What are the responsibilities and job description for the Special Education State Teacher I - Mount View Youth Services Center position at State of Colorado?
Salary : $70,140.00 Annually
Location : Lakewood, CO
Job Type : Full Time
Job Number : IKA 01850 10 / 8 / 2024
Department : Colorado Department of Human Services
Opening Date : 10 / 08 / 2024
Closing Date : Continuous
FLSA : Determined by Position
Type of Announcement : This position is open only to Colorado state residents.
Primary Physical Work Address : 7862 W. Mansfield Parkway Lakewood, CO. 80235
FLSA Status : Exempt; position is not eligible for overtime compensation.
Department Contact Information : david.eldridge@state.co.us
Salary Note : Although the full salary range for this position is provided, appointments are typically made at or near the range minimum.
How To Apply : Please submit an online application for this position at https : / / www.governmentjobs.com / careers / colorado. Reach out to the Department Contact to apply using a paper application, including any supplemental questions. Failure to submit a complete and timely application may result in the rejection of your application. Applicants are responsible for ensuring that application materials are received by the appropriate Human Resources office before the closing date and time listed.
Department Information
This position is open only to current Colorado state residents. Please note : This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies at the locations below.
Most State of Colorado employees are eligible for a great benefit package! Please see the Supplemental Information section below for details!
Division of Youth Services - Mount View Youth Services Center About the Division of Youth Services : The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment, and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates fifteen secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed. The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non-residential service providers throughout the State. For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Colorado Youth Detention Continuum, a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.
We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at :
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Description of Job
Purpose of this Position :
This work unit exists to provide academic, vocational, and other education-related services to youth in institutional facilities, to provide professional consultation to community programs which serve DYS youth, and to establish and maintain collaboration with other state and community agencies that provide or monitor education services.
This position exists to provide classroom instruction related to the needs of youth in special education. Subjects may include, but not limited to, Language Arts, Math, and Social Emotional Learning standards to committed youth in a safe and trauma informed environment. The teacher takes responsibility for knowledge of current state standards in literacy, math, and comprehensive health, special education law, in the area of technology instruction, and related subjects including best practice and research in teaching and learning.
Primary Job Duties :
Establishes and maintains an appropriate classroom setting through the use of effective classroom management skills and engagement strategies specific to student need to include progressive discipline, progressive skills, and interventions for behavior and academics. Assesses new and continuing students using multiple assessment methods and collecting multiple pieces of evidence of learning that include progress monitoring and standards based education with appropriate rigor and to reflect reading and writing tasks.
Prepares daily and unit lesson plans that are aligned with state standards, DYS power standards, and the critical skills needed and / or the CCSS content standards. Must document and submit digitally. Implements a variety of research-based education strategies (including technology) to accommodate multi-age / multi-level students to include project based learning and skills orientated focus. Ensures that the DYS instructional framework is followed with daily learning objectives and relevant learning that is scaffolded to meet the needs of all youth. This includes implementing interventions, IEP accommodations and modifications, IGCP goals, and behavioral plans with fidelity. Must utilize curriculum which is personally designed or prescribed.
Ensures educational records are in IC and / or Trails while meeting deadlines to include daily attendance and weekly grades based on academics. Selects behavior and classroom management techniques to apply within the framework of DYS. Ensuring effective accommodations are followed for special education students while also communicating growth and data needed for progress monitoring. Uses these skills for subbing in other classrooms as required; assures if a substitute is needed for classroom, robust lessons are left and timely.
Specific Duties Include :
- Provide ongoing data and feedback to the Special Education Coordinator regarding students' needs, information for appropriate goals and objectives as related to the IEP, and share Multi-Tiered System of Support (MTSS) strategies in which to utilize to enhance instruction and opportunities for the success of students with an IEP.
- Determines the level of complexity and standards to use for the classroom instruction based on the needs of each student and highest priorities.
- Determines the information to communicate with necessary stakeholders within a limited time frame.
- Based on the DYS instructional model and behavioral management structures, determine proactive positive behavioral interventions to implement within the classroom.
- Decides the themes and the topics used to engage youth.
- Determines how to integrate real-world career skills into all lessons.
- Assesses how to create and use rubrics for student work.
Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights
This position is open only to current Colorado state residents.
Experience must be described in detail on your application to receive credit. Do not use "see resume" or "see attached" statements on your application.
Education :
License Requirement : (Please provide your license number to remain in consideration)
Substitutions : Out-of-state Professional Teacher license with a Special Education endorsement will substitute for a Colorado License. Please attach your license if it is not associated with CO. Preferred Qualifications :
Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities :
Conditions of Employment :
APPEAL RIGHTS :
If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.
An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email (dpa_state.personnelboard@state.co.us), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department's action.
For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to ; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director's Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at under Rules.
Supplemental Information
How to Apply
The Assessment Process
For additional recruiting questions, please contact : david.eldridge@state.co.us
About Us :
If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer :
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Our Values :
We believe in a people-first approach : To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans
Balance creates quality of life : We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.
We hold ourselves accountable : We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.
Transparency matters : We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.
We are ethical : We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.
Collaboration helps us rise together : We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.
We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.
ADAA Accommodations : CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and / or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at cdhs_ada@state.co.us or call 1-800-929-0791.
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Are you at least 21 years of age at the time of submitting this application?
Do you have an endorsement in Special Education on your license?
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If you are a current or former State of Colorado employee, please list your employee number (starts with 997...). Failure to provide this requested information may render your application incomplete, and you may no longer be considered for the position.
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Salary : $70,140
