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Position: Judy Center Early Childhood Liaison Grant Funded
Location: Judy Center- Green Holly Elementary School
Salary: The salary for this position will be based on EASMC-ESP salary schedule for twelve-month seven-hour employees – Range 23.($53,915 - $81,557)
Effective: September 2025

QUALIFICATIONS:

Required:

• Associate degree OR three (3) years of experience in Early Childhood Education or a related field

Preferred:

• Spanish language skills

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 courteously and tactfully with staff, students, parents, and the community in a timely manner
• Possess knowledge of early childhood development and appropriate curriculum for children birth through age five
• 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 School System

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provides opportunities to support parenting skills and developmental activities in the home to promote school success
• Communicates with families about involvement opportunities, academic opportunities and school-family partnerships
• Schedules and facilitates parenting events and support meetings
• Plans parent education and home support activities
• Assists with conducting parent satisfaction surveys
• Provide weekly playgroups in the school and community setting
• Collaborate with Child Care Providers to implement school readiness activities; and
• Attends Judy Center activities including periodic evening and weekend events
• Collaborates closely with principals and school secretaries on Judy Center activities planned
• Documents event and service participation of Judy Center families
• Assists in the development of new programs
• Performs other related and non related job duties as assigned