Special Education Teacher-3rd grade-5th grade

Anova Education; Fort Collins (CO); On-site; USD 40,500 - 49,500; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical

Dental

Vision

401K

Job summary

A local education institution in Fort Collins, Colorado, seeks an Elementary Special Education Teacher for grades 3rd-5th. This full-time position requires specialized instruction for students with diverse learning needs. The ideal candidate will have CDE-issued Special Education Licensure and experience in K-12 settings. Responsibilities include IEP management, co-teaching, and individual student assessments. The position offers a starting salary of $45,000 plus benefits including medical and dental coverage.

Qualifications

• Prefer prior experience as a special education teacher in a K-12 public school setting.
• Requires completion of an approved program for special education generalists.
• Holds CDE-issued Special Education Licensure.

Responsibilities

• Provide specialized instruction to students with academic and behavioral challenges.
• Implement co-teaching and consultation within inclusion settings.
• Manage caseload of students, ensuring IEP compliance.

Skills

Familiarity with Federal and State guidelines for special education

Expertise with standardized and informal assessment procedures

Research-based instructional programs in literacy and math

Ability to effectively communicate

Ability to work cooperatively with team members

Education

CDE-issued Special Education Licensure

Completion of an approved program for special education generalists

Job description

Job Title: Elementary Special Education Teacher-3rd grade-5th grade

Location: The Academy of Arts & Knowledge

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Reports To: Principal

Work Hours/Days: Full Time

Wage: Starting at $45,000 based on experience

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401K

The physical demands, work environment factors, and mental functions described below are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Duties and Responsibilities

• Provide specialized individual and group instruction to students with a range of academic, vision, hearing, physical, communicative, social, emotional and/or behavioral challenges in grades 3rd-5th.
• Employ various research-based teaching techniques, methods and principles of learning to enable students to meet their IEP goals.
• Administer and interpret a variety of standardized and non-standardized academic assessments to assist with special education eligibility determinations according to Charter School Institute, Federal, and State regulations and procedures.
• Assist team members in developing and implementing IEPs as appropriate.
• Assist with developing behavior intervention plans with the assistance of other team members.
• Assist with the implementation and monitoring of behavior intervention plans.
• Observe students in classroom and unstructured settings as needed to conduct evaluations, monitor student interventions and to provide staff consultation.
• Provide consultation to classroom teachers regarding classroom adaptions, instructional modifications, assistive technology, behavior modification plans and other similar instructional interventions to meet the needs of students with disabilities.
• Implement various forms of co‑teaching with the general education teacher in order to serve students in an inclusion setting.
• Manage caseload of students with IEPs by tracking and following all IEP timelines, sending parents notices of meetings and securing consents, setting IEP meeting dates with all team members.
• Complete assessments, evaluation reports, behavior plans and progress reports within expected timelines.
• Establish and maintain student control and discipline in the classroom, school premises or during school activities.
• Maintain direct service logs for all students on caseload.
• Thoroughly review student records including, but not limited to, prior IEPs, evaluations, achievement data, discipline, and attendance to assist with development of IEPs, choose evaluation tools, and assist with manifestation determination reviews.
• Serve as the Special Education Director Designee for IEP meetings when requested.
• Enter all academic assessment, achievement, progress monitoring data, evaluation reports, behavior plans, and other relevant information into the school's electronic IEP system as appropriate.

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Required Qualifications

• Prefer prior experience as a special education teacher in a K‑12 public school setting.
• Requires completion of an approved program for the preparation of special education generalists from a regionally accredited college or university or 24 hours as determined by the CDE.
• Holds CDE‑issued Special Education Licensure.

Knowledge, Skills & Abilities

• Familiarity with Federal and State guidelines for special education.
• Expertise with a wide range of standardized and informal assessment procedures including progress monitoring tools.
• Expertise with research‑based instructional programs and strategies in the areas of literacy and math.
• Knowledge of research‑based academic and behavioral interventions.
• Ability to effectively communicate effectively in oral and written form.
• Ability to work effectively and cooperatively with team members.

Physical Demands

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand, walk, sit; use hands for fine manipulation, handle or feel and reach with hands and arms using a keyboard and video display terminal. The employee is occasionally required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee may be asked to intervene with students with behavioral challenges. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision.

Work Environment

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Mental Functions

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to use interpersonal skills. Frequently required to compare, analyze, communicate, coordinate, instruct, compute, synthesize, evaluate, negotiate, copy and compile.