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Position: Special Education Teacher (Generalist), Orton Academy - Charter School
Orton Academy is a tuition free public charter school for 2nd-8th grade located in central Colorado Springs, within the D11 boundary.
Orton Academy cultivates an inclusive environment where learning is accessible to students with a dyslexia profile and reading and written language difficulties. The school grounds itself in the vision that every child in Colorado Springs can reach their fullest potential. By removing reading barriers and providing dyslexia appropriate core instruction and dyslexia therapy firmly rooted in the Science of Reading, Orton Academy allows students to not only increase their access to reading, but to also increase their access to a more fulfilling life experience.
Position Summary: Orton Academy’s special education teacher will work in a team environment in partnership with general and special education teachers, paraprofessionals, and administrators in all school settings. This is an instructional position that designs and implements learning experiences for students utilizing data-informed practices and a variety of research-based instructional techniques. As a part of the instructional team, the special educator participates in a community of professional learning to develop and refine knowledge and skills necessary for providing students with dyslexia and related comorbidities the tools and abilities for academic, social/emotional, and civic success. The special educator maintains excellent communication practices with administration, special service providers, staff, students, and parents/guardians.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities: The following statements of essential functions and responsibilities are intended to describe the general nature and level of work being performed by individuals assigned to this position. These statements are not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties and responsibilities required of all personnel within this position. Actual duties and responsibilities may vary depending on specific assignment and other factors.
Physical Demands
The work is mostly walking and standing with periods of sitting. Typical positions require workers to lift and carry up to 30 pounds; climb stairs; bend and crouch; reach, hold, grasp and turn objects; use fingers to operate computer or typewriter keyboards; demonstrate an athletic activity or physical exercise; and feel the shape, size, and temperature of objects; and physically restrain students. The work requires the ability to speak normally, to use normal or aided vision and hearing, and to detect odors.
Supervision & Technical Responsibilities: This position may oversee one or more paraprofessionals.
Budget Responsibility: This position does not have any direct budget responsibility.
Qualifications: The requirements listed below are representative of the education, experience, knowledge, skills, and/or abilities required for this position:
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