Social Emotional Learning Specialist - SELS 2026 2027

SALARY INFORMATION: SEE CERTIFIED SALARY SCHEDULESTANDARD HOURS PER WEEK: 40FTE: 1.0MONTHS PER YEAR: 9JOB CODE: 1700EMPOSITION TYPE: PERMANENT/REGULARLOCATION: THORNTON, COAdams 12 Five Star Schools is deeply committed to a community of excellence, equity, and inclusion in everything we do. We commit to eliminate the predictability of who is included in excellence and who is not. Adams 12 Five Star Schools puts students first and supports our district's mission to elevate student success for every student every day in every classroom. Candidates who can contribute to our goal are encouraged to apply and to identify their strengths in this area.Internal Candidates Only 13.2.5 Voluntary transfers that occur fifteen working days before the start of the school year and until the end of the school year shall happen once the position being vacated has been filled, for a duration of no more than four weeks. This four week time period could be adjusted in consultation with the educator, current and receiving supervisor and with approval from the Chief Human Resources Officer and the Association President.Summary: Social Emotional Learning Specialists accelerate student growth in social-emotional competences and support a positive school climate and culture. The Social Emotional Learning Specialist will collaborate with administration in order to assess, develop and implement school-wide initiatives to address social-emotional wellness. Ongoing collaboration with classroom teachers and all support staff is inherent to this position in an effort to build instructional capacity in the area of social emotional learning among staff. Social Emotional Learning Specialists provide professional learning in evidence-based social emotional practices, facilitate analysis of climate and culture data as well as student social emotional data, and engage in coaching cycles with teachers.Essential Duties And ResponsibilitiesCollaborate with current administration, mental health providers, counselors, and teachers to support schools in social emotional learning framework implementation and address social emotional wellnessBuild and participate in the implementation of a continuum of social/emotional services to support all students within a school, including direct support of student interventionLead the planning and delivery of a guaranteed and viable SEL competency instruction in the buildingProvide side-by-side coaching to teachers and staff - especially new teachers - to create safe, inclusive and respectful classrooms with diverse populations of studentsReviews school-wide data and assessment data to assist buildings in designing school-wide interventions and support SEL competenciesProvide professional learning or content for adult learnersDemonstrate and maintain productive and positive interpersonal skills.Promote professional conversation and reflective thinking to impact teacher effectivenessApply facilitation skills, knowledge and experience to support adult learners' developmentUse evidence-based and technically-sound practices to drive planning, decision-making and instructionAttend ongoing professional development to increase knowledge on how to support systems and resilience in staff and the school communityEngage in continuous learning with evidence-based best practices in social emotional learning; build capacity to train schools in those practicesOther duties as assignedEducation And Related Work ExperienceMaster's degree in Counseling, Social Work, Psychology or Education preferredThree to five (3-5) years of experience working in education preferredEffective communication and collaboration skillsKnowledge and experience in planning and leading effective adult learningAbility to structure own time and manage multiple perspectivesExperience in leadership, understanding of system implementation and change managementTraining in trauma-informed practices and/or restorative practices and experience teaching a social emotional curriculum to studentsLicenses, Registrations Or CertificationsCriminal background check required for hireMust possess, or be able to obtain a valid Colorado Educator License from the Colorado Department of Education (CDE) within 30 days of hire.Must possess the required license and endorsement.Salary Information (for External Candidates)Salary placement on our Certified Salary schedule is dependent on the employees' education and/or work experienceCertified/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. Benefits InformationAdams 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.Rev 8/25