Specialized Education Instructor for Middle School
2 weeks ago
For the upcoming school year, Rocky Mountain Prep has enhanced its salary offerings for Special Education Instructors, with a range of $62,000 to $96,800.
About Rocky Mountain Prep
Rocky Mountain Prep is an expanding network of forward-thinking public charter schools, dedicated to serving students and families in the Greater Denver Area. Since its inception in 2012, RMP has grown from a single school with 130 students to twelve schools, currently supporting over 5,000 scholars from PreK through 12th grade across two districts. Our commitment to a culture of rigor and compassion allows our schools to consistently excel academically while nurturing our scholars in the PEAK values of perseverance, excellence, adventure, and kindness.
Who We Are Looking For:
We are in search of educators and staff who are passionate about fostering the development of students into exceptional individuals both academically and personally, by exemplifying our culture of Rigor and Love. Candidates should be collaborative team players who actively seek feedback, coaching, and mentorship from their administrative team and school community. They should implement our data-informed curriculum, drawing from their experiences while adapting to the diverse needs of their students.
If you are driven by a mission, reflective about your teaching practices, data-savvy, and focused on results, we encourage you to consider this opportunity.
During the academic year, RMP is committed to achieving five significant objectives:
- Achieving Green status on the Colorado School Performance Framework
- Ensuring 90% Student Persistence
- Maintaining 95% Average Daily Attendance
- Achieving Full Enrollment by October Count
- Academic Goals:
- PreK Students demonstrate one year of growth
- Kinder through 2nd Grade Students grow 1.25 years in ELA and Math
- 40% of 3rd through 5th-grade students meet their Millionaire Goal (one million words read)
- 40% of 6th through 8th grade students meet their millionaire goal (two million words read)
- High school: 100% College Acceptance
Role Purpose
Special Education Instructors at Rocky Mountain Prep are dedicated to identifying the unique needs of each scholar, fostering a productive learning environment, and collaborating to help each scholar reach their fullest potential. You will support both inclusive learning and targeted interventions as part of our special education programming, as specified in the IEP. As a case manager for special education scholars, you will understand, develop, and execute Individualized Educational Plans (IEPs), Functional Behavioral Assessments (FBAs), and Behavioral Intervention Plans (BIPs) using a team-oriented and growth-focused approach. You will consistently gather data to inform instruction and document progress toward student goals across various needs. Collaboration with general education teachers and other special education professionals will be essential to support student academic success.
Key Responsibilities
In this position, you will:
- Design and deliver daily interventions, providing tailored instruction based on individual scholar needs across multiple content areas.
- Monitor data daily to inform instructional strategies for scholars
- Analyze scholar data to provide feedback and establish IEP goals
- Work collaboratively with general education teachers, school leaders, service providers, and families to ensure instructional methods meet the needs of each learner
- Oversee the IEPs of scholars on your caseload, including FBAs, BIPs, and scheduling IEP meetings
- Create and implement IEPs and evaluations that meet state quality standards for special education.
- Regularly track and monitor progress on IEP goals
- Support the implementation of accommodations and modifications across the educational setting.
- Utilize effective time management and organizational skills to address a variety of student levels and needs.
- Exhibit the ability to write comprehensive IEPs, including summaries of student performance, goals, and benchmarks based on assessments and needs.
- Mentor 1-1 Teaching Assistants for scholars requiring individualized support
- Lead a team of Teaching Assistants in providing one-on-one instructional and behavioral support to center-based scholars, including teaching social and adaptive skills, providing small group or individualized academic instruction, and supporting scholars in general education settings as needed.
Required:
Education Requirements:
- Bachelor's and/or master's degree (any subject)
- Current Colorado teaching license with a special education generalist and/or special education specialist endorsement(s)
- Special Education instructors must be certified in Colorado. If your license is from another state, you will need to complete the transfer before beginning work.
- Pass a background check
- Demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States
- Minimum two years of lead teaching experience. (We define lead teacher as the primary teacher in the classroom responsible for all academic content.)
- Experience working with special needs populations
- Familiarity with ABC data collection
- Experience in case management
- CPI/NCI Training
This is a full-time position eligible for benefits, with a salary range of $62,000 to $96,800 based on experience and educational qualifications.
Benefits include:
- Health Insurance (medical, dental, vision)
- Disability Insurance
- Life Insurance
- Retirement through PERA
- Paid-Time-Off
For further information, please refer to our Rocky Mountain Prep Frequently Asked Questions to learn more about our program.
In compliance with federal law, all individuals hired will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the necessary employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Rocky Mountain Prep does not sponsor visas at this time.
RMP is an equal opportunity employer. We seek applicants from diverse backgrounds and hire without regard to color, gender, religion, national origin, citizenship, disability, age, sexual orientation, or any other characteristic protected by law.
We appreciate your interest in Rocky Mountain Prep and look forward to learning more about you.
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