Autism Center Special Education Teacher (2024-2025 School Year)

Date Posted	April 05, 2024
Industry	K-12: Charter Schools
Certification Needed
Job Status	Not Specified
Salary	Not Specified

Description:

POSITION: Autism Center Program Special Education Teacher

GRADE LEVEL: Hiring for both middle school and high school positions

LOCATION: Currently hiring at multiple locations. See which campuses are currently hiring for Center Program Special Education Teachers here.

SALARY: $62,000-$80,000 based on years of experience up to 10 years. We also offer a relocation stipend for anyone joining us from 75 miles or more from Denver!

STATUS: Full time year round, benefits eligible, exempt, in-person position

START: First day of new staff training at the end of July. You can view the current school year calendar here.

KEY ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES:

At DSST, teachers are leaders who play an integral role in ensuring student success through:

• The promotion of cultures of difference
• Developing and instructing a rigorous core curriculum that is responsive, relevant, and youth informed
• Using data to analyze and drive their daily practice.

• Taking personal accountability for their impact to improve the minds, outcomes and lives of youth, and are reflective of their practice in order to be responsive to their students.
• Creating learning environments to support youth in owning their learning & academic success.
• Modeling and maintaining high expectations for all learners
• Identifying personal strengths that will support the school’s core values, guiding philosophy, expectations, and school spirit.

Classroom Teaching

• Exhibit mastery and enthusiasm for the assigned academic subjects and classes
• Work closely and collaboratively with students, parents, and other teachers within the school and throughout the DSST network.
• Teach 3-5 classes a day of various lengths depending on the DSST campus and subject area.
• Use the network’s curriculum and standards to plan and implement targeted lessons and assessments for each student including differentiating for the needs of all learners.
• Keep an up-to-date gradebook for each class.
• Work to implement and master DSST Public Schools’ core instructional and culturally responsive and relevant teaching practices
  • Which include Tone & Presence, Student Engagement, Classroom Routines, Checks for Understanding, Restorative Justice, etc.

Data and Analysis

• Implement a variety of network assessments depending on grade level.
• Use assessment data to identify and address any racial, gender, special education and linguistically diverse inequities and disparities across all data points.
• Use of data to adapt lessons and instructional practices to help students meet the school's performance standards.
  • Use of data includes re-teach weeks, spiraling skills, and using varied techniques/differentiating to meet student needs.

Professional Development

• Engage in weekly feedback sessions with an instructional coach.
• Seek out and request opportunities for growth and continuous self-improvement in teaching, both in and out of the classroom.
• Willingness to engage in constructive dialogue with students, colleagues, and school administration.
• Actively support and participate in the school’s professional development programs
  • This includes weekly staff meetings, data analysis and designing, planning, leading, and participating in best practice sessions, and peer coaching.

• *See many of our possible duties here.

IDEAL QUALIFICATIONS

• Proven track record of results in previous roles

• Proven commitment to and experience with serving students of color, students with disabilities, and/or multilingual students

• Experience in teaching and implementing positive behavior supports to facilitate learning in the areas of academic, communication, executive functioning, behavioral, and social-emotional regulation.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

If you are passionate about working with students with disabilities and you don’t currently have a teaching credential or have a teaching credential and would like to obtain your SpEd endorsement, we’d love to connect with you! Please email humancapital@scienceandtech.org.

• An unwavering belief that all students can succeed in high school, reach their most ambitious post-secondary goals, and lead exemplary lives

• Desire to personally professionally grow in their practice of becoming an anti-racist educator

• Self-awareness, a regular practice of reflection, and a desire to continuously improve

• Bachelor's Degree

• Has both a teaching license and a special education endorsement. You can read more about obtaining a Colorado Special Education Endorsement here. We recommend reaching out to CDE directly for information on transferring your out of state credentials.

WHO WE ARE

At DSST Public Schools, we are proud to be the largest and highest-performing network of public charter schools in Denver and Aurora with 100% of our students having been accepted into college or post secondary programs since our inception in 2004. When you join DSST, you play a part in ensuring ALL students at our 16 schools have access to a transformational and joyful education. We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about why we’ve been selected as the 2018 Broad Prize Winner and as a Denver Post “Top Place to Work”.

Not interested right now but might be in the future, or want to learn about other positions? Complete our Interest Form to connect with a member of our Talent Team.

INTERVIEW EXPECTATIONS

For most of our positions, we hire on a rolling basis. Therefore, we recommend that you submit your application as soon as you are able! You can learn more about what to expect in our interview process here.

TOTAL REWARDS

At DSST, we know that our people are the greatest asset we have in reaching our mission of eliminating educational inequity. We work hard to build a work culture that allows our staff to not only feel fulfilled by the work they do but also feel supported to live a joyful, healthy life. We want this work to be your life’s work. Check out our website and our benefits highlight guide to learn how we deliver on our commitment to the human condition.

Some Highlights:

• Staff Experience Bonus: DSST celebrates staff that continue to choose our network by rewarding a bonus every 3 years in increasing increments from $3,000-$6,000.

• Excellent Healthcare Plan: We encourage you to check out our benefits guide to see the ways we are committed to the wellness of our staff. We are always looking to improve how we care and, through staff feedback, we’ve been able to implement innovative new benefits such as Fertility Benefits as well as staffing a Mental Health Counselor that is dedicated solely to DSST Staff.

• Time Off: DSST Staff enjoy 11+ weeks off per year + paid PTO (from Day 1!)

• Career Development: In addition to weekly coaching from a designated coach, you’ll have access to internal training and development pathways designed by our Professional Development & Training Team as well as external development opportunities.

REFERRAL

Know someone who would be a great fit? Refer them here! Anyone can refer a candidate and we offer a $500 referral bonus for every successful referral.

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY AND DIVERSITY, EQUITY AND INCLUSION

DSST Public Schools is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not exclude participation in, deny benefits to or discriminate on the basis of, race, color, religion, National origin, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions, sexual orientation, or gender identity), Age (40 and older), Disability, Genetic information (including employer requests for, or purchase, use, or disclosure of genetic tests, genetic services, or family medical history), retaliation for filing a charge, reasonably opposing discrimination, or participating in a discrimination lawsuit, investigation, or proceeding in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in its programs and activities.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is active and may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day. The employee must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds. The employee must have sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.