School Teacher II

The School Teacher II provides teaching, consultation, and advocacy support services to children in an inpatient setting. The School Teacher II creates, organizes, and provides educational programming to patients. The School Teacher II completes and maintains the Career Advancement Program (CAP), demonstrating both excellence in job performance and on-going contributions in service, education and research, and professional development and leadership.

Additional Information
Department Name: School Specialist
Job Status: Full time, 40 hours per week
Shift: Monday to Friday, 7:20am to 4:00pm.

Duties & Responsibilities

POPULATION SPECIFIC CARE
Pre-Schoolers - >3yrs to 5yrs
School age - >5yrs to 13yrs
Adolescent - >13yrs to 18yrs
Adult - >18yrs to 65yrs

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS
An employee in this position may be called upon to do any or all the following essential functions. These examples do not include all the functions which the employee may be expected to perform.

1. Completes case management activities consistent with department quality assurance and quality improvement standards.
2. Collaborates with the family, physicians, schools and other educational institutions, and other providers to ensure the continuum of care for the child and optimal clinical services. All interactions are non-judgmental and based on mutual respect.
3. Demonstrates leadership and participates in systematic, planned professional development to improve the clinical, educational, research, and advocacy goals of the department and hospital.
4. Provides developmentally appropriate teaching and intervention services consistent with contemporary, evidence-based practice and department quality assurance standards. Teacher incorporates principles of cultural competence and family-centered care into clinical services.

Minimum Qualifications

• Degrees
  • Bachelor's degree in relevant field.
    
• Area of Study
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• Experience
  • Three years pediatric experience in a hospital, rehabilitation, or school setting; experience with educational accommodations for children with a variety of medical needs.
• Preferred Qualifications
  • Special education background and/or lead for multi-tiered system of supports
  • 5 years of teaching experience in public school
  • Experience with CLDE (culturally linguistic diverse education) curriculum Team player, motivated, strong work ethic
  • Specialized in Art/music/PE/technology/dual languages- would be a plus!
• Licenses & Certifications
  • State of Colorado Department of Education Teacher's License.
    

Salary Information
Pay is dependent on applicant's relevant experience.

Annual Salary Range (Based on 40 hours worked per week): $63,317.59 to $94,976.38

Benefits Information
Here, you matter. As a Children's Hospital Colorado team member, you will receive a competitive pay and benefits package designed to take care of your needs that includes base pay, incentives, paid time off, medical/dental/vision insurance, company provided life and disability insurance, paid parental leave, 403b employer match (retirement savings), a robust wellness program, and access to professional development tools, including an education benefit to help you advance your career.

As part of our Total Rewards package, Children's Colorado offers an annual employee bonus program that rewards eligible team members based on organizational performance. If organizational goals are met for the year, the bonus is paid out the following April.

Children's Colorado delivers annual base pay increases to eligible team members based on their performance over the previous year.

EEO Statement
It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, or any other status protected by law or regulation. Be aware that none of the questions are intended to imply illegal preferences or discrimination based on non-job-related information. The position is expected to stay open until the posted close date. Please submit your application as soon as possible as the posting is subject to close at any time once a sufficient pool of qualified applicants is obtained.

Colorado Residents: In any materials you submit, you may redact or remove age-identifying information such as age, date of birth, or dates of attendance at or graduation from an educational institution. You will not be penalized for redacting or removing this information.