Teacher Deaf Hard of Hearing DHH - Chattanooga TN - $10K Bonus

Thrive Therapies Group is a pediatric healthcare organization that delivers care exclusively in schools because school is where clinical care becomes transformative for kids with disabilities. Where therapy turns into learning, friendships, and belonging. Built by providers, for providers.

We have immediate openings in the greater chattanooga, tn area starting july 27, 2026 continuing into the 26-27 school year.

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Position Summary

As a Teacher of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing you provide direct instruction and specialized support to students K-12 with hearing loss across the full communication spectrum. You assess communication and academic needs, develop and implement IEPs, adapt curriculum for auditory access, and collaborate with families, audiologists, SLPs, and general educators to ensure every student with hearing loss has full educational access.

• Key Responsibilities
• Conduct or contribute to educational assessments of students with hearing loss: communication skills, language development, auditory functioning, academic performance, and social-emotional development
• Develop and implement IEPs with measurable goals addressing language development, literacy, auditory skill building, academic access, self-advocacy, and social communication
• Provide direct instruction using students preferred communication modality: ASL, spoken English, Sim-Com,
• Cued Speech, or augmentative approaches
• Manage and support hearing assistive technology: hearing aids, cochlear implant integration, FM and DM system setup, and sound-field amplification
• Collaborate with audiologists on audiological findings, technology recommendations, and hearing health monitoring
• Partner with ASL interpreters, educational transliterators, and note-takers to ensure communication access
• Consult with general education teachers on classroom accommodations: preferential seating, captioning, visual alerting systems, and acoustic modifications
• Facilitate IEP meetings and provide family support and parent education on hearing loss and technology management

• Required Qualifications Bachelor's degree in Special Education Hearing Impairment or Deaf Education, or related field. Master's preferred. Valid Tennessee teaching license with Endorsement Code 063 Deaf and Hard of Hearing K-12, or eligibility to obtain
• Knowledge of audiological terminology, hearing assistive technology, and educational implications of hearing loss
• Experience working with students across a range of hearing loss levels and communication modalities
• Knowledge of Deaf culture and community-centered approaches to Deaf education
• Clear background check and immunization clearance per district requirements

Preferred Qualifications

2 or more years of school-based DHH teaching experience. New graduates welcome.

Bilingual ASL and English fluency highly valued. Other bilingual capabilities a meaningful plus.

\n $59,500 - $80,240 a year Full Time W-2 with a competitive salary

• $59,500 to $80,240 per year and a $10k signing bonus
• Compensation and Benefits
• Full time W-2 employment with full benefits from day one
• Comprehensive health insurance: medical, dental, and vision
• 401(k) with company match
• 10 days PTO plus paid sick leave
• Professional development stipend: $1,200 annually
• $10,000 sign-on bonus paid at 90 days
• $1,000 semester retention bonus per semester completed
• Tennessee teaching license dues and endorsement fees fully reimbursed
• Malpractice and professional liability coverage provided by Thrive
• No non-compete clause

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Why thrive

100% of our clinicians chose to return for the 26-27 school year. That does not happen by accident.

Our founder was once one of those kids whose needs went unidentified until third grade. School-based clinicians changed her life. She built Thrive to bring that care forward.