Special Education Teacher
$65k - $70kFull-time
Tennyson Center for Children
Job Summary and Purpose 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! The Special Education Teacher provides classroom instruction to students with a wide range of learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities. The Special Education Teacher adapts, modifies, and provide engaging instructional opportunities for students with significant educational and behavioral support needs as identified on the Individual Education Program (IEP). This position has no supervisory duties and reports directly to the Principal/Director of Education. Essential Job Functions
- Identify student’s academic and instructional needs through formal and informal assessments.
- Provide differentiated classroom instruction aligned to student needs and grade level skills.
- Implement and align instruction to student’s individual IEP.
- Provide a clean, safe, and developmentally appropriate and therapeutic learning environment.
- Represent each student's academic, social, and emotional abilities and needs during child team meetings, IEP meetings and monthly child staffings.
- Create a positive learning environment and effective behavior management structures to purposefully promote and foster effective teaching and learning.
- Form trusting relationships with the children by forming a therapeutic alliance and demonstrating an appropriate and nurturing adult role model while setting limits and providing consistent structure.
- Monitor, evaluate and document each student’s progress utilizing appropriate measurements.
- Assist parents with understanding and supporting educational goals and appropriate developmental expectations.
- Assist in transition planning and activities associated with a students’ return to public school.
- Responsible for maintaining up to date applicable personal initial/professional license in Special Education Generalist from Colorado Department of Education (CDE).
- The employee must ensure that a current and unexpired initial or professional license be always on file with the Human Resources Department.
- Ability to implement behavioral management techniques as needed
- On-campus environment, school based, and day treatment settings.
- Minimal travel may be required.
- Bachelor’s degree in Special Education
- Valid Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Teaching License with Special Education Generalist or equivalent.
- TCI trained and TCI refreshers maintained during the course of employment.
- All candidates must have or qualify to obtain a current Colorado driver’s license (Must obtain license within 30 days of employment)
- All positions require criminal CBI background check, FBI fingerprint check, State of CO child abuse check, DMV driving record check, pre-employment drug test, pre-employment physical, academic credential verification, and reference check.
- 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. For more information, go to
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