Colorado State Hiring for Science Teacher – State Teacher I – Mount View YSC – $2000 Sign on Incentive! at Lakewood, Colorado Full Time

Science Teacher – State Teacher I – Mount View YSC – $2000 Sign on Incentive!

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Science Teacher – State Teacher I – Mount View YSC – $2000 Sign on Incentive!

Salary

$57,492.00 – $70,812.00 Annually

Location

Lakewood, CO

Job Type

Full Time

Department

Colorado Department of Human Services

Job Number

IKA 05676 11/04/2022

Closing

Continuous

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Department Information

$2,000 Sign On Incentive*

This position has a residency waiver and will be accepting applications from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

Please note: This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies at the locations below.

Division of Youth Services

Mount View Youth Services Center

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About the Division of Youth Services: 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 fifteen 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 Colorado Youth Detention Continuum, 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.

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: https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs/dys

My Why

Description of Job

Purpose of this Position:

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.

Primary Job Duties:

Establishes and maintains an appropriate classroom setting through the use of effective classroom management skills. Assesses new and continuing students. Prepares daily and unit lesson plans that are aligned with state standards. Implements a variety of research-based education strategies (including technology) to accommodate multi-age/multi-level students. Designs and implements a variety of assessment tools to evaluate student progress that correlate to standards-based education. Implements research-based differentiated teaching strategies. Assumes responsibility for maintaining appropriate, current teaching licensure at all times as a condition of employment. Utilizes effective classroom management strategies, including Differentiated Instruction, Motivational Interviewing and Positive Behavior and Intervention Support.

Specific Duties Include:

• Meets informally and informally with the principal, treatment providers and other teachers to review student and school progress.

• Develop comprehensive plans for implementation of the subject matter in line with the education goals.

• Participates in professional and staff safety development.

• Performs other school related assignments as necessary such as, but not limited to, student staffings, entering data into Student Information System and substituting for teachers who are absent, as needed.

• Assist in the safety and security of the school and facility by supervising residents as needed and providing immediate assistance as necessary within the facility.

• Consistently know and follow policy and procedures of the Division of Youth Services and the facility.

• Know when to be an individual contributor as a member or a collaborative problem solving team.

Minimum Qualifications, Substitutions, Conditions of Employment & Appeal Rights

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS, SUBSTITUTIONS, CONDITIONS OF EMPLOYMENT & APPEAL RIGHTS:

Education:

• Bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university in the field of Science or a similar degree type.

AND

License:

• A valid Initial or Professional Teacher License for Colorado Department of Education with an endorsement in the field Science. (You must attach a copy of your Colorado Teacher License to be considered for this position.)

As a condition of employment, individuals who possess a Colorado Initial license upon hire must obtain the Professional Teacher license within three years of their start date.

Substitution for required license:

• A current, valid Interim Teacher license, or Temporary Educator Eligibility Authorization will substitute for the Colorado Initial or Professional Teacher license.

• There is no substitution for the required education.

Preferred Qualifications:

• Dual endorsements or documentation of ability to be Highly Qualified in multiple content areas.

• Experience working with at-risk or adjudicated youth

• Experience with differentiated instruction; developing lessons/curriculum and providing differentiated instruction

• Proficient use of assessment data to inform instructional practice

Essential Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:

• Knowledge of effective research-based instructional strategies

• Understandings of classroom-based behavioral interventions

• Able to build rapport with students while maintaining boundaries

• Experience with urban and at-risk populations

• Secondary school experience

• Education and Training

• Interpersonal Skills

• Oral Communication

• Oral Comprehension

• Problem Sensitivity & Solving

• Safety and Security

• Technology enhance instruction

Conditions of Employment:

• Must be 21 years old or older

• Must be able to obtain licensure as a Professional Teacher License from the Colorado Department of Education within 1 year after hire date

• Must be able to obtain a C olorado Driver’s License within 1 year after hire date

• Must possess and maintain a valid Colorado driver’s license

• Must have no felony convictions and no violent history

• Must pass a Colorado Bureau of Investigations and a Federal Bureau of Investigations background check as a condition of employment. Included in the background check is a current and/or previous employer check. Your current and/or previous employers within the past 10 years at a minimum must be listed on your job application (most recent in descending order), even if the job or duties are unrelated to the position for which you are applying. Incomplete employer information (address, phone number, and supervisor) or omission of former employers may result in a disqualification of your application.

• Former State employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose the information on the application and provide an explanation why the prior termination or resignation should not disqualify the applicant from the current position. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination will disqualify the applicant from future State employment with CDHS.

• Some travel may be required to attend a professional development or training within the state.

• CDE teacher license or emergency authorization qualification

• Able to pass Escape and Evade training

• Continued employment is contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO) and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.

• Post-hire an annual influenza vaccine is required unless an employee obtains a medical or religious beliefs exception.

• On or after October 31, 2021, each facility shall ensure all newly hired employees or support staff members are fully vaccinated at the time of hire or receive their first dose of a two-dose protocol, or a single-dose vaccination, prior to providing any care, treatment, or other services for the facility and/or its clients.

