2026-27 Integrated Services Center-Based Floating Support-Blevins Middle School

Summary

Provide substitute coverage for center-based programs, instruct students, facilitate learning, assist with personal care, and implement daily and long-range lessons.

Job Tasks

- Provide substitute coverage for center-based programs. - Provide instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans. - Create a classroom environment conducive to learning. - Provide building level substitute coverage for Integrated Services/special education teachers and paraprofessional positions. - Implement instruction and reinforce learning skills in individual or small groups. - Adapt curriculum to individual student needs. - Monitor and enforce acceptable social and physical behavior. - Implement daily and long-range lessons and activities to meet Individual Education Plans (IEP), behavior plans, and/or health care plans. - Assist students with personal care, social skills, and/or self-awareness. - Lift, transfer, or push students in wheelchairs. - Use alternative language techniques such as sign language or voice activated computer systems. - Adapt classroom materials for use by a student with a hearing or vision disability. - Maintain established routine of the school and classroom procedures. - Maintain a safe and orderly environment. - Take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities. - Maintain reasonable rules of conduct which encourage self-discipline and responsibility. - Monitor students in classroom and during breaks, lunch, recess, timeouts, field trips, on and off the bus, etc. - Reinforce school-wide discipline procedures. - Collaborate with teachers and staff members ahead of time for planned absences and coverage needs. - Plan as necessary with staff members to provide coverage within the program. - Communicate regularly with school administrators on building coverage needs. - Assist staff members and/or administrators with special projects. - Attend appropriate in-services, building meetings, training, IEP meetings, parent conferences, and/or school functions. - Perform other duties as assigned.

Education, Experience, and Licenses Required

- Bachelor's degree in education, teaching, or related field strongly preferred. - One to two years of related experience. - Experience working with special needs students preferred. - Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable. - Criminal background check required for hire. - Colorado Department of Education Substitute Authorization required. - Colorado Department of Education Teaching licenses or Special Services Provider License preferred. - Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) required within 1 month of hire. Questions regarding this posting can be directed to talent@psdschools.org.