Mission DSST Public Schools transforms urban public education by eliminating educational inequity and preparing all students for success in college and the 21st century.
DSST Working Definition of Educational Equity: Ensuring that outcomes of DSST students are high-achieving and do not correlate with any predictable social or cultural factors. This is achieved through interrupting inequitable practices, examining biases and other root causes of inequities, and actively valuing diversity and inclusion.
Description ABOUT US DSST Public Schools (DSST) operates a network of tuition-free, open-enrollment public STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) charter schools in Denver and Aurora, Colorado. Our 16 schools across 8 campuses serve over 7,200 students with more than 89% of our students identifying as people of color and 73% qualifying for free or reduced lunch.
We’re proud to be considered the top public school option locally and among the leading open enrollment STEM schools in the US. In order to accomplish our mission of eliminating educational inequity and preparing all students for success and college in the 21st century, we are always seeking to hire transformational talent to join our team.
We want to connect with YOU! Apply today or contact us directly at humancapital@scienceandtech.org
WHO WE HIRE We are excited to speak with new graduates, career changers, and experienced educators who are passionate about justice work in education. You do not need a teaching license to join us! With almost 1,000 positions in our network, we help people find their just right role while making an impact. View our roles here!
WHY WE LOVE WORKING AT DSST PUBLIC SCHOOLS 100% of our graduates have been accepted into college or post-secondary option since our inception with our graduates earning an average of 7 college admittances each. Read more about our impact here. Our 6 Core Values are central to our program and to our results. Hear from some of our Core Values Award winners here! As an anti-racist organization, we have a deep commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) practices, as we work to become an organization more representative of our students and families. Our coaching model which includes weekly data driven coaching, grade & content teams at schools, and cross network content collaboration groups with dedicated development & support time. And more! We encourage you to visit our website to learn more about why we’ve been selected as the 2018 Broad Prize Winner and are consistently rated as a Denver Post “Top Place to Work”.
Third Way Center provides traumatized teens with truth in the form of accurate assessment and diagnosis, as well as hope through individual, family and group therapy, education, vocational training, parenting skills training, after care and emancipation programs, and more.
At Third Way Center, teens receive round the clock mental health treatment in a residential setting where they are given the stability and attention they need from our experienced staff. We have 120 full time staff and 40 part-time staff including state-licensed Master Level Therapists, Mental Health Counselors, and more than 25 educational staff. Combined, our five licensed Residential Child Care Facilities (RCCFs/QRTP & PRTF) are capable of serving up to 119 teens and 12 babies at one time. The average length of stay for teens at Third Way Center is approximately 7.5 months.
DSST Public Schools has an employee rating of 4.2 out of 5 stars, based on 332 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have an excellent working experience there. The DSST Public Schools employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Education industry (3.7 stars).
Overall, 86% of employees would recommend working at DSST Public Schools to a friend. This is based on 332 anonymously submitted reviews on Glassdoor.
56% of job seekers rate their interview experience at DSST Public Schools as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 3.1 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at DSST Public Schools.