Severe/Moderate Needs Special Education Teacher - (Pool Posting, Location to be Determined)

Cherry Creek Schools•CO, CO

5d•Onsite

About The Position

Develops coursework to support effective instruction of students with affective and severe needs at the school level. Delivers instruction that promotes an exemplary educational program and supports success for all students. Assignments may include Autism Classroom, Behavior Development (BD), Early Childhood Severe Needs, Integrated Learning Center (ILC), Severe Emotional Disability (SED), and Transition Programming. The role includes instruction in large, small, and one-on-one settings; planning and implementing individualized programs, curriculum, lesson plans, materials, and learning activities; assessing student work; designing assessments and using results to provide feedback and adapt instruction; maintaining a safe and supportive classroom environment; monitoring and documenting student progress; communicating with families and staff; collaborating with colleagues; and participating in meetings, conferences, activities, and professional development. The position reports to the school principal or designee and has no direct supervisory responsibilities. Work is primarily indoors in a school and special-needs classroom environment, may include outdoor student supervision, and may involve a loud noise level. Work location may change to meet organizational requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Three years of professional, certified teaching experience.
Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching license.
Colorado Special Education Teacher endorsement applicable to the incumbent’s assigned program.
Complete mandatory biennial Crisis Prevention Intervention training provided by the District.
Intermediate communication, organization, and human relations skills.
Ability to align curriculum and assessments with state content standards.
Ability to support programs designed to increase student achievement.
Ability to assume leadership in developing and communicating programs and curriculum.
Ability and desire to work as a team member and actively participate in a Professional Learning Community.
Ability to understand, appreciate, and make accommodations for student diversity.
Ability to serve as a role model and as an innovative, creative learner who keeps current with instructional practice and pedagogy.
Criminal background check and fingerprinting are required for hire.

Nice To Haves

Master’s degree.
Three years of special education teaching experience.
Experience working in the public sector.
Experience advising school clubs or co-curricular activities.
Experience working directly with people from diverse racial, ethnic, and socioeconomic backgrounds.
Racially conscious and culturally competent, with the skill, will, capacity, and knowledge to commit to a culture of continuous improvement.

Responsibilities

Instruct students in large, small, and one-on-one situations.
Develop, plan, prepare, and implement course content, instructional formats and schedules, individualized programs, classroom materials and curriculum, lesson plans, and learning activities.
Administer, edit, proofread, and grade student assignments and assessments.
Design assessment tasks that allow students to demonstrate understanding in varied ways, use assessment data to provide meaningful feedback, and modify instruction.
Create a classroom environment that maximizes instructional opportunities; supervise student behavior and well-being across educational settings; and administer discipline when appropriate.
Monitor student growth and progress, adapt support as needed, and maintain documentation regarding students’ academic, social, and emotional progress and needs.
Communicate students’ progress, needs, and eligibility to parents or guardians and other staff as needed.
Collaborate with teachers, support personnel, administrators, and colleagues to enhance instruction and improve student outcomes.
Participate in department, team, school, and District meetings; student and family conferences; social, cultural, interscholastic, and extracurricular activities; and professional growth opportunities.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.