Substitute Teacher; Part-Time​/Temporary at Mount View YSC in Lakewood

This is a temporary and part-time position.

Applications will be considered from residents and non-residents of Colorado.

Please note:

This recruitment may be used to fill multiple vacancies at the locations below.

Division of Youth Services - Mount View Youth Services Center

The Division of Youth Services (DYS) provides a continuum of residential and non-residential services that encompass juvenile detention, commitment, and parole. DYS is the agency statutorily mandated to provide for the care and supervision of youth committed by the District Court to the custody of the Colorado Department of Human Services. The Division operates fifteen secure facilities that serve youth between the ages of 10 and 21, who are pre-adjudicated, sentenced, or committed.

The Division also contracts with numerous private residential and non-residential service providers throughout the State. For pre-adjudicated youth, the Division is also responsible for the management and oversight of Colorado Youth Detention Continuum, a State-funded, locally administered program that provides services to youth at risk of further progressing into the juvenile justice system. In addition to residential programming, the Division administers juvenile parole services throughout the State.

Works with State Teacher I’s and the Principal to determine what classrooms need additional support based on specific lesson plans. This includes covering classes/substituting when needed, and sitting with students to help with guided class work or computer based work, to include supporting students in special education in a paraprofessional role as needed. Informing the principal of testing commitments. All duties include knowing and implementing safety procedures and policies in a safe trauma informed setting.

Maintain a secure test environment and proctor MAP test, state mandated tests, and GED tests for identified students. Create and maintain a testing schedule that is communicated to all parties. Take and monitor tests, testing information, and results. Download reports from tests and various databases to include in assessment reports, for MDT and IEP meetings, and as requested by the school principal.

Enter testing data into spreadsheets, forms, and tools to be used by multiple stakeholders in a timely manner. Works with teachers and staff to create a safe testing environment, assists with giving tests orally as needed, follows up on monthly, quarterly, and annual educational data collection required. Collects information for MTSS, MDT, and other meetings to include treatment teams. Assists in treatment team data and information sharing.

Updates and sends monthly data sheets and MTSS information to principal and DYS Education Director via email attachments. Monitors attendance and grades to report to principal and DYS education director monthly or as asked. Maintaining organized spreadsheets and documentation and other duties as assigned.

• Classroom supervision in absence of teacher
• Troubleshoot issues with MAP test
• Determine when MTSS data is needed for reports
• Determine what information reports are requesting
• Determine the level of support students may need
• Informing the principal of testing commitments

Applicants must meet minimum qualifications listed below to continue in the selection process for this position. Work experience must be specifically documented on your application.

• Associate's degree from an accredited institution in a field of study related to the work assignment.

• Two years of study at an accredited institution (equivalent to 48 semester hours) will substitute for the degree requirement.
• Tutoring knowledge of and ability to assist in instructing reading, writing, and mathematics through a formal state or local academic assessment (e.g., ACT Work Keys) will substitute for the degree requirement, but a high school diploma or General Education Diploma (GED) is required if using this substitution.

• Bilingual

• Be a minimum of 21 years of age, with no felony convictions or history of…