ABOUT THRIVE THERAPIES
Thrive Therapies Group is a pediatric healthcare organization on a mission to revolutionize the care of children with disabilities and those facing barriers to access. We provide results-driven services and intelligent tools to support children’s development, well-being, and health. At the heart of this mission are the people who change the trajectories of children’s lives. We work for them.
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. Thrive is built around that reality.
We work exclusively with historically under-resourced, neurodiverse K–12 communities. Equity isn’t a tagline — it’s the core of why we exist. Our school partners request Thrive by name because they want better outcomes for students with disabilities.
WHAT MAKES THRIVE THERAPIES DIFFERENT
OUR MISSION
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.
THE WORKLOAD MODEL
Thrive uses a workload model that accounts for the full scope of TVI work — FVEs, LMAs, direct instruction, materials adaptation, and consultation — sized to be sustainable for the full school year.
THE TECHNOLOGY
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.
THE CLINICAL COMMUNITY
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.
WHAT YOU'LL DO
As a Thrive TVI in the Greater Chattanooga, TN region, you will provide specialized instruction and support to students K–12 with visual impairments — including students who are blind, low vision, or deafblind — within the school setting. You will evaluate functional vision and learning media, develop IEP goals targeting compensatory academic skills and expanded core curriculum (ECC) needs, and consult with school teams to ensure full educational access. You are a full member of the community.
KEY RESPONSIBILITIES
EVALUATION & ELIGIBILITY
Conduct functional vision evaluations (FVEs) and learning media assessments (LMAs) to determine how a student’s visual impairment affects educational access and identify optimal learning media
Assess expanded core curriculum (ECC) needs across all nine domains
Write evaluation reports that are educationally relevant, legally defensible, and accessible to IEP team members and families
Participate in eligibility determination meetings and translate functional vision findings for educational planning purposes
IEP DEVELOPMENT & DIRECT INSTRUCTION
Develop individualized IEP goals targeting compensatory academic skills, braille literacy, assistive technology proficiency, and expanded core curriculum domains
Provide direct instruction in braille (Unified English Braille), large print adaptation, and use of low vision devices as appropriate to each student’s visual profile
Teach students to use assistive technology for visual access — including screen readers (JAWS, NVDA), refreshable braille displays, magnification software, and video magnifiers
Adapt and modify instructional materials in accessible formats (braille, large print, tactile graphics, digital accessible formats) for student use across all academic areas
Maintain accurate, timely service logs and progress notes in compliance with state documentation requirements
COLLABORATION & CONSULTATION
Consult with general and special education teachers on visual accommodations, classroom environmental modifications, and accessible instructional materials
Coordinate with Orientation and Mobility (O&M) specialists on student travel training, environmental access, and ECC goal alignment
Partner with school psychologists, SLPs, OTs, and special education teachers on integrated IEP teams
Train paraprofessionals and classroom staff on supporting students with visual impairments
Communicate with families about student vision needs and upcoming IEP decisions
QUALIFICATIONS
REQUIRED
Bachelor’s or master’s degree in Visual Impairment Education or Special Education with a TVI specialization
State certification or licensure as a Teacher of the Visually Impaired (TVI); ACVREP certification preferred or required by state
Active state certification in good standing, or documented initiation of transfer prior to start date
Proficiency in Unified English Braille (UEB); ACVREP Braille Literacy certification preferred
Knowledge of IDEA, expanded core curriculum for students with visual impairments, and functional vision assessment methodology
PREFERRED
1+ years of TVI experience in a school-based setting
Certification in Orientation and Mobility (COMS) — dual-certified candidates strongly preferred
Experience with deafblind students and multisensory impairment (MDVI) populations
Familiarity with assistive technology for visual access
COMPENSATION STRUCTURE
Compensation is paid over 10 months, aligned to the school-year calendar. All figures below reflect the Greater Chattanooga, TN market.
$58,000 – $70,900,based on experience
A salary that reflects the expertise you bring. W-2 employment means full benefits, paid time off, retirement match, disability coverage, and malpractice insurance — all on us. Your total compensation is built to reflect what this work is worth.
If flexibility is what fits your life, we built that in. 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.
Additional Earning Potential!
$6,000 —paid 25% at 30 days,25% at 90 days,50% at 6 months
Our sign-on bonus is a signal: 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
We’re building Thrive around the people who commit to this work and to each other over the long haul — because that’s who our kids and schools depend on. Every year you come back, we reward it. And it grows with you.
$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. We put real dollars behind your continuing education, and it grows with your tenure. Investing in your expertise is investing in our mission.
Paid annually afterexceeding performancemetrics
When you go above and beyond for students, we notice. Our performance bonus is how we say we see you, we value what you’re doing, and this work matters.
BENEFITS OFFERINGS
HEALTH COVERAGE — AT NO COST TO YOU (W-2 Employees Only)
Medical, dental, and vision insurance — Thrive covers 100% of employee premiums
Coverage begins day one
Choice of HSA-eligible high-deductible plan or traditional PPO; nationwide PPO network
Dependent and family coverage available
401(k) with up to 5% company match
Optional voluntary benefits: supplemental life, accident, critical illness, hospital indemnity, and FSA
TIME OFF & SCHEDULE (W-2 Employees Only)
ADDITIONAL PROFESSIONAL SUPPORTS (All Employees)
Malpractice and professional liability insurance — fully covered by Thrive; no personal policy required
Quarterly professional development led by clinical leadership — school-based, substantive, and paid
Paid Summer Intensive — pre-year clinical PD that brings the full Thrive team together annually
No non-compete agreement — your professional mobility is yours to keep
State TVI certification renewal and ACVREP dues reimbursed annually
APPLY TODAY
[email protected] · thrivetherapiesgroup.com/careers · 615-652-2344
