Special Education Teacher (Mild/Moderate)

PARISH MISSION:

“Guided by the Holy Spirit, we are a community centered in the Eucharist.  We seek to live our faith, to grow in holiness, and to proclaim the love of Christ through service to all.”

Description

St. Mary Catholic Virtue School in LIttleton, Colorado is seeking a full-time Special Education teacher for students with mild to moderate special needs. We are a Preschool-8th grade school with an enrollment of 490 students. We follow the Archdiocese of Denver curriculum standards, which can be accessed at https://archden.org/schools/office-catholic-schools/curricula/.

At St. Mary Catholic Virtue School, we are committed to providing an exceptional learning experience in a safe, supportive, and nurturing school environment.  We offer a Christ-centered education focusing on character, virtues, and service-mindedness. St. Mary Catholic Virtue School challenges each of our students to strive for their personal best spiritually, intellectually, socially, and physically. High academic standards, expert instruction and supportive programs ensure that our students not only succeed, but they also flourish. As an educational community, we embrace global learning through problem-solving, communication, critical thinking, creativity and responsible citizenship.

The Special Education & Resource Teacher provides:

• In-classroom support for students with mild to moderate special needs
• Case manager for students with mild/moderate special needs 
• On-­going student assessment and evaluation
• Collaborating with regular classroom teachers to support students identified as special needs 
• Addressing teacher and parent concerns for students with qualifying diagnostic evidence 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Develops and updates Student Support Plans for the purpose of meeting the individual needs of exceptional students
• Teaches students for the purpose of ensuring successful progress towards student's goals and objectives in the least restrictive learning environment
• Consults and collaborates with parents and staff for the purpose of ensuring appropriate delivery of services
• Schedules services for students for the purpose of providing efficient and effective services for students

• Knowledge and skill to provide instruction in the areas of literacy and math
• Collaborates with Littleton Public School to ensure appropriate delivery of services under our Proportionate Share agreement of IDEA
• Applicants must be a Catholic in good standing
• Applicants must have a teaching license or certificate that is valid in Colorado; or be willing to obtain Colorado teaching licensure