Severe Needs Teacher - West Middle School

Cherry Creek Schools•Greenwood Village, CO

12h

About The Position

Develops coursework and provides effective instruction for students with affective and severe needs at the school level, promoting an exemplary educational program and student success. Assignments may include an Autism Classroom, Behavior Development (BD), Early Childhood Severe Needs, Integrated Learning Center (ILC), Severe Emotional Disability (SED), or Transition Programming. The position works in a special needs classroom and the normal school district environment, primarily indoors, and may work outdoors while monitoring student activities. The work location may change to meet organizational requirements.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
Three years of professional, certified teaching experience.
Valid Colorado Department of Education teaching license.
Colorado Special Education Teacher endorsement applicable to the 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 committed to staying current in instructional practice and pedagogy.
Criminal background check and fingerprinting are required for hire.
Personal transportation or vehicle is not required.
Personal cell phone is not required.

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-group, small-group, and one-on-one settings.
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 varied assessment tasks, use assessment data to provide meaningful feedback, and modify instruction.
Create a classroom environment that maximizes instructional opportunities; supervise student behavior and well-being in classroom and other educational settings; and administer discipline when appropriate.
Monitor student growth and progress, adapt support as needed, and document 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, building, and District meetings; student and family conferences; social, cultural, interscholastic, and extracurricular activities; and professional growth opportunities.
Perform other duties as assigned or requested.