Temporary K-4 Special Education Teacher

Temporary K-4 Special Education Teacher Denver Language School (DLS) is a public, tuition-free language immersion charter school located in East Denver. DLS provides an innovative academic program to reach the highest levels of student achievement through comprehensive language immersion education in Spanish and Mandarin Chinese. DLS offers traditional learning activities in the target language, making the language both the medium and the object of instruction. Overview of position: The K-4 Special Education Teacher serves a dual role supporting students with disabilities and providing targeted behavioral and social-emotional interventions for early elementary students. This position is responsible for ensuring compliance with all district and state special education requirements while delivering high-quality, individualized instruction aligned to student IEP goals. This teacher will deliver IEP service minutes through both push-in and pull-out services, design individualized instructional plans, and implement targeted academic and behavioral interventions. A significant portion of the role includes supporting K-1 students in developing self-regulation, social-emotional skills, and school-readiness behaviors to ensure successful access to the general education classroom. The successful candidate must be highly organized, knowledgeable in special education compliance, skilled in behavioral interventions, and able to collaborate effectively with families, teachers, and multidisciplinary teams. This is a long-term temporary position that will be open from September 2026 - January 2026. The anticipated start date for this position is as soon as possible. The selected candidate will report to the Head of Special Education.

Denver Language School is committed to providing an environment that is free from discrimination and harassment based on race, age, creed, color, religion, national origin or ancestry, sex, gender, disability, veteran status, genetic information, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, or pregnancy and will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. Denver Language School is an equal opportunity/equal access/affirmative action employer fully committed to achieving a diverse workforce and complies with all Federal and Colorado State laws, regulations, and executive orders regarding non-discrimination and affirmative action.