  Employees will be required to attest to and verify whether or not they are fully vaccinated for COVID-19. Employees who have not been fully vaccinated may be required to submit to serial testing in the future. Upon hire, new employees will have three (3) business days to provide attestation to their status with proof of vaccination. Vaccinated employees must provide proof of first dose prior to providing care.

  Note: Fully Vaccinated means two (2) weeks after a second dose in a two-dose series of the COVID-19 vaccine, such as the Pfizer, Moderna or Novavax vaccine, or two (2) weeks after the single-dose vaccine, such as Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen vaccine.

  Religious and medical exemptions and reasonable accommodation shall be addressed as required by law pursuant to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission’s vaccination guidance. If you would like to request a medical or religious exemption, please contact [email protected]

  On or after October 31, 2021, each facility shall ensure all newly hired employees, direct contractors, or support staff members are fully vaccinated at the time of hire, or receive

  their first dose of a two-dose protocol, or a single-dose vaccination, prior to providing any

  care, treatment, or other services for the facility and/or its clients.

Applicants must meet the minimum qualifications listed below to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience must be specifically documented on your application. Do not use “see resume” or “see attached” statements on your application.

APPEAL RIGHTS:

If you receive notice that you have been eliminated from consideration for this position, you may file an appeal with the State Personnel Board or request a review by the State Personnel Director.

An appeal or review must be submitted on the official appeal form, signed by you or your representative. This form must be delivered to the State Personnel Board by email ([email protected]), postmarked in US Mail or hand delivered (1525 Sherman Street, 4th Floor, Denver CO 80203), or faxed (303.866.5038) within ten (10) calendar days from your receipt of notice or acknowledgement of the department’s action.

For more information about the appeals process, the official appeal form, and how to deliver it to the State Personnel Board; go to spb.colorado.gov; contact the State Personnel Board for assistance at (303) 866-3300; or refer to 4 Colorado Code of Regulations (CCR) 801-1, State Personnel Board Rules and Personnel Director’s Administrative Procedures, Chapter 8, Resolution of Appeals and Disputes, at spb.colorado.gov under Rules.

Supplemental Information

Link to: How to Apply (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#how-to-apply)

Link to: The Assessment Process (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#assessment-process)

*Sign-On Incentive

Upon approval, a sign-on incentive based on position, ranging from $2,000 to $7,000 (prorated if a part-time position), will be given in three payments: within two pay cycles of when the new employee starts at CDHS, 180-day anniversary and 270-day anniversary with CDHS. These incentives will be available to the first 1,000 new employees in select high-need positions.

For additional recruiting questions, please contact [email protected].

About Us:

If your goal is to build a career that makes a difference, consider joining the dedicated people of the Colorado Department of Human Services (https://www.colorado.gov/cdhs) (CDHS). Our professionals strive to design and deliver high quality human and health services that improve the safety, independence, and well-being of the people of Colorado. In addition to a great location and rewarding and meaningful work, we offer:

• Strong, secure, yet flexible retirement benefits including a PERA Defined Benefit Plan or PERA Defined Contribution Plan www.copera.org plus 401(k) and 457 plans

• Medical and dental health plans

• Employer supplemented Health Savings Account

• Paid life insurance

• Short- and long-term disability coverage

• 11 paid holidays per year plus vacation and sick leave

• BenefitHub state employee discount program

• Employee Wellness program MotivateMe

• Excellent work-life programs, such as flexible schedules, training and more

• Remote work arrangements for eligible positions

*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.

Our Values:

We believe in a people-first approach: To serve the people of Colorado, we develop a culture and work environment that creates an energized, inspired, and healthy team capable of giving their best to Coloradans.

Balance creates quality of life: We want our team to be resilient through a supportive workplace that values flexibility, health and wellness, and employee engagement.

We hold ourselves accountable: We take responsibility through our actions, programs, and results for the state of health and human services in Colorado.

Transparency matters: We are open and honest with employees, our partners, the Coloradans we serve, and the public.

We are ethical: We abide by what is best for those we serve by doing what is right, not what is easy.

Collaboration helps us rise together: We work together with all partners, employees, and clients to achieve the best outcomes for Coloradans.

We are committed to increasing the diversity of our staff and providing culturally responsive programs and services. Therefore, we encourage responses from people of diverse backgrounds and abilities.

ADAA Accommodations: CDHS is committed to the full inclusion of all qualified individuals. As part of this commitment, our agency will assist individuals who have a disability with any reasonable accommodation requests related to employment, including completing the application process, interviewing, completing any pre-employment testing, participating in the employee selection process, and/or to perform essential job functions where the requested accommodation does not impose an undue hardship. If you have a disability and require reasonable accommodation to ensure you have a positive experience applying or interviewing for this position, please direct your inquiries to our ADAAA Coordinator, Nancy Schmelzer, at [email protected] or call 1-800-929-0791.

THE STATE OF COLORADO IS AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER

Toll Free Applicant Technical Support (https://cdhs.colorado.gov/information-for-job-applicants#technical-support)