Engagement Specialist

Start Date: July 27th for the 2026-2027 School Year

Position Type: Full-time 160 days Grant Funded

Location: Harrison K-8 School

Salary: Pay for this position is determined by the Special Services Salary Schedule and is based on education and experience. Starting salary range is $57827 -$59087

Benefits: Health insurance dental insurance vision insurance life insurance PERA retirement paid time off and other optional benefit elections. Longevity and professional development incentives. Preschool options are available for employees with children. Paid Parental Leave. College reimbursements for staff attending preschool courses.

Purpose of the Job:
This is a four-year grant-funded position thats now entering year three focused on social-emotional support for an identified caseload of students.

Minimum Requirements:

Education: Bachelors Degree required and Masters degree preferred or be working on credentials in social work or counseling.

Experience: 1-3 years preferred

Licenses/Certificates: Colorado Department of Education License in Social Work Psychology Counseling or the ability to apply.

Other Criteria:

• Criminal background check required for hire
• Ability to work cooperatively in a school atmosphere with staff members students and the public.
• Ability to effectively read write speak and listen to comply with directions and instructions to complete tasks and establish priorities.
• Integrity trust and a work ethic that enable work with little supervision.
• Competent understanding of technology to perform the job.
• Must pass pre-employment physical
• Ability to perform light lifting and moving of product (up to 50lbs)
• Implements appropriate physical and technical safeguards to protect the confidentiality integrity and availability of district data
• Maintains good security practices with passwords and accounts for the various district systems and applications.
• Reports actual or suspected breaches in the confidentiality integrity or availability of district data to appropriate district personnel.
• Follows all board policies for acceptable use of district technology.
• Model the Districts Mission and Belief Statements.
• Other duties as assigned

Essential Duties of the Job: (To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily with or without a reasonable accommodation.)

Reporting to the principal the Engagement Specialist supports the effective implementation of tiered trauma-informed services and supports for students identified as at-risk students. This person follows the lead of the engagement specialist lead and helps create adapt and monitor tiered supports within the school and provides technical assistance and best practices to school staff to promote students social-emotional development and well-being using a trauma-informed approach. The Engagement Specialist will work collaboratively with stakeholdersincluding administrators principals counselors teachers parents and community partnersto coordinate tiered supports for students.

Specific duties include the following:

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• Progress-monitor all students identified for EARSS programming using the BIMAS progress-monitoring tool to determine the appropriate tiers of support for each student.
• Deliver direct support and services to students identified for EARSS including small group and individual support.
• Monitor social-emotional and behavioral data for identified students.
• Progress-monitor students social-emotional growth using the BIMAS tool.
• Partner with identified students and their families to collaboratively design tailored supports based on student needs and family context with the Engagement Specialist serving as a liaison.
• Progress-monitor the implementation of SEL strategies within the classrooms.
• Communicate the progress of the EARSS program and provide quarterly data updates to the Building Accountability Committee.

Skills Knowledge Equipment & Other:

Computer hardware and software technology related to assignment; typical office machines such as copiers faxes and phones; Typical classroom equipment including technology tools such as digital projectors calculators smart boards etc.

Educational Support Professionals as assigned

Requirements for Essential Functions of the Job: (The physical demands work environment factors and mental functions that an employee must meet to perform the essential functions of this job successfully. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.)

Physical Demands: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger handle or feel. The employee frequently is required to stand walk talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to sit reach with hands and arms climb or balance stoop kneel crouch or crawl and feel or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds from the floor to waist from waist to overhead from waist to floor and from overhead to floor. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision distance vision depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job the employee must be able to work in a school setting. Travel from site to site may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and outdoor weather. The noise level in the work environment ranges from generally quiet to increased when working events or with equipment occasionally. Must be able to work in person.

Mental Functions: While performing the duties of this job the employee is regularly required to analyze and compute. Frequently required to compare communicate coordinate instruct evaluate use interpersonal skills and compile. Occasionally required to copy synthesize and negotiate.

This description is not intended and should not be construed to be an exhaustive list of all responsibilities skills efforts or working conditions associated with this job. It is intended to accurately reflect the principal job elements essential for making compensation decisions. This job description is subject to change in accordance with the Districts needs.

TO APPLY:

A district application must be completed online at: Timeline for Hiring: Open until filled
Screening of Applications: Friday July 10 2026
Applications must be complete and submitted to be considered

Inquiries may be made to Jamie Davis Director of Human Resources 101 North 14th Street Cañon City CO 81212 .

Nondiscrimination/Equal Opportunity

In compliance with Titles VI; VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 the Americans with Disabilities Act the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act of 2008 and Colorado law School District Fremont RE-1 does not unlawfully discriminate on the basis of race color sex religion national origin ancestry creed age marital status sexual orientation gender expression gender identity pregnancy genetic information disability or need for special education services in admissions access to treatment or employment in educational programs or activities which it operates.

School District Fremont RE-1 has established complaint procedures for students parents employees and members of the public. Complaints may be filed verbally in writing or anonymously. If you wish to file a complaint using the district complaint form please submit it to: Ms. Jamie Davis Director of Human Resources Title IX Section 504 and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator 101 North 14th Street Cañon City Colorado 81212 Telephone: Email:.