Summer Youth Employment Job Coach

Summer Youth Employment—Job Coach

Calvert County Public Schools

Prince Frederick, Maryland 20678

Temporary, part-time, grant-funded position

May 2026

Internal only

Position: Summer Youth Employment (SYE) Job Coach

Job Summary: The Job Coach supports students with disabilities and their families by providing individualized assistance at one or more work sites in and around Calvert County as part of a summer employment program. The Job Coach facilitates students' participation in work-based learning experiences, helping them develop and apply essential job skills in real-world settings.

In addition, the Job Coach cultivates and maintains positive partnerships with local businesses and community organizations that collaborate with Calvert County Public Schools to provide student work opportunities. The position includes monitoring student progress, supporting skill development, and gathering feedback from employers to ensure high-quality experiences.

Funded through the Division of Rehabilitation Services (DORS) via the Summer Youth Employment (SYE) grant, the Job Coach also communicates regularly with CCPS and DORS staff, providing updates on student performance and employer satisfaction to inform program evaluation and continuous improvement.

Reports to: Supervisor of Special Education or Designee

Education, Certification, and Experience:

At the time of application, the candidate must have:

1. High school diploma or GED, at a minimum.

2. Excellent customer service skills.

3. Excellent communication skills, professional demeanor, sound judgment, and strong organizational skills.

4. Capacity to work independently in the field, and a willingness to work collaboratively.

5. Understanding of disabilities and how to support young adults with disabilities.

Knowledge, Abilities, and Skills:

1. Knowledge of employment skills and matching student interest with job opportunities.

2. Dependable car, valid driver's license, and proof of insurance.

3. Ability to work flexible hours.

4. Such alternatives to the above qualifications as the Calvert County Public Schools may find appropriate and acceptable.

5. Demonstrates success in accomplishing tasks akin to those responsibilities listed below.

Essential Job Functions, Duties, and Responsibilities:

1. Customize employment opportunities to meet the needs of youth with varied employment backgrounds.

2. Manage employer relationships to promote retention of youth and creation of new jobs.

3. Form partnerships with local employers to provide supportive work environments for youth with disabilities who need more structured employment experiences.

4. Monitor students and provide support through collaboration with employers.

5. Enter data to support program evaluation and outcomes tracking.

6. Ensure proper and timely documentation of services including written case notes.

7. Work collaboratively with colleagues across the organization, primarily with the Secondary Transition Specialist.

8. Thinks, concentrates, and interacts positively with others.

9. Comes to work regularly and promptly.

10. Works under stress and meets all deadlines.

Other 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 supervisor or designee.

Physical Demands: Position requires significant periods of standing and walking and is performed in various work settings within the community or in a typical school environment. Position may require supporting students in outdoor work environments.

Terms of Employment: Temporary, grant-funded, part-time position. Hours will be between 10 and 25 hours per week. $47.00 per hour. Job runs June 22nd through August 6, 2026. Flexible hours required. Position is contingent on continued grant funding.

FLSA Status: Exempt

Effective Date of Position: June 29, 2026

Application: All applicants please apply through the applicant tracking system located on the Calvert County Public Schools' website

References must be directly related to educational experience and must include immediate supervisor.

State law requires that anyone hired after October 1, 1986, who will have contact with school children, must be fingerprinted and submit to a criminal background investigation. Federal law requires that a new employee must complete the Employment Eligibility Verification (Form I-9) in person before beginning employment. Employment is conditional upon successful completion of a drug screen. Current employees of the Calvert County Public Schools are exempt from these requirements.

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 employers in which you may have had direct contact with minors. 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 in which you have volunteered, coached, mentor, tutored or otherwise had direct contact with minors.

Nondiscrimination Statement

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, national origin, 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.

The following persons have been designated to handle inquiries regarding the non-discrimination policies:

• Director of Student Services
• Director of Human Resources View phone number on click.appcast.io

For further information on notice of non-discrimination, visit the Office for Civil Rights Complaint Assessment System at: or call View phone number on click.appcast.io.