TEACHER, INTERVENTION

Denver Public Schools•Denver, CO

About The Position

Provides direct instruction to small groups of students receiving strategic-level intervention to supplement core instruction. The teacher supports students with diverse backgrounds and academic or motivational challenges through explicit, systematic instruction aimed at improving specific skills, strategies, and conceptual development. The role also involves assessment and progress monitoring, data-informed instructional planning, collaboration with educators and specialists, student supervision, lesson preparation, and evaluation of student progress.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field.
Valid Colorado Department of Education teaching license; DPS accepts a CDE Application Receipt for 90 days.
Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in the community.
Believe in and support all students so they feel seen and heard and have access to high-quality education.
Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with DPS.
Be able, with or without accommodations, to meet the physical demands of the position.

Responsibilities

Provide explicit and systematic instruction to students with diverse backgrounds and academic or motivational challenges to improve specific skills, strategies, and concept development.
Assist with screening, diagnostic, and progress-monitoring assessments.
Assist in analyzing student data to identify student needs and make instructional placement and focus decisions.
Collaborate and consult with classroom teachers, special education staff, and other specialists to develop and implement effective instructional plans for students.
Develop schedules and flexible, skill-based student groupings using updated performance data.
Monitor, supervise, coordinate, and enforce conduct and behavior expectations for assigned students, reinforcing positive behaviors in accordance with school and District policy.
Observe, evaluate, and record student performance, behavior, social development, and physical health; prepare student, attendance, and activity reports as required.
Prepare lesson plans and materials in accordance with curriculum guidelines, adapting methods and materials to students’ needs and interests.
Establish and communicate clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects, and teach students individually and in groups using various methods.
Prepare, administer, assign, and grade tests and assignments; report grades using District software.
May participate in extra-duty activities such as coaching, tutoring, or summer programs, in accordance with the Teachers’ Collective Bargaining Agreement and Department of Labor regulations.