Bridges Teacher
About The Position
The Bridges Teacher is a full-time, salaried position responsible for leading a preschool classroom within the Bridges School at The Therapy Place. This role is central to delivering high-quality instruction while integrating therapy, behavioral, and developmental supports into each part of the school day. Teachers design and implement daily classroom activities, assess student progress, and create individualized academic and behavioral goals using a data-informed approach. You will work closely with aides, therapists, and families to ensure consistency across all areas of a child’s development, including communication, social skills, and daily living skills. This position offers a consistent weekday schedule (7:45 AM – 3:45 PM), providing strong work-life balance compared to many education and childcare settings. In addition to a stable, salaried role, employees receive a comprehensive benefits package, including partially company-paid medical insurance, and fully employer-paid dental, vision, short-term disability, long-term disability, and life insurance. The role also includes paid time off and a retirement plan with a company match of 50% of employee contributions up to 5%. You’ll work within a highly collaborative, team-based model where therapists and educators partner closely, giving you daily support and shared responsibility for student outcomes. Teachers are supported by engaged leadership and have opportunities to build specialized experience, develop leadership skills through supervising aides and interns, and contribute meaningfully to a growing program.
Requirements
- South Carolina teaching certificate (required)
- Experience in special education or working with children with diverse developmental needs
- Strong classroom management and organizational skills
- Ability to collaborate effectively with a multidisciplinary team
- Excellent communication skills with families and staff
- Comfortable in a hands-on, active classroom environment
- Passion for supporting children’s academic, social, and functional growth
Responsibilities
- Plan and lead daily classroom instruction, including circle time, centers, and transitions
- Develop and implement curriculum aligned with students’ academic, behavioral, and developmental needs
- Create structured daily schedules and guide aides and interns in supporting instruction
- Assess student progress using formal and informal methods and use data to set academic and behavioral goals
- Collect and track behavioral data and support the development of behavior intervention plans
- Ensure consistent carryover of therapy goals throughout classroom routines and activities
- Supervise and support aides and interns to maintain consistency and quality of care
- Communicate regularly with parents through in-person conversations, messaging platforms, and meetings
- Lead parent meetings and support students and families through educational transitions
- Collaborate with therapists to align classroom instruction with therapy plans and goals
- Participate in school events, showcases, and field trips
- Assist with enrollment activities, including tours and family meetings
- Support administrative responsibilities such as classroom organization, supply management, and reporting
Benefits
- partially company-paid medical insurance
- fully employer-paid dental
- fully employer-paid vision
- fully employer-paid short-term disability
- fully employer-paid long-term disability
- fully employer-paid life insurance
- paid time off
- retirement plan with a company match of 50% of employee contributions up to 5%
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
No Education Listed
Number of Employees
1-10 employees
