CDOC State Teacher I: Academic​/Cognitive (Sterling

Job Title

High School Equivalency (HSE) Instruction

The position provides High School Equivalency (HSE) Instruction within an adult educational correctional system/facility by delivering instruction, training and assessments. Instruction is in accordance with the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) approved Certificate of Accomplishment Curriculum for appropriate Adult Basic Education levels. This position will also provide oversight of the Cognitive Education Program. Job duties include:

• Teaches and mentors inmate students individually or in large and small group classrooms promoting occupational, academic and transitional performance skills;
• Determines educational needs of inmate students to develop short and long term goals;
• Plans course content and develops methods of instruction;
• Develops and implements competency-based teaching aids such as instructional software, multimedia visual aids, or study materials;
• Provides hands-on training to teach and demonstrate skills, techniques, methods and procedures;
• Selects and administers appropriate oral, written and/or performance assessments to inmate students in order to measures progress, course completion requirements, and to evaluate training/testing effectiveness;
• Prepares reports and maintains records such as inmate student grades, attendance rosters, and training activity details;
• Observes and evaluates inmate students' work to determine progress, provide feedback, and make suggestions for improvement;
• Justifies accuracy and usage of budget requests;
• Participates in conferences, seminars, and training sessions to keep abreast of developments in the field, and integrates relevant information into training programs;
• Commitment to teamwork and collaboration with fellow teachers in a cooperative effort to promote mutual and continued guidance and improvements;
• Actively contributes to the safety and security of the facility through effective inmate management and promoting conflict resolution and solutions;
• Encourages and promotes critical thinking, self discipline and self motivation for the inmate student population in order to provide the skills necessary to reintegrate into society;
• Other duties as assigned.

Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in an education related field. Must possess at least one of the following credentials:

• Colorado Initial or Professional Teacher License*
• Adult Basic Education Authorization (ABE)
• Colorado Interim Authorization (out of state applicants may be eligible)

Out of State Applicants

Minimum Qualifications:

• Graduation from an accredited college or university with a Bachelor's Degree in an education related field.
• Must possess the appropriate educator license for your state*

* A copy of your license MUST be scanned and uploaded to this application at the time your application is submitted.

There is no substitution for the required education. It is imperative that all credentials for this position are valid at the time of application and maintained throughout employment.

A copy of your college transcripts noting type of degree and date conferred MUST be scanned and uploaded to this application at the time your application is submitted in order to receive college course work credit if you wish to use your credit in order to be considered for this position. Transcripts must include the institution name, your name, degree, date conferred, and must be in pdf or jpg format.

Experience MUST be described in detail on your application to receive credit.

After submitting an application, you should receive an email acknowledging your submission. If you do not get the email, please check to ensure you have actually submitted the application and typed the correct email address on the application.

Include a working email address on your application; one that is checked daily as time sensitive correspondence WILL take place via email. You may receive email notifications from a Colorado Dept. of Corrections employee or from this email address:  . It is your responsibility to ensure that your email will accept these notices and/or review your junk mail and spam filtered email;

if you do not receive correspondence soon after the closing date or if you have questions about this job announcement, please contact Kayla Bartlett: