2026-27 Integrated Services Center-Based Floating Support-Fossil Ridge High School

Position Overview

This position is for the 2026‑27 school year at Fossil Ridge High School.

Pay Range: $21.24–$23.79 per hour, based on qualifications and experience. These rates are based on the 2025‑26 school year rates and will be updated when approved during the negotiations process for the 2026‑27 school year.

Hours per day: 7. Work calendar days: 180. Position:
Ongoing.

Health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, PERA retirement, paid time off, short and long‑term disability, employee walk‑in clinic access, and other optional benefit elections.

Responsible for providing center‑based level substitute coverage for licensed and classified positions. May include stepping in as an Integrated Services/Special Education paraprofessional or licensed teacher in the absence of the teacher or paraprofessional, providing instructional and physical support for students with significant support needs so they may fully participate in class activities. Instruct students, facilitate learning, and provide general assistance and support to center‑based programs as directed by building administrators as needed for student supervision and instructional needs.

• Provide substitute coverage for center‑based programs, deliver instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans, and use materials provided to attain lesson goals. Create a classroom environment conducive to learning.
• Provide building‑level substitute coverage for Integrated Services/Special Education teachers and paraprofessional positions. Implement instruction and reinforce learning skills in individuals or small groups, adapt curriculum to individual student needs, monitor and enforce acceptable social and physical behavior, and implement daily and long‑range lessons and activities to meet Individual Education Plans (IEP), behavior plans, and/or health care plans.
• Assist students with personal care, social skills, and/or self‑awareness in getting to and from restrooms, lunchrooms, etc.; assist with personal health and hygiene, including spoon feeding, tube feeding, toileting, catheterization, and diapering; lift, transfer, or push students in wheelchairs; use alternative language techniques such as sign language or voice‑activated computer systems and adapt classroom materials for students with hearing or vision disabilities as needed.
• Maintain established routine of the school and classroom procedures, keep a safe and orderly environment, and take all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students, equipment, materials, and facilities. Maintain reasonable rules of conduct that encourage self‑discipline and responsibility.
• Monitor students in classroom and during breaks, lunch, recess, timeouts, field trips, on and off the bus, etc., and reinforce school‑wide discipline procedures.
• Collaborate with teachers and support staff ahead of time for planned absences and coverage needs. Plan as necessary with staff members to provide coverage within the program. Communicate regularly with school administrators on building coverage needs.
• Assist staff members and/or administrators with special projects.
• Attend appropriate in‑services, building meetings, trainings, IEP meetings, parent conferences, and/or school functions.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

• Bachelor’s degree in education, teaching, or related field strongly preferred.
• One to two years of related experience.
• Experience working with special‑needs students preferred.
• Equivalent combination of education and experience acceptable.
• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Colorado Department of Education Substitute Authorization required.
• Colorado Department of Education teaching licenses or Special Services Provider License preferred.
• Crisis Prevention Institute (CPI) certification required within 1 month of hire.