Temporary Part-time Substitute School Health Room Technician, Grade 16

Temporary Part-time Substitute School Health Room Technician, Grade 16

Salary

$59,237.00 - $92,718.00 Annually

Location

401 Hungerford Dr Rockville MD 20850 USA

Job Type

10 Month Employee

Job Number

2026-00533

Department

Department of Health and Human Services

Division

HHS 60 School Health Services

Opening Date

09/14/2026

Closing Date

9/25/2026 11:59 PM Eastern

FLSA

Non-Exempt

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About the Position

Please note: The salary range above represents this position's earning potential. The anticipated hiring range for this position will be $59,237 ($28.48 per hour) to $90,971 ($43.73 per hour), based on the candidate's qualifications and experience.

WHO WE ARE

Montgomery County is located adjacent to Washington, D.C., and with over one million residents, is the most populous County in the State of Maryland. The County is also the most diverse County in the State and ranks among the top ten most diverse Counties in the nation. Montgomery County contains many major U.S. government offices, scientific research and learning centers, and business campuses.

The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for delivery of the County's public health and human services that meets the needs of our community's most vulnerable children, adults, and seniors. The Department provides services through more than 120 programs at more than 20 locations. With over 2,000 employees, the Department of Health and Human Services is the largest County Department.

As a Department, we believe health and wellness of the county can only be achieved by ensuring that every resident has fair opportunities to reach their fullest potential. This means access to quality housing, transportation, education, employment, health care, human services, safe neighborhoods, and healthy food. HHS provides critical services for residents who face a variety of obstacles in achieving their full potential. HHS plays an essential role in building a healthy and strong community.

WHO WE ARE LOOKING FOR

Montgomery County Department of Health and Human Services is recruiting School Health Room Technicians to work to provide health services to students in Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS).School Health Services is looking for caring and skilled Certified Nursing Assistants to become part of our school family as School Health Room Technicians. In this role, you'll provide essential support to our students, ensuring their health and well-being while they learn and grow. We invite you to bring your compassion and commitment to our school community. Join us and make a difference!

This recruitment will be used to recruit and hire multiple temporary part-time substitute School Health Room Technician, to work during the 10-month school year. The temporary substitutes are assigned as needed and may be assigned to work anywhere in the county. Onboarding and training will start on Tuesday, December 1, 2026.

What Youll Be Doing

The School Health Room Technician provides standard frontline school health room care to include first aide, emergency care, and administration of medications and treatments in routine and non-routine situations to students (the focus) and staff (emergency situations) at the school of assignment within Montgomery County Public Schools (MCPS); a licensed Registered Nurse (RN), who is normally a School Community Health Nurse (SCHN) in School Health Services (SHS) delegates authority to, and provides clinical oversight of, the School Health Room Technician in accordance with Maryland regulations. The School Health Room Technician also performs an array of care related administrative work, such as preparing/maintaining student health records, reviewing student emergency information, documenting health room visits, transcribing medication and treatment orders, checking, refilling and distributing first aid kits, sending out health related letters, preparing health-wellness themed bulletin boards and, as pertinent to the position of assignment, referring students to the School Based Health and Wellness Center.

• Administers standard first aid care to students who present themselves to the school health room as either injured or sick, and returns them to the classroom after treatment, or arranges for parental or other transfer from school in more serious situations.
• Maintains manual and/or computerized daily logs such as containing students name, nature of complaint, and care provided for each health room visit, and documents more detailed information to individual student school health records.
• Keeps the delegating SCHN informed of unusual health situations in the school and if directed will share the information with the principal or others.
• Reminds teachers of the date and time of health screenings (such as hearing and vision), pulls students health records, and assists nurse by setting up screening schedule (or may administer screening tests as delegated by the SCHN); notifies the SCHN of any students who fall outside the acceptable range on any screening test; documents the results in students health files; and supports the SCHN in notification of parents of screening results.
• Monitors compliance with immunization regulations in school to which assigned and, as appropriate, contacts personnel of other school districts, doctors offices and/or parents of new student to obtain immunization records and to bring health, immunization, and emergency contact records up to date.
• Administers emergency medications, provided by DHHS and MCPS per standing Medical Director orders.
• Assists disabled students requiring assistance of daily living activities (ADLs).
• The work involves sitting at a computer console and keyboarding, moving about, lifting, carrying, supporting, pushing, pulling, adjusting and moving equipment or persons requiring force in the range of 30 to 50 lbs. or more, and other physical demands typical of workers in general health care delivery and health care office work situations.

Selected candidates will be required to successfully completed a pre-employment physical exam, drug screen, criminal background and Child Protective Services clearance as well as a House Bill 486 background and employer review.

Medical and background clearances must be received no later than November 13, 2026, in order to move forward. Onboarding and training will start on December 1, 2026.

Minimum Qualifications

Experience: One (1) year of experience working in a position that involved care of, or services to, children or adolescents.

Education: Graduation from high school or High School Certificate ofcompletionrecognized in the State of Maryland.

Equivalency: None.

Licenses, Registrations, Certifications, or Special Requirements:

• Possession and maintenance of an active and current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant-I (CNA-I) and/or Certified Nursing Assistant-II (CNA-II) registered with the State of Maryland.

Post appointment/completion of mandatory training and recertification requirements:

Within forty-five (45) days of County employment (or within one hundred eighty (180) days for temporary employees who have successfully completed County training, or otherwise specified by SHS):

• Possession and maintenance of an active and current certification in CPR;
• Possession and maintenance of an active and current certification in First Aid; and,
• Possession and maintenance of an active and current Certified Medication Technician (CMT) registered in the State of Maryland.

There will be no substitutions for this section.

