Substitute Teacher

Job Summary and Purpose

At Tennyson Center for Children, our core values guide everything we do. We are Joyful
, finding optimism and strength even in challenges;
Curious
, always learning and innovating to provide the best care;
Dependable
, building trust through reliability;
Authentic
, celebrating uniqueness and creating safe, inclusive spaces; and Compassionate
, deeply caring for our teammates, our clients, and the community we serve. If these values resonate with you, we’d love to have you join our team and help us make a lasting impact on the lives of children across Colorado!

Responsible for providing educational, behavioral, and structural support in the classroom in the instance of a teacher's absence. Substitute teachers are responsible for practices and behaviors which demonstrate necessary teaching competencies, effective classroom management, positive personal qualities, and other instructional matters. The role of the Substitute teacher is to ensure that all students have continual and equal instructional opportunities and to provide a clean, safe, and therapeutic learning environment.

• Serve as a substitute teacher, as assigned, for planned and unplanned teacher absences
• Provide educational, behavioral, and structural support in TCC’s classrooms
• Implement treatment plans and/or IEP’s as directed by the therapist, social worker, and teacher
• Meet with classroom teachers monthly to develop, update, and maintain cohesive substitute lesson plans
• Serve as a classroom substitute teacher for the 8‑week summer program
• Provide supervision, leadership, and mentoring to build successful working relationships with classroom staff
• Maintain a current knowledge of special education best practices and effective teaching practices
• Must maintain an active Colorado of Education professional teaching license
• Must maintain a current and unexpired professional license
• Demonstrates a commitment to diversity and inclusion in all personnel related matters

• Must be able to perform physical restraints or containments with an aggressive, physically acting‑out child

• In person on campus work/school and treatment environment

• BA degree in Education and/or Human Service field
• Must have a valid Colorado Substitute Teaching License
• Experience in an educational setting with children who have experienced complex trauma
• K-12 teaching experience preferred
• Maintains professional licensure and valid CO driver license
• All positions require a pre‑employment drug test, FBI fingerprint check, CBI criminal records check, child abuse registry check, motor vehicle record check, academic record verification, and reference checks

• Medical, Dental, & Vision Insurance options
• Generous Paid Time Off
• 13 paid holidays
• Paid Mental Health days to regroup & recharge
• Retirement Plan with a match up to 4% of your annual salary
• Pet, Legal & Identity Theft insurance options
• HSA & FSA options
• Accident, Critical Illness, Disability & Hospital Indemnity insurance options
• Company paid Life Insurance & AD&D with options to purchase additional coverage
• Employee Assistance Program
• Employee Referral Bonus
• Professional Development Assistance
• Some positions may qualify for the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program. For more information, go to https://(Use the "Apply for this Job" box below).-programs

Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Must demonstrate eligibility to work in the United States in compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify and eligibility to work in the United States and to complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire. Tennyson Center for Children currently does not sponsor work visas. Tennyson Center is an equal opportunity and affirmative action employer;

we are committed to creating an inclusive environment for all employees. We seek applicants of diverse backgrounds and prohibit discrimination based on race, religion, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, age, national origin, disability, military status, conditions relating to pregnancy or childbearing, and/or any other status protected by federal, state, or local laws.