Job Description

Special Education Teacher at Intermountain Health summary:

The Special Education Teacher is responsible for assessing and fulfilling the educational needs of children with moderate to severe emotional and behavioral challenges. This role involves developing and implementing individualized education plans (IEPs), providing educational counseling to parents, and collaborating with multidisciplinary teams to ensure successful transition planning to community-based schools. The teacher creates a supportive learning environment and utilizes trauma-informed care practices to promote academic achievement and emotional well-being among students.

Job Description:

This position is responsible for identifying the educational needs of children and adolescents, functioning as a member of a multidisciplinary treatment team in matters relating to educational programming and transition planning. Provides patient individualized education on an individual and group level. Provides classroom skills assessment, academic skills evaluation, educational programming and transition planning to children and adolescents. Provides educational counseling services and recommendations to parents regarding the educational needs of their children. Serves as liaison to patient community based school. Participates, along with clinical staff, parents, patient and receiving school personnel, in transition planning to a patient community based school at discharge from treatment.

This position reports to the Special Education Supervisor and is responsible for providing classroom instruction to students with a wide range of therapeutic needs. The special education teacher is primarily responsible for identifying, planning, and delivering appropriate individualized educational services as identified on the Individual Education Plan (IEP).

View the video below to hear a current caregiver answer the question, what are some of the challenges students at Mount Saint Vincent face?

Us.  

Intermountain Health Mount Saint Vincent is one of the Rocky Mountain region's premier providers of pediatric behavioral healthcare, foster care services, preschool through eighth grade education , and trauma-informed training — all focused on children and their families. For 141 years, our innovative programs have helped children reach their full potential within their homes, schools, and communities. Our focus on trauma-informed care makes us one of Colorado's most highly regarded human services agencies.  

​ We support children and their families across a continuum of care that includes therapeutic, educational, and counseling programs .  

 
We.  

Together we’ll align mission and careers, values and workplace. We’ll encourage joy and take pride in our integrity.  

We’ll laugh at each other’s jokes (even the bad ones). We’ll hello and high five. We’ll celebrate milestones and acknowledge the value of spirituality in healing.  

We’re proud of what we know, which includes how much there is to learn.  

 

Minimum Qualifications

• Bachelors Degree from an accredited four year college in Early Childhood Education, Elementary Education, Special Education, Family and Child Development or Child Psychology, preferred
• NOTE: If degree is not in a related field, completed or working towards completing at least two (2) three-semester hour Early Childhood Education (ECE) courses with one being ECE 101: Introduction to ECE, required- Minimum of one (1) year of experience working with children, required-

• Colorado Teaching License with endorsement in special education required  

• Current Drivers License and must obtain Colorado Driver's License within 30 days of moving to Colorado, required- Motor vehicle record and proof of automobile insurance coverage to be updated annually, required

Scope

As an Early Learning Center Teacher (Special Education) you need to know how to

• Supervise and assist children in daily hygiene routines, meals, toileting, etc.-
• Plan developmentally appropriate activities and facilitate play throughout the day.
• Know curriculum content, plan and instruct children in all areas of the educational program cognitive, communication, fine and gross motor skills, affective, and behavioral.-
• Support and integrate arts and physical education objectives into the classroom.-
• Assist with orientation of new staff, new children, and volunteers.-
• Transport children as needed or requested.-
• Promote the Neurosequential Model of Therapeutics (NMT).

• Ensure the classroom adheres to the Colorado Department of Education and State Licensing requirements and guidelines.  

• Provide specialized instruction to students with moderate to severe emotional and behavioral problems.  

• Provide educational assessment using academic-psycho-educational test batteries in accordance with department guidelines to develop a baseline for planning care and school disposition. May provide formal or informal assessment not limited to psycho-educational tests.  

• Develop and implement individualized education plans of care to provide appropriate instruction and a positive learning experience.  

• Utilize trauma-informed care to establish and maintain strong relationships with patients, effectively interpret behavior, and appropriately respond to meet the patient’s needs.  

• Create written or visual materials regarding the educational needs of patients and families to meet the educational needs of your patients.  

• Provide family members with appropriate educational information, resources, and recommendations.  

• Work collaboratively as a member of a multidisciplinary team to meet the educational needs of patients.  

• Provide educational recommendations based on assessment data and knowledge of educational resources to assist in treatment planning and patient care.  

• Foster a positive learning environment for patients through structured curriculum and customized educational activities to meet individual needs and to promote academic achievement.  

• Determine appropriate educational placement and educational instruction utilizing assessment, patient history, and current patient status.  

• Collaborate with public and private educational systems to obtain and communicate educational information in accordance with educational law and department guidelines to arrange appropriate educational services and transition plans.  

• Advocate for patients and families within public and private schools by establishing transition plans as needed.  

• Anticipate and diffuses patient behaviors that have the likelihood to lead to out-of-control behaviors. Responds calmly and safely to escalating behaviors, asks for assistance as needed, and responds with a team-based approach.  

• Respond to patient crises through effective use of crisis response interventions up to and including physical restraint.  

• Maintain compliance with appropriate school accreditation and professional licensure standards.  

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Physical Requirements:

Carrying, Climbing, Crawling, Hearing/Listening, Lifting, Manual Dexterity, Pulling/Pushing, Seeing, Speaking, Squatting/Kneeling, Standing, Walking

Location:

Mount St Vincent Home

Work City:

Denver

Work State:

Colorado

Scheduled Weekly Hours:

40

The hourly range for this position is listed below. Actual hourly rate dependent upon experience.  

$26.84 - $42.28

We care about your well-being – mind, body, and spirit – which is why we provide our caregivers a generous benefits package that covers a wide range of programs to foster a sustainable culture of wellness that encompasses living healthy, happy, secure, connected, and engaged.

Learn more about our comprehensive benefits package here .

Intermountain Health is an equal opportunity employer. Qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, age, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability or protected veteran status.

All positions subject to close without notice.

Keywords:

Special Education, Individualized Education Plans, Trauma-Informed Care, Educational Counseling, Child Development, Behavioral Challenges, Multidisciplinary Team, Academic Achievement, Crisis Intervention, Transition Planning

Job Tags

Hourly pay, Full time,

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