Job Description

ABOUT THE DISTRICT

Jeffco Public Schools, one of Colorado's largest K-12 school district, with over 80,000 students and approximately 14,000 employees, has provided educational excellence for since 1950. Nearly 10 percent of all Colorado K-12 students attend a Jeffco school, and our employees benefit from partnerships with experienced, dynamic school leaders throughout our district. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

ABOUT THE JOB

We are hiring for Special Education Teachers!! Please see the different types of roles we are hiring for at many of our schools across Jefferson County:

SSN (Significant Support Needs)

• Students in these programs generally have intellectual disabilities or multiple disabilities and are taught towards extended evidence outcomes.

ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorder)

• ASD center programs support students with significant deficits in functional communication, social skills and restrictive interests or repetitive behaviors.

AN (Affective Needs)

• AN center programs provide programming for students with significant social, emotional, behavioral and mental health needs.

Learning Specialist

• These are teachers who support any of the students in the building on an IEP, generally students not in a center program. These are sometimes referred to as supporting mild/moderate needs.

RESPONSIBILITIES

SUMMARY Develop, implement, and support individualized practices for achieving learning outcomes for students with communication, cognitive, physical, and/or social/behavioral needs, based on the requirements of the Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (IDEIA). This teacher will utilize evidence-based best practice and rely on frequent progress monitoring for programming adjustments. The Learning Specialist teacher will take a leadership role in collaboratively problem solving interventions for students.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES may include the following. Other duties may be assigned.

• Design and implement specialized instruction in one-on-one, small group and large classroom settings.
• Work collaboratively to plan and modify curriculum, team teach with general educators and to communicate the abilities and needs of special education students.
• Develop, implement and review for appropriateness the behavioral plans for designated students.
• Work in conjunction with a multidisciplinary team to conduct IEP and referral meetings, conferences, and to develop a multidisciplinary approach to the educational enhancement of the student.
• Maintain ongoing communication with regular educators, school staff, students and parents.
• Create a safe supportive and understanding environment for disabled students.
• Other duties as assigned.

QUALIFICATIONS

Hold valid Colorado teaching license with Special Education Generalist endorsement. If teacher is the teacher of record for a specific content area, they must meet content-area qualification, which could include the appropriate content endorsement, degree in the content area, Colorado State Board of Education-approved content exam, or 36 credit hours as determined by the district. Training emphasis in Learning Disabled/Perceptual Communicative preferred.

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