Job Title:Special Education Teacher
Pay Range:$50-65/hour
Job Description:Significant Needs Teacher Position Details- Significant Needs (SSN) Teaching Position
- Full-Time, 1.0 FTE
- Starting August 2026 for the entire school year
- School-based position supporting students with emotional, behavioral, and severe needs
About the RoleHello, Special Education Teachers! Ampersand Therapy is hiring a Special Education Teacher to support students in Brighton, CO. In this role, you'll provide individualized academic, behavioral, and social-emotional support to students in a structured educational setting.
You'll help create a safe, supportive classroom environment while partnering with school teams to support student growth and success.
This is a meaningful opportunity to make a direct impact with students who benefit from additional emotional and behavioral support while working alongside a collaborative district team and a supportive, therapist-run company.
What You'll Do- Develop and implement IEPs tailored to student behavioral, emotional, and academic needs
- Provide specialized instruction and behavioral support in an Affective Needs setting
- Create a structured, supportive classroom environment that promotes emotional regulation and learning
- Implement behavior supports and collaborate on intervention strategies
- Collaborate with general education teachers, specialists, school psychologists, social workers, and families
- Monitor student progress and adjust instruction and supports accordingly
- Write progress reports and maintain compliant documentation
- Support students in building coping, self-regulation, communication, and social-emotional skills
What We're Looking For- Valid Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching license with Special Education endorsement
- Experience supporting students with behavioral, emotional, or signifigant needs preferred
- Strong classroom management, de-escalation, collaboration, and relationship-building skills
- School-based experience preferred, but not required
Benefits apply to 0.8 FTE and above after a short waiting period.
Please reach out to
[email protected] if you have any questions!
