Potomac Ridge Behavioral Health

The Ridge School of Montgomery County is a special education day school for students in grades 6 through 12 with emotional disabilities, learning disabilities, and other behavioral health impairments. We provide educational, clinical, and behavioral services to students.

As an IEP and Student Services Administrator, you will:
• Lead and manage all aspects of the IEP process, ensuring full compliance with COMAR, IDEA, and Maryland State Department of Education (MSDE) regulations.
• Facilitate IEP meetings with families, school staff, related service providers, and Local Education Agencies (LEA)
• Monitor the implementation of IEP goals, services, accommodations, and behavioral supports in alignment with each student’s needs.
• Maintain all IEP documentation and timelines using the appropriate special education data systems (e.g., Maryland Online IEP system and Special Programs).
• Provide ongoing training and support to teachers and staff on IEP procedures and documentation requirements.
• Serve as the School Test Coordinator for all MSDE and statewide assessments, ensuring test security and compliance with all state assessment protocols, including accommodations for students with disabilities.
• Lead the development of comprehensive transition plans for students age 14 and older, in compliance with IDEA and MSDE requirements and maintain accurate and up-to-date transition documentation within IEPs.
• Coordinate career exploration, work-based learning experiences, and life skills programming to prepare students for post-secondary success and facilitate connections with families, outside agencies, vocational programs, and community resources to support student transition outcomes.

Qualifications Include:
• Bachelor degree required. Masters degree preferred in special education or education
• 3-5 years minimum experience
• MSDE certification required or must be eligible for MSDE certification

Work Schedule:

Pay Range:

$77,313.60 - $115,980.80

If the salary range is listed as $0 or if the position is Per Diem (with a fixed rate), salary discussions will take place during the screening process.

Under the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), this position is classified as:

United States of America (Exempt)

At Adventist HealthCare our job is to care for you.

We do this by offering:

• Work life balance through nonrotating shifts

• Recognition and rewards for professional expertise

• Free Employee parking

• Medical, Prescription, Dental, and Vision coverage for employees and their eligible dependents effective on your date of hire

• Employer-paid Short & Long-Term Disability, Basic Life Insurance and AD&D, (short-term disability buy-up available)

• Paid Time Off

• Employer retirement contribution and match after 1-year of eligible employment with a 3-year vesting period

• Voluntary benefits include flexible spending accounts, legal plans, and life, pet, auto, home, long term care, and critical illness & accident insurance

• Subsidized childcare at participating childcare centers

• Tuition Reimbursement

• Employee Assistance Program (EAP) support