Proctor and Classroom Monitor, State Teacher Aide - Platte Valley Youth Services Center

Posting number: IKA 05421 07/13/2026

Department: Colorado Department of Human Services

Division: OCYF - Platte Valley Youth Services Center

Job classification: State Teacher Aide

Posting type: Open

Categories: Corrections, Mental Health, Education, Human Services, Health Education, Counseling, Professional Education, Community and Social Services, Rehabilitation Services

Summary

This position is open only to Colorado state residents.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies.

 
The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates 15 secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed. The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non-residential service providers throughout the State.  For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Senate Bill 91-94; a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.

Division of Youth Services Mission:  

It is the mission of the Division of Youth Services to protect, restore and improve public safety through a continuum of services and programs that: Effectively supervise juvenile offenders, promote offender accountability to victims and communities, and build skills and competencies of youth to become responsible citizens.  The Division also adheres to the concepts embodied in the Five Core Values and the Five Key Strategies, which are shown below. We invite you to explore the DYS website and learn about the services provided to youth, families, and local communities in the State of Colorado at: www.colorado.gov/cdhs/dys
 

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Examples of duties

Overall Function of the Work Unit 
This work unit exists to provide academic, vocational, and other education-related services to youth in institutional facilities, to provide professional consultation to community programs which serve DYS youth, and to establish and maintain collaboration with other state and community agencies that provide or monitor education services to include transitions and other services. 

Job Duties:

Classroom Monitoring, Scheduling and Results Monitoring.  Use the lesson plans, computer programs, and other sources to assist in the classroom with the teacher present and/or  as a proctor of the computer based program used for the content. Provide work to youth and collect work while maintaining structure and behavioral supports; assure youth are completing online work and monitor progress digitally while communicating that progress.  Maintain a secure classroom environment and a secure test environment. Support the MAP test, state mandated tests, and GED tests for identified students and with a communicated schedule. Tutor students on specific classes. Create