skills, motivate learning, assist with classroom management, and other student needs as prescribed. Receives general direction from school principal. Instructional assistants will be assigned to work in the classroom with students receiving special education services.

EDUCATION, CERTIFICATION AND EXPERIENCE:

High school diploma or general educational development (GED) certificate or equivalency.
Sign language skills.
Experience working with children with disabilities preferred.

SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS:

None

KNOWLEDGE, ABILITIES AND SKILLS:

(These are pre-employment knowledge, abilities, and skills that apply to the Essential Job Functions.)

Exceptional ability to understand and communicate with both verbal and written skills.
Knowledge of instructional and motivational strategies preferred.
Demonstrated success in accomplishing tasks akin to those responsibilities listed below.
Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

ESSENTIAL JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES :

Assists deaf/hard-of-hearing students in need of special attention.
Models effective communication and provides sign language support for development of communication and language.
Listens to oral communication from adults and peers and communicates the information to the student(s) through the use of sign language.
Facilitates social communication with adults and peers.
Supports access to instruction and curricular materials through sign language.
Works to meet students’ needs as prescribed by the IEP.
Works with individual students or small groups of students to reinforce material initially introduced by the teacher.
Assists with the consistent implementation of student(s)’ behavior intervention plans (BIP), as needed.
Guides independent study, enrichment work, and remedial work planned by the teacher.
Assists teacher with classroom duties and routines.
Participates in staff development programs, including non-violent crisis intervention and academic intervention programs as necessary.
Provides class coverage in absence of a classroom teacher as necessary.
Ensures that all activities conform to school system guidelines.
Thinks, concentrates, and positively interacts with others.
Comes to work promptly every day.
Works flexible hours as necessary.
Works under stress and meets all deadlines.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND DUTIES :

(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 principal or supervisor of special education.

PHYSICAL AND PSYCHOLOGICAL CONDITIONS/ DEMANDS:

Position requires significant periods of standing and walking and is performed in a typical school environment. Work may require physical as well as psychological confrontations with aggressive students. Special education assistants assigned to programs serving students with physical disabilities may be required to lift or assist with lifting students at various times during the instructional day.

UNUSUAL DEMANDS:

Employee must have adequate hearing ability to hear orally presented information from adults and students to provide the necessary communication support using sign language.

EVALUATION :

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

House Bill 486 – Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention Statement

Pursuant to Section 6-113.2 of the Education Article, Annotated Code of Maryland - House Bill 486 - Child Sexual Abuse and Sexual Misconduct Prevention, all applicants are required to report all former employment where direct contact with minors may have occurred. The applicant must submit the contact information of the current employer, all former school employers, and all former employers not school related. Applicants should also include contact information for organizations where the applicant has volunteered, coached, mentored, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors.

Nondiscrimination Statement

Calvert County Public Schoolsdoes not discriminateon the basis ofrace, ethnicity, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, marital status, sexual orientation, gender identity ordisability, 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 Schoolsdoes 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 ordisability.

Calvert County Public Schoolsdoes 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.

MHES: Instructional Assistant 2- Signing Assistant (Job ID# 4009)

Calvert County Public School District MOUNT HARMONY ELEM SCHOOL - Owings, Maryland Open in Google Maps

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Job Details

Job ID: 5943517

Application Deadline: Oct 07, 2026 11:59 PM (Eastern Standard Time)

Posted: Yesterday

Starting Date: Immediately

Position Type:

Full-Time

Salary:

$21.84 to $27.42 Per Hour