AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER
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LICENSED VACANCY
Position is for the 2024-2025 school year.
POSITION: Teacher/Advisor, English Language Arts
LOCATION: Performing Arts School on Broadway
PAY RANGE: $60,004 - $124,634 Annual Salary
CALENDAR: 190 Days
REPORTS TO: School Director

WORK LIFE AND BENEFITS:
In Mapleton, we believe you deserve every opportunity to maximize your unique potential. We offer a comprehensive benefits package focused on choice, quality, and value. To learn more about any one of the benefits and advantages of being a part of the Mapleton family, please visit our Benefits page.

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Colorado teaching license with an appropriate English Language Arts endorsement required.
• Additional endorsement in Culturally and Linguistically Diverse Education preferred, *or willingness to pursue endorsement or equivalent coursework. *

REQUIRED KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS, AND EXPERIENCES:

• Deep understanding of Colorado Model Content Standards and the Grade Level Expectations in all grade level expectations for Reading, Writing & Communications areas.
• Desire to grow professionally, be reflective, and seek out new opportunities.
• Experience using multiple formative and summative assessments to determine students’ level of proficiency provide feedback to students, and to create flexible groups for differentiated instruction.
• Experience using a wide range of effective instructional practices (active pedagogy) including inquiry-based instruction, to give students support and multiple opportunities needed to meet or exceed standards.
• Experience designing and/or collaborating on standards based learning experiences, including identifying and preparing course materials, which supports student’s skill development in science, especially related to cross content course work.
• Experience with developing problem-based instruction and project-based learning.

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES/REQUIREMENTS:

• Build a safe, trusting, and collaborative community with students and their families that allows them to contribute positively to the school community.
• Mentor and serve as a student advocate on a two-year loop.
• Communicate regularly with parents regarding student’s academic and social and emotional needs.
• Guide students through meaningful internship experiences and commute to facilitate meetings with internship mentors.
• Provide project planning support for student’s two personal projects each year.
• Plan advisory activities with grade level teams that support social-emotional growth and community building.
• Support and monitor student’s Individualized Learning Plan through weekly 1 on 1 meetings.
• Use data to direct planning and instruction.
• Collaborate extensively with specialists to provide appropriate accommodations for content practice and assessment.
• Routinely assess student goals and progress and make appropriate instructional adjustments as necessary to support personal growth.
• Create opportunities for learning that simultaneously support students with 504’s, IEP, GATES plans and more.
• Utilize standards to backward instruction.
• Goal set and meet regularly with Instructional Coach and/or Director to support professional growth.

METHOD OF APPLICATION:

• External applicants must complete a career application online through Frontline Recruiting & Hiring.
• Current Mapleton employees should create an account and submit their interest as an internal candidate through Frontline Recruiting & Hiring.

SMOKING IS NOT PERMITTED IN SCHOOL DISTRICT BUILDINGS OR ON SCHOOL GROUNDS

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $60,004.00 - $124,634.00 per year

Benefits:

• 401(k)
• Dental insurance
• Health insurance
• Life insurance
• Paid time off
• Professional development assistance
• Retirement plan
• Vision insurance

Grade school specialties:

• High school

Physical setting:

• Public school

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift
• Monday to Friday

Education:

• Bachelor's (Required)

Language:

• English (Required)

License/Certification:

• Teaching Certification or willingness to acquire (Required)

Ability to Commute:

• Denver, CO 80221 (Required)

Ability to Relocate:

• Denver, CO 80221: Relocate before starting work (Required)

Work Location: In person