Special Education Teacher

WellPower envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support. 

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• Person Centered. We honor people’s identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve.  
• Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery.
• Integrity. We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do.
• Organizational Resilience. We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship.

Position Summary:  The Special Education Teacher will provide appropriate special educational services to students with social-emotional disorders in a supported learning environment. Skyline Academy is a day treatment/facility school program serving students ages 6 to 14-years old in grades 1st through 8th.The approach of the team is characterized by being strengths-based, family-centered, & culturally proficient and community responsive.

Compensation & Benefits:

• $37.59 - 38.84/hr 
• For complete overview of our robust Benefits: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/ 

The posted range represents the full hiring range. Offers will not exceed this range, the majority of candidates are placed near the midpoint based on experience and qualifications. 

Job Duties & Functions: 

• Develop lesson plans and provide one-on-one and/or small group instruction in core content areas based upon the child’s IEP and curriculum requirements set by the Office of Facility Schools.
• Collaborate with the Special Education Manager to evaluate and update students’ IEPs, BIPs, and Re-evaluations, as well as actively participate in all IEP meetings.
• Administer academic and state assessments as required.
• Assist the Special Education Manager and Clinicians to coordinate discharges and transfers with partnering school districts.
• Maintain accurate student records, including IEP goals, attendance, report cards, progress reports, and incident reports.
• In partnership with the milieu therapy staff, actively supervise and interact with students in the classroom and milieu according to the structured daily schedule.
• Communicate with parents/guardians/caregivers regularly to ensure engagement and collaboration around students’ academic needs.
• Collaborate with clinicians, milieu therapy staff, and Unit Manager to support behavior modification interventions and support students’ social, emotional and daily living skills in alignment with the clinical treatment plan.
• Prove crisis intervention, employ approved crisis prevention and intervention methodologies, and implement effective de-escalation techniques to maintain a safe and supportive learning environment.
• Perform other duties as assigned

Requirements & Qualifications: 

• Bachelors or Master’s degree in related field.
• Minimum one year of experience as Special Education Teacher in an Affective Needs, Center-Based, or equivalent classroom/school.
• Experience working within a facility school program or equivalent strongly preferred. 
• Colorado Initial or Professional Teacher License with Special Education Generalist (5-21) endorsement.
• Must be able to pass a Physical and TB test
• Must be able to obtain QMAP, CPR and First Aid Certifications within the first 60 days of employment.
• Must be able to complete Therapeutic Crisis Intervention training within 6 months of employment

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to work with severely mentally ill children.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse population.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary team.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational and administrative skills

Work Location: 3401 Eudora St. Denver, CO 80207

Shift/Hours: This is a Monday-Friday opportunity from 8am to 4:30pm

Permanent year-round position. Teachers are actively working August – May only but have the opportunity to work additional hours in June and July (pending Skyline’s needs).

Typical Physical Demans:

• Walking (daily)
• Standing
• Playing with children in the gym or outdoors during recess/P.E. (1-2x/week)
• Performing physical restraints (requires bearing student’s weight, sitting or kneeling on the ground, and laying on the ground) (frequency varies greatly)

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Learn more about WellPower:

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range. 

WellPower is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

For a complete overview of our robust benefits, visit: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice