Special Education Teacher

WellPower envisions a community where every person’s mental health is fostered through strength, resilience and hope. We empower people to overcome barriers and achieve lasting well-being through collaborative behavioral health care and comprehensive support. 

Our Guiding Principles:

• Person Centered. We honor people’s identities, lived experience and journeys and treat every person with the dignity we all deserve.  
• Exceptional Care. We offer compassionate, innovative services that meet people where they are, from immediate support to long-term recovery.
• Integrity. We operate from a deep foundation of ethical, accountable practices in all we do.
• Organizational Resilience. We meet the moment and adapt to changing contexts with collaborative creativity, agile business processes, and financial stewardship.

Position Summary:  Provide appropriate educational services to children with emotional disorders in a day treatment classroom setting.

Team Specific Information: The Dahlia Campus for Health and Wellbeing is the result of a strong partnership between WellPower and the Northeast Park Hill community, understanding that those in the community are the ones who know best how to improve their health and well-being. We take a holistic approach to community wellbeing by providing whole person care for mind, body, and community.  We proudly serve families, children, and adults of all ages. Our sprawling four-acre campus is here to provide help, supports, food, and meeting spaces to the entire Denver community.

Compensation & Benefits:

• $37.59 - 38.84/hr 
• For complete overview of our robust Benefits: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice/ 

The posted range represents the full hiring range. Offers will not exceed this range, the majority of candidates are placed near the midpoint based on experience and qualifications. 

Job Duties & Functions: 

• Assess children’s educational, social, and life skills competencies
• Develop individualized daily lesson plans based upon the child’s IEP and the Denver Public School approved curriculum.
• Provide one-on-one or small group instruction.
• Keep records of student progress and other record keeping as assigned.
• Work with treatment team in developing treatment plans.
• Work with sending school district in developing and monitoring IEP’s.
• Work with receiving school district in developing and implementing transition and discharge plans.
• Meet all requirements for teacher certification.
• Oversee all aspects of classroom environment, including paraprofessionals and counselors within
• Work with volunteers and interns as needed.
• Perform other duties as assigned.
• Maintain a trauma informed environment of wellbeing.
• Other duties as assigned 

Requirements & Qualifications: 

EDUCATION:

• Spec Ed Teach I – Bachelor’s degree
• Spec Ed Teach II – Master’s degree
• Current Colorado License in Special Education, Highly Qualified or Highly Qualified Eligible in Elementary Education.
• TCI or other relevant certification preferred.

REQUIREMENTS: 

• Letter of Recommendation. 
• Physical and TB
• QMAP, CPR and First Aid Certifications within the first 60 days of employment.

EXPERIENCE:

• One year of experience as Special Education Teacher.
• Experience working with severe and persistent mentally ill population is preferred. 
• Experience in Affective Needs Classroom or Milieu preferred.

SKILLS AND COMPETENCIES:

• Ability to work with severely mentally ill children.
• Ability to work with culturally diverse population.
• Ability to work with multidisciplinary team.
• Effective verbal and written communication skills.
• Good organizational and administrative skills

Work Location: 3401 Eudora St. Denver, CO 80207

Shift/Hours: This is a Monday-Friday opportunity from 8am to 4:30pm

Physical Requirements:  Requires sitting, standing, bending and reaching. May require lifting up to 30 pounds. Requires manual dexterity sufficient to operate standard office machines such as computers, fax machines, the telephone and other office and/or clinical equipment.

Applications will be reviewed on an ongoing basis.

Learn more about WellPower:

WellPower is committed to fair and equitable hiring with salaries based on relevant factors, such as work experience, education, and certification/licensure (rather than wage history). Toward the principle of equal pay for equal work, we post and hire within defined hiring salary ranges. We ask all applicants to carefully review the hiring salary range for each posted job opportunity, as we will not hire outside the predetermined range. 

WellPower is proud to be an equal-opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment, transfer, or promotion opportunities without regard to race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientation, national origin, genetics, disability, age, or veteran status. 

For a complete overview of our robust benefits, visit: https://wellpower.org/workplace-of-choice