Substitute Teacher

Tennyson Center for Children • Denver, CO

3d • Onsite

About The Position

At Tennyson Center for Children, our core values guide everything we do. We are Joyful, finding optimism and strength even in challenges; Curious, always learning and innovating to provide the best care; Dependable, building trust through reliability; Authentic, celebrating uniqueness and creating safe, inclusive spaces; and Compassionate, deeply caring for our teammates, our clients, and the community we serve. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to have you join our team and help us make a lasting impact on the lives of children across Colorado! Responsible for providing educational, behavioral, and structural support in the classroom in the instance of a teacher's absence. Substitute teachers are responsible for practices and behaviors which demonstrate necessary teaching competencies, effective classroom management, positive personal qualities, and other instructional matters. The role of the Substitute teacher is to ensure that all students have continual and equal instructional opportunities and to provide a clean, safe, and therapeutic learning environment.

Requirements

• BA degree in Education and/or Human Service field
• Must have a valid Colorado Substitute Teaching License
• Experience in an educational setting with children who have experienced complex trauma
• Maintains professional licensure and valid CO driver license
• All positions require a pre-employment drug test, FBI fingerprint check, CBI criminal records check, child abuse registry check, motor vehicle record check, academic record verification, and reference checks
• Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States in compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.
• Tennyson Center currently does not sponsor work visas.

Nice To Haves

• K-12 teaching experience preferred

Responsibilities

• Serve as a substitute teacher, as assigned, for planned and unplanned teacher absences
• Provide educational, behavioral, and structural support in TCC’s classrooms
• Implement treatment plans and/or IEP’s as directed by the therapist, social worker, and teacher
• Meet with classroom teachers monthly to develop, update, and maintain cohesive substitute lesson plans
• Serve as a classroom substitute teacher for the 8-week summer program
• Provide supervision, leadership, and mentoring to build successful working relationships with classroom staff
• Maintain a current knowledge of special education best practices and effective teaching practices
• Must maintain an active Colorado of Education professional teaching license
• Must maintain a current and unexpired professional license
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion in all personnel related matters

Benefits

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance options
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Mental Health days to regroup & recharge
• Retirement Plan with a match up to 4% of your annual salary
• Pet, Legal & Identity Theft insurance options
• HSA & FSA options
• Accident, Critical Illness, Disability & Hospital Indemnity insurance options
• Company paid Life Insurance & AD&D with options to purchase additional coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Professional Development Assistance
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program.

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree
• Number of Employees: 11-50 employees