State of Maryland

PRNC 0001

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE       BARGAINING UNIT: S

An Assistant Principal DJS is educational administrative work assisting the Principal of an educational program at one of the juvenile services facilities operated by the Maryland Department of Juvenile Services (DJS).  Employees in this classification supervise Teachers.

Employees in this classification receive general supervision from a Principal or other educational administrator at the juvenile services facility.  The work of this class may require travel to various locations for events such as field trips, workshops, seminars and recreational activities. Students may be disruptive or abusive and may require remedial training.

Positions in this classification are evaluated by using the classification job evaluation methodology.  The use of this method involves comparing the assigned duties and responsibilities of a position to the job criteria found in the Nature of Work and Examples of Work sections of the class specification.

The Assistant Principal DJS is differentiated from the Teacher Supervisor in that the Assistant Principal DJS performs administrative work assisting Principals of  State-operated education programs at juvenile services facilities and has supervisory responsibility for Teachers while the Teacher Supervisor performs a combination of supervisory and classroom teaching duties.  The Assistant Principal DJS is differentiated from Principal in that the Principal is responsible for the managerial level of work in a State-operated educational program at an institutional, correctional or juvenile services facility.

Assists the Principal with the administration of the educational program at the juvenile services facility in the following areas: providing instructional leadership; preparing the budget; training, evaluating, recruiting and hiring instructional staff; determining curricula; oversight of admission/dismissal policies; and planning, organizing and directing the educational program;

Supervises Teachers, Aides and other instructional and support staff;

Cooperates with treatment staff and provides student progress reports to staff and family members;

Assesses emergency and crisis situations, makes appropriate contacts and referrals and provides interim emergency medical and other assistance as necessary until specialized assistance is available;

May have primary responsibility for one part of the educational program, such as the residential treatment program or the day treatment program;

Performs other related duties.

Knowledge of the human developmental process;

Knowledge of educational administration, theories, methods and practices and curriculum development;

Knowledge of the physical, emotional and social aspects of special needs students;

Ability to lead and direct other educational personnel;

Ability to learn and apply emergency medical procedures;

Ability to facilitate and maintain an educational environment conducive to learning;

Ability to work harmoniously with special needs students in a residential treatment environment and with other employees.

Education:   Possession of appropriate educational credentials as determined by the Maryland State Board of Education, 200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2595.

Experience: Four years of experience providing classroom instruction to students.

Note: Candidates may substitute U.S. Armed Forces military service experience as a commissioned officer in Human Resources classifications or Education and Training, Human Resources Officer, Instructor, or Education Officer specialty codes in the education or training field of work on a year-for-year basis for the required experience.

Educational administrators in State operated school programs are required to acquire and maintain certification in the State of Maryland per Section 6-101 of the Education Article of the Annotated Code and Code of Maryland Regulations (COMAR) 13A.12.01.03B(2). Applicants recommended for appointment will be requested to complete an Authorization and Verification of Credentials. Information on requirements for certification and procedures for application may be obtained from the Maryland State Board of Education, 200 W. Baltimore Street, Baltimore, MD 21201-2595.

Class descriptions broadly define groups of positions used by various State departments and agencies.  Position descriptions maintained by the using department or agency specifically address the essential job functions of each    position.

This is a Professional Service classification in the State Personnel Management System.  All positions in this classification are Professional Service positions.  Some positions in Professional Service classifications may be designated as Special Appointment in accordance with the State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 6-405, Annotated Code of Maryland.

This classification is not assigned to a bargaining unit, as indicated by the designation of S (Supervisor), M (Manager), T (Agency Head), U (Board or Commission Member), W (Student), X (Used by Agency or Excluded by Executive Order), or Z (Confidential).  As provided by State Personnel and Pensions Article, Section 3-102, special appointment, temporary, contractual, supervisory, managerial and confidential employees are excluded from collective bargaining.  Additionally, certain executive branch agencies are exempt from collective bargaining and all positions in those agencies are excluded from collective bargaining.

July 1, 2022

Director, Division of Classification and Salary