EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST I

THIS POSITION IS BEING REPOSTED. APPLICANTS THAT HAVE PREVIOUSLY APPLIED WILL NOT NEED TO RE-APPLY.

 

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Nancy S. Grasmick Building
200 West Baltimore Street
Baltimore, MD 21201

This is a contractual position responsible for providing assistance with the coordination of a Statewide network of family support services for families of children with disabilities, ages birth-21.

Responds and communicates with parents and families as needed regarding early intervention, and special education and related services for children with disabilities. Responds to parents’ concerns expressed to through telephone calls, email correspondence, and written correspondence addressed to this office, the State Superintendent, and the Governor. Manages and supports a statewide system of family support services; Family Support Networks (FSN), Preschool Partners (PSP) and Partners for Success Centers (FSN, PP, PFS), including technical assistance to Family Support Network staff.

EDUCATION:  A Master’s Degree or equivalent 36 post baccalaureate credit hours of course work in Education or Special Education or a related field.  

EXPERIENCE:  Four (4) years of professional experience in or affiliated with special education or family support programs; experience must be in coordinating or administering programs related to services for students or children with disabilities and their families.   

NOTE:  Two additional years of experience directly related to the position may be substituted for the Master’s Degree.

Please make sure that you provide sufficient information on your application (and on separate pages, if necessary) to show that you meet the qualifications for this recruitment.  All information concerning your qualifications must be submitted by the closing date.  We will not consider information submitted after this date.  Successful candidates will be ranked as Best Qualified, Better Qualified, or Qualified and placed on the employment (eligible) list for at least one year.

If you have any questions about this recruitment, please contact the Maryland State Department of Education at 410-767-0019. 

To apply for this position online go to: MSDE Jobs on JobAps which is the preferred method for submitting your application/attachments. Using this method will allow you to access the document for further recruitments for which you apply and to check that the documents have been attached to the recruitment that requires them. 

If you utilize fax or regular mail as the option to submit required attachments, you will need to resubmit these documents each time you apply for a new position that requires the attachments.  Additionally, you must include the following information on each page of the attachment you submit in order to ensure that we append the attachments to the correct recruitment: First and Last Name, Recruitment Number, and the last 4 digits of your SS# and indicate application for - EDUCATION PROGRAM SPECIALIST I, JobAps #17-005055-0001. 

Mailing Address:
Maryland State Department of Education 
Office of Human Resources 
200 West Baltimore Street 
Baltimore, Maryland 21201   
Fax: 410-333-8950 – This fax number is for Department of Education recruitments only. 

If you have difficulty with your user account or have general questions about this online application system, please contact the MD Department of Budge and Management, Recruitment and Examination Division at 410-767-4850.   

Appropriate accommodations for individuals with disabilities are available upon request.

TTY Users: call via Maryland Relay.

We thank our Veterans for their service to our country, and encourage them to apply.

As an equal opportunity employer Maryland is committed to recruiting, retaining and promoting employees who are reflective of the State’s diversity. 

Open Until Filled.