Preferred Criteria, Interview Preferences

Preference for interview will be given to qualified candidates with experience in the following areas:

• Multilingual proficiency in other languages
• Experience working with school-aged children

IMPORTANT INFORMATION

The Office of Human Resources (OHR) reviews the minimum qualifications of all applicants, irrespective of whether the candidate has previously been found to have met the minimum requirements for the job or been temporarily promoted to the same position. This evaluation is based solely on the information contained in the application/resume submitted for this specific position.

Montgomery County Government(MCG) is an equal opportunity employer, committed to workforce diversity. Accordingly, as it relates to employment opportunities, the County will provide reasonable accommodations to applicants with disabilities, in accordance with the law. Applicants requiring reasonable accommodation for any part of the application and hiring process should email OHR at Hiring@montgomerycountymd.gov. Individual determinations on requests for reasonable accommodation will be made in accordance with all applicable laws.

MCG also provides hiring preference to certain categories of veterans and veterans/persons with a disability. For more information and to claim employment preference, refer to the Careers webpage on Hiring Preference.

All applicants will respond to a series of questions related to their education, relevant experience, knowledge, skills, and abilities required to minimally perform the job. The applicants responses in conjunction with their resume and all other information provided in the employment application process will be evaluated to determine the minimum qualifications and preferred criteria or interview preference status. Based on the results, the highest qualified applicants will be placed on an Eligible List and may be considered for an interview. Employees meeting minimum qualifications who are the same grade will be placed on the Eligible List as a "Lateral Transfer" candidate and may be considered for an interview.

This will establish an Eligible List that may be used to fill both current and future vacancies.

If selected for consideration for this position, you may be required to provide evidence that you possess the knowledge, skills, and abilities indicated on your resume.

Montgomery County Ethics Law: Except as provided by law or regulation, the Countys "Public Employees" (which does not include employees of the Sheriffs office) are subject to the Countys ethics law including the requirements to obtain advanced approval of any outside employment and the prohibitions on certain outside employment. The outside employment requirements of the ethics law can be found at 19A-12 of the County Code. Additional information about outside employment can be obtained from the Ethics Commission website.

Leave Benefits

Our generous leave package starts with non-MLS permanent and term employees earning 15 days of sick leave and 15 days of annual leave in their first year, as well as up to three additional personal days each calendar year. Positions in MLS earn 35 days of paid time off each year. In addition, we offer all employees 10 paid holidays. Our leave policies adhere to the Family Medical Leave Act of 1993, and we provide six weeks of paid parental leave for new parents.

Retirement Benefits

All permanent and term positions are eligible for robust retirement plans. Public safety positions are eligible for a defined benefit pension plan in which they are vested after only five years. Employees in non-public safety positions can participate in retirement plans that contribute up to 12 percent of their annual salary. All employees can also participate in a supplemental retirement plan, the 457 Deferred Compensation Plan, to contribute even more to their retirement goals.

Tuition Assistance & Student Loan Forgiveness

Montgomery County employees are eligible to participate in the Federal Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. Participants who meet all requirements may qualify for forgiveness on the remaining balance on their Direct Loans after making 120 qualifying monthly payments under a qualifying repayment plan while working full-time in a qualifying public service position. To learn more about PSLF, please visit the Student Loan Repayment Benefits page. Our tuition assistance program allows you to receive up to $2,130 annually in tuition assistance to help you achieve a degree that supports your career path.

Free Mass Transit Benefit

County employees are entitled to use the RideOn Bus service for free with a valid County-employee ID. This benefit can be used any time of the day or evening, including weekends. We also offer a pre-tax flexible spending account to reduce the cost of other mass-transit options such as MARC trains and Metro.

Reduced Child and Health Care Costs

Working for Montgomery County also entitles permanent and term employees to participate in healthcare and childcare Flexible Spending Accounts. These plans allow eligible employees to save on a pretax basis for healthcare and dependent care costs incurred during the plan year.

Employee Wellbeing

We deeply care about your holistic wellness. Our award-winning wellness program, LiveWell, will support you in improving and maintaining your physical, mental, financial, social, and intellectual well-being.

Learn more about our wonderful benefits available to you once you join our team. Montgomery County Benefits

01

Have you graduated from high school or earned a General Education Degree (GED)?

• Yes
• No

02

Do you currently possess an active and current certification as a Certified Nursing Assistant-I (CNA-I) and/or Certified Nursing Assistant-II (CNA-II) registered with the State of Maryland?

• Yes
• No

03

Please provide us with your Certified Nursing Assistant-I (CNA-I) and/or Certified Nursing Assistant-II (CNA-II) certification number and expiration date.

04

Do you have one (1) or more years of experience working in a position that involved care of, or services to, children or adolescents?

• Yes
• No

05

Do you have experience working in a position that involves working with school-aged children?

• Yes
• No

06

Please provide details of your experience working in a position that involves working with school-aged children. Also include the positions listed on your resume where you performed these duties.

07

Do you currently possess an active and current certification as a Certified Medication Technician (CMT) registered with the State of Maryland?

• Yes
• No

08

Please provide us with your Certified Medication Technician (CMT) certification number and expiration date.

09

Do you currently possess an active and current certification in First Aid?

• Yes
• No

10

Do you currently possess an active and current certification in CPR?

• Yes
• No

11

Do you currently possess multilingual skills to include oral communication, reading comprehension and interpreting skills in any of the following languages? Please select from the list below.

• Amharic
• Chinese
• French
• Korean
• Spanish
• Vietnamese
• American Sign Language
• N/A

Required Question

Employer Montgomery County (MD)

Address 101 Monroe Street

7th Floor

Rockville, Maryland, 20850

Phone 240-777-5000

Website https://www.montgomerycountymd.gov/ohr