Special Education Teacher

About Us:

Global Village Academy is an innovative charter school where students learn core academic content through language immersion. Language offerings vary by campus: our North - Thornton campus offers Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Russian, while our Aurora and Douglas County campuses offer Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and French. GVA is truly a "global village." Our immersion teachers come from all over the world, each bringing their unique culture and language into the classroom. United by a common core, students are challenged to become world class thinkers, capable of engaging ideas using multiple languages and cross-cultural perspectives, through an internationally benchmarked curriculum spanning each language village.

Location: Global Village Academy North - Thornton, CO

Job Type: Full Time - Exempt

Annual Salary Range: $65,000 - $88,020

Summary:

The general purpose of the Special Education Teacher is to provide support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with specific responsibility for developing special education students' success in academics, interpersonal skills and activities of daily living; supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas; developing lesson plans and delivering group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines; collaborating with other teachers, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students' parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Assess students' skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans
• Adapt lessons to meet the needs of students
• Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for each student
• Plan, organize, and assign activities that are specific to each student's abilities
• Teach and mentor students as a class, in small groups, and one-on-one
• Implement IEPs, assess students' performance, and track their progress
• Update IEPs throughout the school year to reflect students' progress and goals
• Discuss student's progress with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators
• Supervise and mentor teacher assistants who work with students with disabilities
• Prepare and help students transition from grade to grade and after graduation
• Support the school's mission and curriculum.
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal.
• Reinforce school-wide rules and expectations in the classroom.
• Communicate effectively and maintain strong relationships with students, families, teachers and colleagues.
• Assist in the design and implementation of research-based curriculum.
• Maintain the school culture of high academic and behavioral expectations through continuous reflection.

Education:

• Must possess a bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university.
• Must possess a CO Special Education Teacher License
• All core content teachers must be highly qualified in the applicable field or grade level.

Qualifications & Experience:

• One year of working with students in a school setting is strongly preferred.
• Must be able to demonstrate subject matter competency.
• Familiarity with IEP process
• Experienced classroom teacher with demonstrated, quantifiable and objective student performance gains that surpass state or local averages.
• Ability to work with a variety of learning abilities, including those with low skill level in a heterogeneously grouped classroom setting.
• Ability to prioritize and achieve federal, state, districts, and school deadlines.
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team, especially