Special Education Teacher

About Us

Global Village Academy is an innovative charter school where students learn core academic content through language immersion. Language offerings vary by campus: our North – Thornton campus offers Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and Russian, while our Aurora and Douglas County campuses offer Spanish, Mandarin Chinese, and French. GVA is truly a global village. Our immersion teachers come from all over the world, each bringing their unique culture and language into the classroom.

United by a common core, students are challenged to become world‑class thinkers, capable of engaging ideas using multiple languages and cross‑cultural perspectives, through an internationally benchmarked curriculum spanning each language village.

Global Village Academy North – Thornton, CO

Full Time – Exempt

$65,000 – $88,020

The general purpose of the Special Education Teacher is to provide support to the instructional process by serving as a teacher with specific responsibility for developing special education students’ success in academics, interpersonal skills and activities of daily living; supervising students within the classroom and other assigned areas; developing lesson plans and delivering group and individual student instruction within established curriculum guidelines;

collaborating with other teachers, other professional staff, and administrators in addressing instructional and/or classroom issues; and responding to a wide range of inquiries from students’ parents or guardians regarding instructional program and student progress.

• Assess students’ skills to determine their needs and to develop teaching plans
• Adapt lessons to meet the needs of students
• Develop Individualized Education Programs (IEPs) for each student
• Plan, organize, and assign activities that are specific to each student’s abilities
• Teach and mentor students as a class, in small groups, and one‑on‑one
• Implement IEPs, assess students’ performance, and track their progress
• Update IEPs throughout the school year to reflect students’ progress and goals
• Discuss students’ progress with parents, teachers, counselors, and administrators
• Supervise and mentor teacher assistants who work with students with disabilities
• Prepare and help students transition from grade to grade and after graduation
• Support the school’s mission and curriculum
• Other duties as assigned by the Principal
• Reinforce school‑wide rules and expectations in the classroom
• Communicate effectively and maintain strong relationships with students, families, teachers and colleagues
• Assist in the design and implementation of research‑based curriculum
• Maintain the school culture of high academic and behavioral expectations through continuous reflection

• Must possess a bachelor’s degree from an accredited college or university
• Must possess a CO Special Education Teacher License
• All core content teachers must be highly qualified in the applicable field or grade level

• One year of working with students in a school setting is strongly preferred
• Must be able to demonstrate subject‑matter competency
• Familiarity with IEP process
• Experienced classroom teacher with demonstrated, quantifiable and objective student performance gains that surpass state or local averages
• Ability to work with a variety of learning abilities, including those with low skill level in a heterogeneously grouped classroom setting
• Ability to prioritize and achieve federal, state, district, and school deadlines
• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team, especially with parents and community members
• Flexibility and initiative necessary to contribute to a start‑up organization
• Analytical problem‑solver
• Basic understanding of data analysis
• Professional demeanor

• Communication skills – special education teachers discuss students’ needs and performances with general education teachers, parents, and administrators, and explain difficult concepts in terms that students with learning disabilities can understand
• Critical‑thinking skills – assess student progress and adapt lessons to help them learn
• Interpersonal skills – build positive working…