TLC SENIOR TEAM LEAD - TEACHER, INTERVENTION, EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION, BILINGUAL SPANISH REQUIRED

About the role

A teacher who, as a member of the Instructional Leadership Team, plays a critical role in helping a school reach their student achievement goals. Spends part of the day providing high-quality instruction in own classroom as a teacher and part of the day developing a team of teachers' ability to deliver joyful, rigorous, and personalized instruction that leads to high academic achievement.

Responsibilities

• Spends part of the day providing high-quality instruction in own classroom as a teacher and part of the day developing a team of teachers' ability to deliver joyful, rigorous, and personalized instruction that leads to high academic achievement.
• Serves as a content area expert, facilitates collaborative team time, provides 1-on-1 observation and coaching to peers, and facilitates the end-to-end Leading Effective Academic Practice (LEAP) growth and performance evaluation for each teacher on the team.
• Contributes to the year-long professional development plan and provides whole staff professional learning (when relevant) in area(s) of expertise.
• Collaborates with school leaders and team specialists to align teacher supports to advancement of school-wide instructional priorities.
• Creates distributive leadership structures in schools in collaboration with school leaders and increases opportunities for feedback and growth from content experts to drive increased student achievement while building own capacity as a leader.

Requirements

• Hold a Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field required. A Master's Degree is only required for Concurrent Enrollment positions.
• Have a valid Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching license with endorsement in ECE. Click here for additional information regarding specific requirements and qualifications for the various subject areas.
• Must comply with ECE program rules, regulations and State of Colorado licensing requirements for Child Care Centers, including re-fingerprinting, a child abuse and neglect background check, and annual training.
• ELA-S (English Language Acquisition - Spanish) ONLY: Must be Bilingual in Spanish and English Required.
• At least two (2) years of demonstrated teacher effectiveness through effective or equivalent end-of-year ratings through the LEAP growth and performance system, or a comparable, multiple measure, growth and performance system.
• Demonstrate essential skills for this role outlined in the Teacher Leader Scope and Sequence.

Qualifications

• Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us.
• Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Skills

• Values-driven, reflective, and resilient leadership.
• Effective instruction aligned to the Framework for Effective Teaching.
• Rigorous and relevant curriculum and daily and long-term planning in all classrooms.
• Improvement of assessment practices, data analysis, and action planning.
• Observations and evaluations of team members on the Framework for Effective Teaching and the Professionalism Rubric.
• Building the capacity of a team of teachers to create welcoming and inclusive classroom learning environments.
• Creating a team culture that embraces continuous learning and feedback.
• Leading a team of teachers to a collective commitment to demonstrating school values.
• Selecting and employing appropriate techniques to achieve stated goals.

Benefits

See full description HERE.

Pay

Click here for the DCTA Teacher and SSP Salary Schedule. An individual who holds this Senior Team Lead position will receive an additional $5,500 annual stipend on top of their teacher salary. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles.

Schedule

The salary listed reflects the 2025–2026 school year. Salaries for the 2026–2027 school year are typically finalized and released mid-summer, with an effective date of August 1. If any updates or adjustments are made once the new salary schedule is finalized, all impacted individuals will receive the updated salary.

Additional Information

DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits - English Version or Health and Wellness Benefits - Spanish Version, and PERA Retirement. For additional information visit our New Employee Resources page.

This position is represented by an employee association (bargaining unit). Please see the Employee Associations Page for the current master agreement and important documents associated with your bargaining unit.

About DPS

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students. DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth.