Teacher-Elementary Structured Learning Services

Adams 12 Five Star Schools; Thornton (CO); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life insurance

Employee assistance program

401(k)/403(b) & 457(b) plans

Job summary

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is seeking an Elementary Structured Learning Services (SLS) Teacher to deliver specialized instruction for students with Autism and related disabilities in a center-based classroom.

The role includes supervising paraprofessionals, coordinating with general education staff, and adapting IEPs to increase student participation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Experience working with ASD preferred

Responsibilities

• Advocate for students with disabilities to ensure access to learning opportunities and equity in discipline processes.
• Assess and determine eligibility of students with disabilities.
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, school psychologists, speech/language pathologists, school social workers and other special education service providers to develop integrated plans for students with disabilities.
• Implement IDEA and ECEA regulations; ensure IEP implementation across settings.
• Plan lessons incorporating evidence-based practices and differentiate instruction for diverse learners.

Skills

ASD experience

Education

Bachelor's degree or higher

Job description

SALARY INFORMATION:

SEE CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULE

STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

FTE: 1.0

MONTHS PER YEAR: 9

JOB CODE: 1740SL

POSITION TYPE: PERMANENT/REGULAR

LOCATION: THORNTON, CO.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom.

SUMMARY

Elementary Structured Learning Services (SLS) Teachers facilitate specially designed instruction for students with Autism and/or related disabilities that require similar programming. Student programming needs include high levels of structure, visual supports, communication instruction, behavior modification, and social skills/social emotional instruction. The SLS teacher manages paraprofessionals and instructs in a center-based classroom where students receive these supports in addition to specialized academic instruction and/or instruction on grade-level standards. Students in the SLS classroom join general education classes per their IEPs, and SLS teachers are responsible for teaching general education access skills, monitoring student progress, and adjusting IEPs to increase/decrease student participation in general education as appropriate.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

Advocacy

• Advocate for students with disabilities to ensure access to learning opportunities and equity in discipline processes
• Model and promote inclusive language
• Facilitate care and management of students' personal and medical needs
• Ensure students have access to appropriate communication resources

Assessment

• Assess and determine eligibility of students with disabilities
• Administer assessments specific to students with ASD and/or related disabilities
• Develop and monitor progress of SMART learning goals for each student
• Conduct Functional Behavior Assessments and develop and monitor Behavior Intervention Plans
• Develop and monitor incentive plans, point sheets, data collection systems

Collaboration

• Supervise, schedule and monitor paraprofessionals
• Collaborate with classroom teachers, school psychologists, speech/language pathologists, school social workers and other special education service providers to develop integrated plans for students with disabilities
• Collaborate with families to ensure students' strengths, needs, services and progress are regularly communicated

Compliance

• Implement IDEA and ECEA regulations
• Develop and implement legally compliant, instructionally sound IEPs
• Ensure IEP implementation across settings
• Abide by all district/policies/procedures

Instruction

• Implement the ASD CDE Quality Indicators and APERS (Autism Program Environment Rating Scale)
• Identify students' current academic and functional performance levels
• Develop appropriately ambitious trajectories toward grade- and age-level standards
• Plan lessons incorporating evidence-based practices and identify resources for instruction
• Implement specially-designed instruction in a continuum of special education/general educational environments
• Understand or be willing to learn to how to plan and implement academic and social-emotional instruction for students with ASD
• Differentiate instruction for learners with diverse needs
• Demonstrate an understanding of student behavior and classroom management structures
• Participate in ongoing professional development sessions

Education And Related Work Experience

• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• Must be a minimum of 18 years old.
• Experience working with ASD preferred

LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS Or CERTIFICATIONS

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Must possess the required license and endorsement for the position, or be able to obtain, or be in process with, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire.

Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

Internal Candidates Only

13.2.5 Voluntary transfers that occur fifteen working days before the start of the school year and until the end of the school year shall happen once the position being vacated has been filled, for a duration of no more than four weeks. This four week time period could be adjusted in consultation with the educator, current and receiving supervisor and with approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Association President.

SALARY INFORMATION (FOR EXTERNAL CANDIDATES)

All salary placement on our Certified Salary schedule is dependent on the employees' education and/or work experience. Special programs teachers of students with significant support needs, structured learning services or affective needs, audiologists, occupational therapists, physical therapists, school nurses, school psychologists, school social workers, and speech language pathologists shall receive experience credit for each full year of previous experience and are not limited to ten (10) years as described in Appendix A, Item 3. Additionally, one (1) step for each full year, as described in this Appendix, of service in the district as a contracted certified, classified, in‑building substitute, and/or administrative employee for educators beginning a new certified contract or returning to a certified contract.

For further explanation of salary placement please refer to our Certified Master Agreement that can be found on our district website.

Benefits Information

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see our Benefits Overview.

Changes to the READ Act require that all K-3 teachers and staff responsible for teaching reading to students in grades K-3 complete evidence-based training within 90 work days of start date

https://www.cde.state.co.us/coloradoliteracy

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