POSITION SUMMARY:
Under the
direction of the Instructional Supervisor, the Home and Hospital Case Manager
is responsible for the coordination and facilitation of the home instructional
program in both face-to-face and virtual learning modalities for the
district. The Case Manager ensures
educational services are provided for each qualifying student for the
time-period designed by the student’s physician or mental health professional
or for students serving long-term or extended suspension.
DUTIES and RESPONSIBILITIES: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily.
Assists with the coordination of
instruction with other offices (school counseling, health services, 504 and
psychological services) to ensure students are processed and served according
to COMAR;
Processes incoming referrals and assigns
a teacher to qualified students within 10 school days of receipt of referral
documents as specified in COMAR;
Gathers information needed for
administrative decision making regarding student approvals;
Assists with recruitment, interviewing
and selection of new part-time home and hospital teachers and maintains a
database with eligible candidates;
Assists in the preparation and analysis
of data reports;
Consults with the director, supervisor
and other staff members to establish program standards, develop office goals, develop
a data monitoring system and ensure effective program delivery;
Maintains a database on student
referrals to include fields for approvals, denials, start and end of
instruction, assigned teacher, etc.
Oversees the daily operation of the
office, staff-programming, payroll, student/home teacher assignments, and home
and hospital teacher needs;
Manages temporary hourly paid staff who
render face-to-face instruction for home and hospital services for alternative
academic supports, as well as those serving the Home Teaching Library;
Trains, mentors and monitors new home
and hospital teachers regarding procedures and delivery of instruction;
Maintains the administrative procedures,
forms and pertinent programmatic documents;
Provides written and oral communication
related to verification, approvals, denials and service requirements;
Facilitates training school staff
members, community organizations and agencies, area hospitals and
parents/guardians regarding protocols and procedures for face-to-face or
virtual home instruction;
Serves as a consultant and partner by
attending school-based meetings (SIT, SST, IEP, 504) as well as CIEP, compliance,
court liaison and inter-agency;
Represents the supervisor and/or
department at Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE), area hospitals,
county agencies and other community providers; and
Performs other duties as assigned.
QUALIFICATIONS:The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required.
Knowledge of federal and state laws and
regulations relevant to HHT (e.g. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act;
Section 504; MSDE Regulation COMAR 13A.10.01.01) and PGCPS Administrative
Procedures regarding HHT;
Knowledge of school organization, goals
and objectives, curriculum, teaching techniques, current trends, research and
materials of instruction in field of specialization;
Excellent knowledge and understanding of
the teaching and learning process;
Considerable knowledge of methods and
strategies in one or more of the following areas: elementary school, middle
school, high school, special education, early childhood, multiple handicapped
and severely profoundly handicapped;
Excellent time management, problem
solving, conflict resolution and organizational skills;
Ability to work effectively with
students, parents, administrators, colleagues, community and other school
system staff;
Flexibility, creativity, ability to
adapt to a variety of teaching settings;
Ability to communicate clearly and
effectively, both orally and in writing and to maintain effective working
relationships; and
Skill in using the computer and other technological
applications.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE REQUIREMENTS:
Bachelor’s degree required in applicable field of education from
a regionally accredited college or university (Master’s degree preferred); and
five (5) years of successful teacher experience (Teacher leadership experience preferred).
CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
Holds
or is eligible for a Professional Certificate appropriate to area of assignment
issued by the Maryland State Department of Education.
SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:
No direct supervisory responsibilities.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to stand, talk, hear, walk, sit, and use fingers, tools or controls. The employee is occasionally required to reach with hands and arms and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision such as to read handwritten or typed material, the ability to adjust focus, and depth perception. While performing the duties of this job, the employee may occasionally push or lift up to 25 lbs.
WORKING ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of the job.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
None.