Instructional Resource Teacher - Elementary

Release Date: July 27, 2026    Application Deadline:  August 10, 2026

Requisition: 12410

Current benefited staff of SMCPS who submit a timely application and meet the minimum qualifications for the position shall be granted an interview and shall be considered to fill the vacancy prior to external applicants being considered.  Questions regarding your application and/or candidacy should be directed to the Department of Human Resources.

Position: Instructional Resource Teacher – Elementary

Location: Captain Walter Francis Duke Elementary School

Salary: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for ten-month employees. ($55,661-$117,670)

Effective: August 2026

APPLICATION PROCEDURES:

Qualified applicants, including current employees of St. Mary's County Public Schools, must complete a TalentEd online application. In addition to the online application, any supporting documentation (unofficial transcript and/or copy of the certification, where applicable) must be scanned and uploaded to the TalentEd application. The online application and any support documentation must clearly demonstrate that the applicant meets the minimum qualifications, including information about the applicant’s background, experience, and professional qualifications. Failure to submit all required documentation will result in your application being considered incomplete. Incomplete applications will not be forwarded to the selection committee for review. All online applications must be completed no later than August 10, 2026. Following a screening of credentials, interviews will be scheduled. Please contact the Department of Human Resources with questions. (301-475-5511, ext. 32187) 

NATURE OF WORK:

This is a professional position to meet the instructional goals of the school and school system by delivering instructional programs, both virtually and in-person, effectively to ensure student achievement. The Instructional Resource Teacher also works with other staff within individual schools to mentor, model, guide, and enhance the delivery of instruction to students and/or work with individual students or small groups to provide focused instruction. An Instructional Resource Teacher may be placed in a classroom position on a short-term or long-term basis, as the needs of the system require.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS:

• Ability to professionally relate to and collaborate with co-workers, students, and community members
• Ability to understand and maintain confidentiality
• Ability to use technology effectively to complete tasks
• Ability to report to work daily and on time
• Ability to organize, supervise, coordinate and establish priorities of tasks to be completed
• Ability to work independently in the absence of detailed instructions and to follow complex oral and/or written instructions
• Ability to communicate orally or in writing, courteously and tactfully, with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
• Ability to work under pressure
• Possess excellent time management skills and the ability to take initiative and make decisions within assigned responsibility in a challenging, fast-paced professional environment and be flexible in work responsibilities and hours
• Possess knowledge of the programs, policies, and procedures of the St. Mary’s County Public Schools
• Ability to direct and evaluate student learning experiences
• Ability to provide guidance to students to promote education development and welfare
• Ability to plan and coordinate the instructional program in accordance with the current curricula
• Ability to deliver focused instruction to individual students or small groups of students
• Ability to develop and implement school wide programs
• Ability to integrate technology in both virtual and in-person instruction

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Assumes major responsibility for the instructional support of the school’s academic programs
• Supports the implementation of virtual instruction through modeling, coaching and professional development
• Facilitates collaborative team discussions and other data-based decision-making sessions
• Collaborates with all staff and support service providers within the assigned school
• Provides leadership in program implementation and prepares required reports in a timely way
• Models and provides coaching for other staff members, focusing on areas identified through the staff development needs assessment and on identified high level skills essential for student success
• Provides mentoring and support for new teachers
• Works in conjunction with other instructional staff to improve delivery of instruction
• Provides direct instruction to students for reading, writing, mathematics, and other content areas, through small group interventions or extension programs
• Assists classroom teachers with the administration and interpretation of formal and informal assessments
• Participates in system-wide professional development to share at the school-level
• Conducts professional development and formal presentations on literacy, mathematics, science and other content areas for parents, teachers, and other colleagues
• Serves on the School Improvement Team (SIT) or other school-based leadership teams
• Provides care and protection of school property
• Supervises student activity on school property
• Performs other school-based and system-level responsibilities as assigned 

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Professional License/Certification
• Minimum of four (4) years successful teaching experience
• National Board Certified OR Master degree OR 30-semester credits post-baccalaureate
• Current letter of recommendation by principal/immediate supervisor dated within the last twelve months

Preferred:

• Master’s degree in curriculum and instruction or related content area; OR is a National Board-Certified Teacher

TERM OF EMPLOYMENT: Full-time ten-month position.

SALARY GRADE RANGE: The salary for this EXEMPT position will be based on EASMC Teacher Career Ladder for ten-month employees.

BARGAINING UNIT ELIGIBILITY:  EASMC

Revised: 06.2022, 07.2024, 05.2025

Salary : $55,661 - $117,670