** This is an ongoing hiring need for the 2025/2026 school year and this general pool will remain open until all positions are filled. **

About this job:

Itinerant Special Education (SPED) Float Teachers work with students with disabilities. They adapt general education lessons and teach various subjects to students with mild to moderate disabilities. They also teach basic skills to students with severe disabilities. This position requires an ability and willingness to work flexible hours between 7:00am and 5:00pm and as a float teacher this position requires frequent travel throughout the district.

What DPS Offers You:

A Culture that values Equity, Accountability, Integrity, Collaboration and Fun with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives. Competitive Teacher Compensation and Procomp Incentive plan, click here for the DCTA Teacher and SSP Salary Schedule. Click here for more information on compensation for these roles. Please note: You must submit all relevant documentation via onboarding before the deadline (15 days after receiving your offer letter) for salary setting purposes. In addition to competitive compensation, DPS has other Total Reward offerings such as; time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA Retirement. What You'll Do: Provide education services to students in alternative locations (including home or community-based settings) Services to be provided only on student contact days (no weekends, no holidays, no planning days) Serve as a liaison between the student, their family, school of record and central office Design lesson plans that are in alignment with district standards Address core curriculum while collaborating with the teachers of record at student's home school. (Elective classes are not addressed through Alternative Placement Services (APS) Track student attendance. Maintain accurate records of the work covered with the student as well as the time spent on each subject Assign an appropriate amount of homework so that the student will log enough hours to earn credit for the class at the end of each grading period. Return all completed homework to the teacher(s) of record at student's home school. Grade all completed work, assign a grade at the end of each grading period Address behavioral concerns at the APS session and report issues that violate the District's Code of Conduct Follow all district policies and procedures including the district's Child Abuse and Neglect Protocol Communicate regularly with the Alternative Placement Services (APS) Coordinator. May participate in extra-duty activities as outlined in the teachers' collective bargaining agreement (this is for coaching, tutoring, or summer programs, etc. for Dept. of Labor laws). What You'll Need: Bachelor's degree in Special Education is required; Master's degree is preferred Have a valid Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching license. Click here for additional information regarding specific requirements and qualifications for the various subject areas (DPS does accept a CDE Application Receipt for 90 days.) Experience working with young special needs students and their parents preferred. Experience working with young special needs children who represent the diversity of the District school community is preferred. Ability to be adaptable and flexible within various job duties and assignments Ability and willingness to work flexible hours between 7:00am and 7:00pm is required Position requires frequent travel throughout the district Lead for racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, along with believing in and supporting all students so they feel seen and heard with access to high quality education. Live and work with a permanent home address in Colorado while working with us. Have the ability with or without accommodations to meet the physical demands of the position.

Denver Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy, gender expression, and sexual orientation), parental status, national origin, age, disability, genetic information (including family medical history), political affiliation, military service, or any other status protected by law or regulations. It is our intention that all qualified applicants be given equal opportunity and that selection decisions be based on job-related factors.

Students First. Integrity. Equity. Collaboration. Accountability. Fun

About Us

Denver Public Schools is committed to meeting the educational needs of every student with great schools in every neighborhood. Our goal is to provide every child in Denver with rigorous, enriching educational opportunities from preschool through high school graduation. DPS is comprised of nearly 200 schools including traditional, magnet, charter and alternative pathways schools, with an enrollment of more than 90,000 students.

DPS has become the fastest-growing school district in the country in terms of enrollment and the fastest-growing large school district in the state in terms of student academic growth. Learn more at dpsk12.org.