Thrive Therapies

Teacher Deaf Hard of Hearing DHH - Chattanooga TN W2 or 1099 option

Chattanooga, TN · Exec · Contract

Sponsorship not specified$58k-$71kDetected 56 days ago

Patient CareLeadershipCommunicationCollaboration

About the role

We work exclusively in K-12 schools - because school is where clinical care becomes transformative.
Roughly half of all children identified with a disability receive their services in schools, not in healthcare settings.
For many of those children, the school-based clinician is the care.

As a Thrive DHH Teacher in the Greater Chattanooga, TN region, you will provide specialized instruction and support to students K-12 who are deaf or hard of hearing within the school setting.
Develop individualized IEP goals targeting spoken language, signed language, listening and spoken language development, literacy, self-advocacy, and use of hearing technology
Deliver direct academic instruction and language development support using the student's primary communication mode (ASL, spoken language, Cued Speech, Total Communication, or simultaneous communication) as appropriate
Maintain accurate, timely service logs and progress notes in compliance with state documentation requirements
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS (All Employees)

Knowledge of IDEA, audiological assessment terminology, and the range of communication approaches used with students who are deaf or hard of hearing
Proficiency in at least one communication mode used with DHH students (ASL, signed English systems, Cued Speech, or spoken language with visual supports)
Malpractice and professional liability insurance - fully covered by Thrive; no personal policy required
Bachelor's or master's degree in Deaf Education, Special Education with a DHH specialization, or Hearing-Related Communication Disorders
State certification or licensure as a Teacher of the Deaf/Hard of Hearing in good standing, or documented initiation of certification transfer prior to start date

we're committed to you from the moment you say yes, and we want you to feel that.
Up to $2,000 -paid after completing your first full school year
Every year you come back, we reward it.
$750 your first year →growing up to $2,000after five years
Your practice is the whole thing.
The more you grow as a clinician, the better the care our kids get.
When you go above and beyond for students, we notice.
1+ years of DHH teaching experience in a school-based setting

$58,000 - $70,900,based on experience
A salary that reflects the expertise you bring.
Your total compensation is built to reflect what this work is worth.
Our 1099 option puts you in control of how you work - with a competitive hourly rate, full professional supports, and your career mobility fully intact.
Compensation is paid over 10 months, aligned to the school-year calendar.
Base Compensation
School-year calendar - school holidays off, amounting to 30+ paid days annually
Paid Summer Intensive - pre-year clinical PD that brings the full Thrive team together annually

HEALTH COVERAGE - AT NO COST TO YOU (W-2 Employees Only)
Medical, dental, and vision insurance - Thrive covers 100% of employee premiums
Choice of HSA-eligible high-deductible plan or traditional PPO; nationwide PPO network
Dependent and family coverage available
supplemental life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and FSA
TIME OFF & SCHEDULE (W-2 Employees Only)

There are organizations that place clinicians in schools.
Thrive is something different.
We are a pediatric healthcare organization built around a singular belief: that school is where clinical care becomes transformative - that a therapy goal in a clinic is a therapy goal, but a therapy goal in a school becomes a friendship on the playground, a kid who feels they belong, a child who gets to participate in the full arc of childhood.
Everything we build - our technology, our workload model, our clinical community - exists to protect that work and the clinicians who deliver it.
Thrive uses a workload model that accounts for the full scope of DHH teaching - assessment, direct instruction, materials adaptation, and consultation - sized to be sustainable for the full school year.
Our AI-powered tools were built by clinicians who were tired of losing evenings to documentation.
They handle evaluation report generation, session notes, paperwork, and progress summaries - and they give our clinicians 10+ hours back every week.
The tools are continuously improved based on clinician feedback.
They belong to you as much as anyone.
You have a community here and are never alone.
You have clinical supervision through a role-alike leader, quarterly professional development, monthly communities of practice, and peers across the organization you can reach every day.

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