Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

• Position Type:
  Early Childhood Education
• Date Posted: 5/22/2026
• Location:
  
  District-wide
• Date Available:
  
  08/05/2026

Position: Early Childhood Special Education Teacher

School Year:

Location: Roaring Fork School District

Reports to: Center Director and ECE Instructional Facilitator

Classification: Certified Exempt - Full-Time (1.0 FTE / 40 hours per week)

Contract Period: 189 working days

Salary Range

• $62,914 - $89,509 (Based on education and years of relevant teaching experience). The annual salary listed above is based on a full-time, 8-hour workday (FTE
  1) and a full working calendar. For positions with less than a full FTE or reduced hours, such as part-time or late-start positions, the salary will be prorated accordingly. Certified Salary Schedule.
• Certified Salary Schedule B adjusted for additional days, 189 calendar.
• Credentialed teaching experience outside the District or U.S. may be considered in salary placement. See our Salary Placement Criteria for more information.
• The Roaring Fork School District (RFSD) offers full district paid employee health benefits, including medical, life, voluntary vision, dental, and dependent coverage. Other benefits include paid leave, CO PERA (pension plan) enrollment with district contribution, TSA options, employee assistance programs (EAP) and supplemental insurance. In addition, RFSD offers highly reduced and payroll deducted ski passes and an employee referral program.
• With 14 schools and 5,600 students, the Roaring Fork School District is located in the culturally vibrant and naturally stunning Roaring Fork Valley serving the communities of Glenwood Springs, Carbondale, and Basalt. The Roaring Fork Schools believe that teachers are our most important asset, and our teachers enjoy a true teacher voice in decision-making; clear and collaborative leadership; small class sizes;
  
  a highly competitive and progressive salary schedule; access to our affordable housing program; and a culture of self-care and well-being. We believe diversity is a strength, and our staff makes a real difference for our students who come from different ethnicities, cultures, and socio-economic backgrounds.

The person in this position is responsible for providing a safe, developmentally appropriate early childhood program and is highly qualified to provide instruction and coordinate services for children 3 to 5 years with special needs in classroom settings; work in partnership with parents, students, teachers, therapists, paraprofessionals, and administrators in accordance with district, federal, and state regulations. Support Child Find coordination, screening, evaluation services in collaboration with the RFSD ECSE team.

This position will be responsible for managing Special Education student caseloads, providing consultation and coaching to early childhood classroom teachers, working in partnership with early childhood program directors, and related providers. The position will float between programs at Basalt, Crystal River, Riverview, Sopris and Glenwood Springs Elementary Schools as needed.

Receives direct supervision from the Early Childhood Instructional Facilitator.

• Manage evaluations of 3-to-5-year-olds referred for Special Education services; may conduct evaluation process, including reviewing input from parents, therapists, teachers, ECE school nurse, and outside professionals (e.g., hearing/vision) to ensure all developmental areas are assessed.
• Collaborate with the early childhood program director to ensure the program meets the needs of all students.
• Assist in developing children's IEPs including formulating appropriate goals, objectives, strategies, and a transition plan; consult with therapists, other specialists, the children's classroom teacher, and EC Program Director regarding IEP goals and objectives; maintain up-to-date and accurate record keeping; monitor IEP plan and provide ongoing communication to parents, teachers and therapists regarding progress.
• Co-plan and facilitate appropriate transitions into the early childhood environment and when a child is moving on to kindergarten.
• Train, coach, model, and co-teach specialized and differentiation techniques to classroom early childhood teachers in order to assure children's individual needs are addressed so that goals are met.
• As IEP case manager, collaborate with the EC Program Directors, in scheduling annual and triennial staffings and…