Job Summary and Purpose
At Tennyson Center for Children, our core values guide everything we do. We are Joyful, finding optimism and strength even in challenges; Curious, always learning and innovating to provide the best care; Dependable, building trust through reliability; Authentic, celebrating uniqueness and creating safe, inclusive spaces; and Compassionate, deeply caring for our teammates, our clients, and the community we serve. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to have you join our team and help us make a lasting impact on the lives of children across Colorado!
The Special Education Teacher provides classroom instruction to students with a wide range of learning, emotional and behavioral disabilities. The Special Education Teacher adapts, modifies, and provides engaging instructional opportunities for students with significant educational and behavioral support needs as identified on the Individual Education Program (IEP). This position has no supervisory duties and reports directly to the Principal/Director of Education.
Essential Job Functions
- Identify students’ academic and instructional needs through formal and informal assessments.
- Provide differentiated classroom instruction aligned to student needs and grade-level skills.
- Implement and align instruction to students' individual IEP.
- Provide a clean, safe, developmentally appropriate, and therapeutic learning environment.
- Represent each student's academic, social, and emotional abilities and needs during child team meetings, IEP meetings and monthly child staffings.
- Create a positive learning environment and effective behavior management structures to purposefully promote and foster effective teaching and learning.
- Form trusting relationships with the children by forming a therapeutic alliance and demonstrating an appropriate and nurturing adult role model while setting limits and providing consistent structure.
- Monitor, evaluate and document each student’s progress utilizing appropriate measurements.
- Assist parents with understanding and supporting educational goals and appropriate developmental expectations.
- Assist in transition planning and activities associated with students’ return to public school.
Other Job Functions
- Responsible for maintaining up to date applicable personal initial/professional license in Special Education Generalist from Colorado Department of Education (CDE).
- The employee must ensure that a current and unexpired initial or professional license is always on file with the Human Resources Department.
Physical Requirements
- Ability to implement behavioral management techniques as needed
Working Conditions
- On-campus environment, school-based, and day treatment settings.
- Minimal travel may be required.
Minimum Qualifications
- Bachelor’s degree in Special Education
- Valid Colorado Department of Education (CDE) Teaching License with Special Education Generalist or equivalent.
- TCI trained and TCI refreshers maintained during employment.
- All candidates must have or qualify to obtain a current Colorado driver’s license (Must obtain license within 30 days of employment)
- All positions require criminal CBI background check, FBI fingerprint check, State of CO child abuse check, DMV driving record check, pre-employment drug test, pre-employment physical, academic credential verification, and reference check.
Benefits
For employees working 30 or more hours:
- Medical, Dental, Vision Insurance Options (United Healthcare, Guardian for Dental, Vision-VSP, and Voluntary options)
- 3x the medical provider options under new plans!
- Lower deductibles
- Health Savings Account & FSA Options
- Generous PTO + 13 paid holidays
- Retirement Plan with the Pension Fund: Tennyson will match up to 4% of annual salary.
- Voluntary Benefits through Guardian: Accident, Critical Illness, Disability, Hospital Indemnity
- Company paid Life Insurance and AD&D with options to purchase additional coverage
- Company paid Short Term Disability with options to purchase additional coverage
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Referral Bonus
- Professional Development Assistance
- Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/dhr/student-loan-forgiveness-programs
EEOC
Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States in compliance with federal law; all persons hired will be required to verify their eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Tennyson Center for Children currently does not sponsor work visas.
Tennyson Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer; we celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We seek applicants of diverse backgrounds and prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, military status, conditions relating to pregnancy or childbearing, and/or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws. If you have any questions, please email our team at HRServices@Tennysoncenter.org. We appreciate your interest in Tennyson Center for Children.
This position will be posted until filled. The hiring process includes a resume review, a screening call, and depending on the role, observation/shadowing and panel interviews could be part of the interview process.
Don’t meet all the requirements? We encourage you to still apply if you think you are the right person for the position. We are keen to speak to people who connect with Tennyson's Mission and Values.