Special Education Teacher Cohort (24-25)

Additional opportunities added!

Applications for the Houston, TX cohort are due May 31st!  

We believe special education teachers are invaluable. You have advanced expertise and experience across the range of learning disorders and differences. You know each child individually. You value their gifts and strengths. You work to make those gifts shine. You collaborate. You partner. You are the ultimate specialist.

And we want YOU.

Welcome to the new way of work. The new way to teach, specialize, and love your field. Thrive Therapies Group was founded by teachers and clinicians to serve students with disabilities in our schools. We partner with mission-aligned education organizations to provide highly trained special education teachers and clinicians to do our field’s most important and challenging work.  

Teachers accepted to this cohort will participate in our research-driven professional training program, which includes a 5-day July training and quarterly sessions. Experts from top-ranked institutions and national research organizations will facilitate training and mentorship.  

Applicants accepted into the program will select their teaching placement among our partner schools and organizations (yes, you choose) and have open access to our range of expert mentors and community of practice groups. You are a specialist, and we treat you as such by providing a rich community of like-minded professionals.

Requirements:

- Current, active teacher license in TX, with special education endorsement or certification

- Must be a resident of Houston or able to commute to a school in Houston.

- At least 2 years of experience serving as the case manager for students with disabilities

- Demonstrated track record of supporting students in meeting their IEP goals

- Experience in facilitating individual, small, and large group instruction

- Proven results in investing students in goals, progress monitoring toward those goals, and celebrating successes

- Successful partnership with families and caregivers 

- Articulated strategies for collaboration with general education teachers, related service providers, school staff, and leaders

Employment Structure:

We have long-term direct placement & long and mid-term contracted roles available. 

Our Mission

Thrive is on a mission to revolutionize special education in the United States.  We provide results-driven therapies and related services to children with diverse needs, removing barriers to academic achievement and well-being.  Thrive is steadfast in our commitment to serve traditionally marginalized populations, with a particular focus on the intersectionality of race and disability.  We believe health and well-being are critical in establishing conditions for learning, and schools can’t do this work alone.  We lock arms with mission-centered leaders, schools, and districts to deliver highly effective care and services driven by data and designed to get results in both the treatment and classroom settings.  We’re an education organization with a singular focus - closing the equity gap.

Thrive’s team has garnered numerous national, regional, and local awards, including National Teacher of the Year Finalist, Middle School Teacher of the Year, and Community Advocate of the Year.