Early Childhood Instructional Partner

Jeffco Public Schools (Jeffco) is located in Jefferson County, Colorado. It is the second largest school district in Colorado serving 69,000 students across 155 schools. With 14,000 employees, the district is the largest employer in Jefferson County and has provided educational excellence for more than 70 years.

Jeffco embraces the spirit of the West and the natural beauty of the Rocky Mountain region with the county spanning more than 770 square miles running the length of the western edge of the Denver metropolitan area. The district is diverse in both population and geography, from urban to rural, including the mountain communities in the foothills west of Denver.

Overall, Jeffco has 31% of students that qualify for free and reduced lunch, an indicator of poverty, and 34% minority (25% Hispanic) student population. The district is implementing a new strategic plan, Jeffco Thrives 2025 that is focused on providing a world-class education that prepares all Jeffco students for bright and successful futures as local and global citizens. Come join us!

Jeffco Public Schools is a Single-State Employer. All candidates hired by Jeffco Public Schools must reside within the state of Colorado.

Based on our belief that all students can achieve limitless outcomes, we provide a foundation where learners are empowered to:

• Learn at their own pace and to their full potential
• Advocate for themselves and others
• Develop as collaborators, risk takers, and problem solvers
• Foster joy and empathy
• Engage in intellectual challenge and imaginative thinking

Quality early childhood education is much more than just childcare. It is an academically and developmentally focused experience that provides students with early literacy and numeracy skills, as well as other academic experiences, so they come to school ready to learn. Expanding Early Childhood Education is a focus of the Jeffco Public Schools vision and aligned strategic plan. It is important to increase the quality and quantity of academically and developmentally focused opportunities for Pre‑K students so that those students will enter kindergarten ready and will sustain academic proficiency.

Desired

Start Date:

08/11/2026

Early Childhood Instr Partner

Annual Position

FLSA: Nonexempt

FTE: 1.00000

Hours/Day: 8.000

Days/Year: 185

Salary Plan, Grade, Step: Preschool, IP2, 1

Pay Range: $20.11 Effective as of: 08-16-2025

Hourly rate may vary based on education and prior early childhood work experience.

Compensation schedules for Jeffco Schools can be found here. Starting salary for non‑licensed roles is based on the candidate's relevant work experience and education. Additional considerations may be given for job‑specific certifications and skills. Applicants should submit all relevant and verifiable education, training and work experiences at the time of application. Starting Salary for licensed educators is based on the step and lane schedule found here.

The successful new hire or rehired candidate will be responsible to complete 2 sets of fingerprints and incur the fingerprinting and processing fee of $54.50 through an appropriate fingerprinting vendor and the Colorado Bureau of Investigation, within 48 hours of offer acceptance.

To be in compliance with licensing requirements, new preschool hires must also complete a CDEC Background Check request (Trails Review). Out‑of‑state backgrounds checks may also be requested, if applicable.

SUMMARY:

Under the direction of the Teacher‑Early Childhood (Licensed), the Early Childhood Instructional Partner (ECIP) assists with the delivery of a high quality instructional program. The ECIP performs classroom duties which may include preparing instructional materials; assisting with instruction and assessment; and collaborating in the care and positive behavior support for preschool students, along with other duties such as keeping the classroom clean and well‑organized.

The ECIP supports the implementation of the preschool program at the school level and reports directly to the school principal. In a preschool setting, the ECE teacher and the ECIP are a team,…