Teacher, Multi-Intensive Long Term Substitute

Job Description

Applications will be received until September 19, 2025
. If the position is not filled by then, we may consider applications submitted after the deadline. Interested applicants must apply online by visiting the Denver Public Schools job board k12.org.

A Long‑Term Substitute is responsible for teaching an appropriate grade‑level standard‑based curriculum to students, following school/district approved curriculum while the classroom teacher is absent for an extended period of time.

• An inclusive culture that values equity, accountability, integrity, collaboration, and fun, with a shared vision that Every Learner Thrives.
• Salary: $30.765 per hour.
• Competitive compensation and total rewards including time off, health and wellness benefits, and PERA retirement.

• Counsel students to encourage and support achievement.
• Monitors, supervises, coordinates, and enforces rules of conduct and behavior of assigned students and reinforces positive behaviors in accordance with school and District policy.
• Observes, evaluates, reports, and records students' performance, behavior, social development, and physical health.
• Prepares educational course outlines, objectives, and materials according to curriculum guidelines or state and local requirements.
• Establishes and communicates clear objectives for lessons, units, and projects to students.
• Presents subject matter to students, using various teaching methods and technology, adjusting teaching style to meet student learning styles.
• Instructs students individually and in groups using various teaching methods (e.g., lectures, technology, discussions).
• Prepares, administers, assigns, and grades tests and assignments to evaluate student progress, reporting grades using District software.
• Prepares student, attendance, and activity reports as required by administrators.
• Communicates with parents or guardians, teachers, counselors, and administrators to resolve students' behavioral and academic problems and coordinates instructional efforts.

• Hold a Bachelor’s Degree in Education or a related field.
• Have a valid Colorado Department of Education (CDE) teaching license.  for additional information regarding specific requirements and qualifications for the various subject areas (DPS accepts a CDE Application Receipt for 90 days).
• Commit to racial and educational excellence and work to dismantle systems of oppression and inequity in our community, supporting all students so they feel seen, heard, and have 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.

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 .