Teacher - Firefighting

Salary Information

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STANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40

FTE: 1.0

MONTHS PER YEAR: 9

JOB CODE: 241102

POSITION TYPE: REPLACEMENT PERMANENT/REGULAR

LOCATION:

THORNTON, CO.

Students will learn hands‑on, practical skills in firefighter safety, fire behavior, building construction, personal protective equipment, fire streams, fire control, fire detection, alarm and suppression systems, loss control, and communications. Students will be exposed to authentic experiences with local fire departments and an onsite fire apparatus. A teacher will perform effective teaching methods to ensure student success and promote an exemplary educational program which fosters achievement for all students.

• Plan, prepare and deliver instructional activities
• Create a positive educational climate for students to learn in.
• Meet course and school‑wide student performance goals.
• Participate in ongoing training sessions.
• Create lesson plans and modify them accordingly throughout the year.
• Grade papers and perform other administrative duties as needed.
• Read and stay abreast of current topics in education.
• Utilize various curriculum resources and technologies to enhance student learning.
• Integrate competencies, goals, and objectives into lesson plans.
• Utilize District curricula that reflect the diverse educational, cultural, and linguistic backgrounds of the students served.
• Establish and communicate clear objectives for all learning activities. Prepare and distribute parent communications.
• Observe and evaluate a student's performance.
• Manage student behavior in the classroom creating appropriate behavior strategies.

• Associates Degree in a related field plus Industry certifications plus 5 years related fire experience required. Or
• A combination of industry certifications and training experience such as FFII, FOI, Instructor I, National Fire Academy Courses, etc. +5 or more years of fire experience.
• Must possess or be able to obtain a Secondary and Post‑Secondary CTE (Career and Technical Education) credential in CTE Fire Science (7–12).
• Must be a minimum of 21 years old.

• Criminal background check required for hire.
• Must possess, or be able to obtain from, or be in process with, the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) for a valid Colorado Educator License within 30 days of hire.
• Must have or be able to obtain a CTE Credential in Secondary CTE Health Sciences and Public Safety.
• Must possess the required license and endorsement. If highly qualified by content test or semester hours, with no endorsement: applicant must possess a Colorado educator license with a passing score on a CDE approved content test or 24 semester hours in specific core content classes as determined by Human Resources.

Preference given to candidates with ELL Training and/or an ESL or (LDE) Linguistically Diverse Education Endorsement.

All salary placement on our Certified Salary schedule is dependent on the employees' education and/or work experience. Certified/licensed employees will be granted one (1) year for each full year of contractual and/or work experience up to a maximum of ten (10) years, which includes in‑district and out‑of‑district contractual teaching and/or work experience. Responsibility for verification of outside experience shall rest with the individual employee.

For further explanation of salary placement please refer to our Certified Master Agreement that can be found on our district website.

Adams 12 Five Star Schools is committed to providing an environment that promotes a healthy employee population able to serve our students at the highest level. We offer a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision and life insurance as well as other programs for benefit eligible employees. The employee assistance program, voluntary life insurance through PERA, and 401(k), 403(b) & 457(b) plans are available to all employees regardless of hours worked and are available immediately (upon hire date).

To learn more about our benefits including paid time off, please see our Benefits Overview.

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