CTE/Careers Teacher - State Teacher I - Campus at Lookout Mountain.

About the role

The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services encompassing 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 serving youth ages 10–21 who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed, and contracts with numerous private residential and non-residential service providers statewide. For pre-adjudicated youth, DYS manages and oversees the Colorado Youth Detention Continuum, a state-funded, locally administered program for youth at risk of further juvenile justice involvement. The Division also administers juvenile parole services throughout Colorado.

This position provides career readiness learning through direct classroom instruction including: reading and writing for the workforce, math and science for the workforce, history skills for the workforce, business skills, and technical skills for workforce-related fields of study such as Career Technical Education pathways, Graphic Design, Business and Marketing, Hairstyling/Barbering, or other related programming. The instructor is responsible for knowledge of current federal and state standards in CTE vocations, career exploration, post-workforce readiness, transitional skills, secondary literacy and math content, and related subjects critical to transitioning youth to careers or college. The instructor must hold an active, appropriate CDE license or meet substitution requirements. Work is performed at the assigned facility during scheduled hours; work arrangements are subject to change.

Responsibilities

• Classroom Teacher: Establish and maintain an appropriate classroom setting using effective classroom management skills and engagement strategies specific to student needs, including implementation of the PBIS system and behavior tools.
• Assess new and continuing students using multiple assessment methods and collect multiple pieces of evidence of learning.
• Prepare unit lesson plans and daily plans aligned with state standards and critical skills; design and implement a variety of assessment tools to evaluate student progress correlated to standards-based education with appropriate rigor.
• Implement a variety of research-based education strategies (including technology) to accommodate multi-age/multi-level students.
• Select behavior and classroom management techniques within the DYS framework.
• Ensure effective accommodations for special education students and students on special plans; communicate growth and data for progress monitoring.
• Follow the DYS instructional framework with daily learning objectives, relevant learning, and appropriate assessments while meeting the needs of all youth; understand and use the instructional model.
• Maintain accurate educational records in IC and/or Trails while meeting deadlines.
• Apply these skills when substituting in other classrooms as required.
• Use technology appropriately to design, upload information and lessons, take daily attendance, and grade work.
• Meetings, Professional Development, and Progress Monitoring: Meet informally and in scheduled meetings with Central Education Office members, principal, treatment providers, and other teachers to review student and school progress.
• Develop comprehensive plans for implementation of subject matter aligned with education goals, school development plans, and quality standards.
• Participate in professional and staff safety development and apply learning accordingly.
• Assure appropriate boundaries and effective presentation in the classroom and workplace.
• Use data effectively with MTSS processes, progress monitoring, educational advocacy, and multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings.
• Conduct monthly reviews of content for the principal.
• Supportive to Culture and Safety of Facility: Assist in the safety and security of the school and facility by supervising residents, tools, and materials effectively and providing immediate assistance as necessary.
• Consistently know and follow DYS and facility policies and procedures, including safety procedures for classrooms and youth.
• Adhere to the trauma-informed culture and expectations.
• Know and use Motivational Interviewing, Sanctuary Model (including small group processes), and Restorative Justice language and frameworks; follow expectations for Incident Reports (IRs).
• Adhere to the Code of Conduct and professional norms of behavior.
• Follow leave policy and procedures.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Requirements

Minimum Qualifications:

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in a field of study related to the work assignment.
• Current, valid Initial or Professional Teacher license issued by the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).

Substitutions (one of the following may substitute for the degree and license requirements):

• Current, valid Interim Teacher license, or Temporary Educator Eligibility Authorization.
• The educational and experience requirements of the Colorado Community College System for a vocational credential (transcripts and evidence of occupational experience must be attached).
• U.S. Service Member Applicants meeting CTE content knowledge and experience requirements per CDE:
  • Active duty (Air Force, Army, Coast Guard, Marine Corps, Navy, Space Force): three or more years.
  • Guard/Reserves: 10 years' experience, or five years' experience with 12 months active-duty deployment.
  • Military Occupational Specialty (MOS), time of service, and honorable discharge verified on DD214 member copy 4 (submitted with application).

Conditions of Employment:

• Full background check: CBI name check and fingerprint check, ICON Colorado court database, Medicare fraud database, reference checks, professional license verification (if applicable), drug screen.
• PREA screening (Division of Youth Services only).
• For positions with direct contact with children: Trails check and DIANA Screener (a sexual risk screening tool; results provided to DYS and used in selection decisions).
• For positions with direct contact with adults at Mental Health Institutes, Regional Centers, and Veterans Community Living Centers: CAPS check.
• Must be 21 years of age or older.
• State of Colorado residency required at time of application and throughout employment.
• Motor Vehicle Record (MVR) check; must possess a valid, non-restricted Colorado driver's license.
• Travel required to training events and shadowing events in the Denver area and other state facilities.
• Continued employment contingent upon successful completion of the DYS Pre-service Training Academy, Field Training Program (FTO), and mandatory annual training in all subject areas.
• Former state employees who were disciplinarily terminated or resigned in lieu of termination must disclose this on the application, explain why it should not disqualify them, and provide their prior employee number. Absent extraordinary circumstances, prior disciplinary termination or resignation in lieu of termination and failure to disclose will disqualify the applicant from future state employment with CDHS.

Qualifications

Preferred Candidates Will Possess:

• Professional work experience relevant to teaching hands-on skills and/or work readiness.
• Program development experience.
• Experience with programming for post-secondary and secondary youth.
• Experience working with at-risk or adjudicated youth.
• Proficient use of data to inform instructional practice.
• Trauma-informed practices and knowledge as applied to at-risk populations and classroom instruction.
• Community and work-related experience relevant to the current job market.
• Relevant years of state service.

Skills

Essential Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities:

• Experience implementing articulated systems and structures with fidelity.
• Understanding of classroom-based behavioral interventions.
• Ability to build rapport with students while maintaining boundaries.
• Experience with urban and at-risk populations.
• Education and Training.
• Interpersonal Skills.
• Oral Communication.
• Oral Comprehension.