Multi-Intensive Autism Center Program Special Education Teacher (2026-2027 School Year)[Immediate Start]

Location: Conservatory Green High School

Salary: $64,000-$82,000 based on years of aligned experience up to 10 years. Relocation stipend available for candidates joining from 75 miles or more from Denver.

Status: Full-time, school year-round, benefits-eligible, exempt, in-person position. Start date: Immediate, with first day of new staff training at the end of July.

About the Role

Our Center Program Special Education Teachers are essential to creating inclusive, rigorous, and supportive learning environments for students with disabilities across DSST. Each teacher leads instruction and case management within one of DSST’s nine center-based programs, serving students with a range of disabilities and learning needs. Teachers design and deliver targeted academic, behavioral, and life-skills instruction, collaborate closely with general education staff and families, and lead a team of paraprofessionals to ensure every student is known, supported, and celebrated.

DSST offers the following center programs:

• Multi-Intensive Autism Center Program: Supports students with Autism Spectrum Disorder using Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) strategies and techniques such as reinforcement, prompt fading, and incidental teaching. Located at DSST: Conservatory Green High School.

Responsibilities

• Be an IEP Case Manager: Serve as case manager to a portfolio of students; complete tasks such as writing data-driven IEPs, developing goals, monitoring progress, delivering targeted academic and behavioral interventions, and celebrating success with each student’s team of teachers and family.
• Ensure Students Receive Accommodations/Modifications: Partner with general education teachers to appropriately implement accommodations and modifications with intentionality and consistency. Advocate for and champion all diverse learners in the school by participating on the MTSS (Multi-Tiered Systems of Support) Team.
• Manage a Team: Supervise and develop a team of paraprofessionals.
• Deliver Rigorous & Engaging Content: Utilize DSST’s curriculum resources to plan, intellectually prepare, and teach rigorous, culturally responsive, and grade-level-aligned content to 3-5 classes daily, depending on campus and content area.
• Track and Support Student Growth: Monitor and assess student performance through a variety of assessment tools and resources to guide instruction and support individual student growth.
• Promote Positive Culture: Employ DSST culture systems to promote a unified and positive classroom and school culture, as well as build and maintain trusting relationships with students and families.
• Pursue Professional Development: Engage in professional growth opportunities, including regular coaching, feedback, and development, with a focus on Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion.
• Contribute to School Community: Undertake additional duties as needed, such as supporting student recruitment, running a small group advisory class, after-school tutoring, etc.

Requirements

• Minimum: Teaching license and a special education endorsement. For information on obtaining a Colorado Special Education Endorsement or transferring out-of-state credentials, contact the Colorado Department of Education (CDE).
• Ideal: Proven commitment to and experience with serving students of color, students with disabilities, and/or multilingual students. Experience in teaching and implementing positive behavior supports to facilitate learning in academic, communication, executive functioning, behavioral, and social-emotional regulation.

If you are passionate about working with students with disabilities but do not currently have a teaching credential or special education endorsement, we encourage you to connect with us at humancapital@scienceandtech.org.

Benefits

• Comprehensive Compensation & Benefits: Competitive pay and a Total Rewards package that includes fertility and adoption support, educator-focused mental-health care, and everyday perks like Safeway grocery discounts.
• Growth & Opportunity: Weekly 1:1 coaching, data-driven feedback, and clear career pathways such as Apprentice Teacher and Emerging Leader.
• Rewards & Recognition: Core Value and TOAST Awards, milestone celebrations, and the signature Flower Person Award honoring staff who help our community flourish.
• Whole Human Wellness: Access to the Therapist of Color Collaborative, Wellness Wednesdays, comprehensive health coverage, and six weeks of paid parental leave.
• Thriving in Colorado: 11+ weeks off each year, relocation support for out-of-state applicants, and local discounts to enjoy life in Colorado.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those required to successfully perform the essential functions of this job:

• Regularly required to talk and hear.
• Active position that may require standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching throughout the day.
• Must lift and/or move items up to 30 pounds.
• Sufficient hand, arm, and finger dexterity to operate a computer keyboard and other office equipment.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.