JOB TITLE: After-School Teacher

REPORTS TO: Director of After School

SCHEDULE: Part-Time, Weekdays (typically 3:00 PM – 6:00 PM)

PAY: $15-$18/hr

JOB SUMMARY: The Briarwood School is seeking a responsible, energetic, and caring individual to join our team as an After-School Childcare Teacher. In this role, you will support a safe, engaging, and structured environment for children in grades K-5th with some Middle & High school students during after-school hours. This position is ideal for someone who enjoys working with kids and values building positive relationships in a fun, educational setting.

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES (Including Physical Function):

• Supervise and ensure the safety and well-being of all students at all times
• Lead and assist with age-appropriate activities, including games, crafts, homework, and outdoor play
• Support positive behavior and help reinforce school rules and expectations
• Maintain open and respectful communication with students, families, and staff
• Assist with daily set-up, clean-up, and organizing program materials
• Monitor student attendance and report any concerns to the Director of After School
• Provide basic first aid when needed and follow emergency procedures
• Uphold program policies and promote a welcoming, inclusive atmosphere

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Must be at least 18 years old
• Experience working with children in a school, camp, or childcare setting preferred
• Strong communication, teamwork, and organizational skills
• Ability to remain calm, patient, and flexible in a dynamic environment
• CPR/First Aid certification (or willingness to obtain) preferred
• Must pass a background check and meet any local licensing requirements

Physical Abilities:

• Ability to actively engage with children (standing, bending, sitting on the floor)
• Must be able to lift up to 25 lbs and move around both indoor and outdoor spaces

The Briarwood Philosophy 

“Every student can learn, and every student has the right to be taught in the way he or she learns best.” 

The Briarwood Core Values 

Community through Connections 

Our school community is a diverse group of learners who treat each other with kindness and respect. 

We value the connections that our faculty and staff make with our students. 

We value our partnerships with families. 

We strive to ensure that our community offers academic, social, and emotional growth opportunities. 

Transformation through Confidence 

Our faculty creates a structured and challenging academic environment. They hold themselves and their students accountable as they build confident, self-advocating learners prepared for an ever-challenging and complex world. We set high expectations for social behavior and academic success, which students attain through perseverance and a growth mindset. 

Each candidate is expected to understand and support the Briarwood Teaching Philosophy and Core Values. 

The Briarwood School is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Briarwood prohibits discrimination and harassment based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, or any other protected characteristic outlined by federal, state, or local laws. 

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The Briarwood School makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. 

July 2025

The Briarwood school is seeking highly qualified applicants for teaching positions, grades K-12, to join our team of highly trained teachers. The Briarwood School is a K-12 independent school specializing in educating children with diagnosed learning disabilities (dyslexia, dysgraphia, dyscalculia).  We believe that Every child CAN learn and deserves to be taught in the way he or she learns best.  

Teachers report to their Division Director and facilitate the growth of students through direct, multi-sensory instruction utilizing evidenced-based curriculum. Teaching positions at the Briarwood School are full-time positions. We are now accepting applications for anticipated openings in the near future.

Applicants to Briarwood will have their resume kept on file and contacted for a screening interview if and when a relevant position becomes available.

Desired Skills and Knowledge

• Commitment to Briarwood’s mission, purpose, and culture.
• Passion for working with students who learn differently.
• Eagerness to continue learning through robust professional development opportunities.
• Provides a safe, nurturing, inclusive, and structured classroom environment.
• Develops strong rapport with students, parents, and colleagues.
• Enthusiastic collaboration with a department/team.
• Strong oral and written communication skills.
• Follows evidence-based curriculum and strategies adopted by the school.
• Aligns routines and procedures across grade level and maintains a structured and consistent classroom environment.
• Skilled at differentiating instruction and providing individualized accommodations.

Required and preferred Educational Background and Experience

• Minimum of a Bachelor’s degree (Master’s degree preferred)
• Current teaching certification preferred
• Prior teaching experience, preferably in an Independent School setting 
• Coaching experience in traditional sports preferred
• Experience teaching students with learning disabilities strongly preferred
• Strong content knowledge
• Proficient with technology, especially Google Workspace
• Strong work ethic

Additional Salary Information: The Briarwood School offers a competitive health insurance program, retirement benefits, paid time off, and robust professional development opportunities. Relocation compensation is not included in any position.

REPORTS TO: Director of After School

DIRECTLY SUPERVISES: None

STATUS:  Salary, 40 hours/week, Teacher Contract

JOB SUMMARY: The Lower School Science Teacher has the responsibility of providing in-depth knowledge of Science and the best teaching practices for students with learning differences.  This position will play a critical role in partnering with the Department Chair and the Lower School Director.

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES (Including Physical Function)

• Commitment to Briarwood’s mission, purpose, and culture
• Strive to inspire a love of the field of study in students.
• Partner proactively with faculty and administration to support students with Dyslexia and LD and teachers in their efforts to advance students with learning differences.
• Observe and evaluate individual students displaying academic or behavioral difficulties and assess their learning strengths and challenges.
• Enthusiastic collaboration with the Grade level team.
• Direct one-on-one or small-group instruction.
• Prepare lesson plans
• Document progress, assist goals for students
• Developing and issuing educational content including notes, tests, and assignments.
• Supervising classes to ensure all students are learning in a safe and productive environment.
• Organizing supplies and resources for lectures and presentations.
• Delivering personalized instruction to each student by encouraging interactive learning.
• Planning and implementing educational activities and events.
• Ensuring your classroom is clean and orderly.
• Preparing and distributing periodic progress reports and semester report cards.
• Attending parent-teacher meetings.
• Evaluating and documenting students’ progress.
• Experience and/or training in OG-related curricula (e.g., Wilson Language Systems, BLS, Fundations)
• Experience and/or training in the Science of Reading and Structured Literacy
• Allocating and grading homework, assignments, and tests.
• Work with parents, faculty, and division heads when academic concerns arise regarding students.
• Implement a focus on technology use and adoption within the School.
• Represent the school at educational conferences and associations.
• Participate in any accreditation process for the school.
• Attend all staff meetings and staff retreats.
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Director of Lower School or the Head of School.

Education: Bachelor’s Degree, Teacher Certificate, with a Specialty in Science or Equivalent

Experience:

• Experience in independent schools, with a strong background in Science
• Exceptionally capable in both written and oral communication
• Excellent organizational and presentation skills
• Experience in Amplify a plus
• Technologically savvy
• Proven success at working collaboratively
• Passionate about the chosen field of study

Physical Abilities: Maintain physical ability to complete all essential functions and activities of the position.

The Briarwood Philosophy

“Every student can learn, and every student has the right to be taught in the way he or she learns best.”

The Briarwood Core Values

Community through Connection

Our school community is a diverse group of learners who treat each other with kindness and respect.

We value the connections that our faculty and staff make with our students.

We value our partnerships with families.

We strive to ensure that our community offers opportunities for academic, social, and emotional growth.

Transformation through Confidence

Our faculty create a structured and challenging academic environment. They hold themselves

and their students accountable as they build confident, self-advocating learners who are prepared

for an ever-challenging and complex world. We set high expectations for social behavior and

academic success, which students attain through perseverance and a growth mindset.

Each candidate is expected to understand and support the Briarwood Teaching Philosophy and Core Values.

The Briarwood School offers a competitive health insurance program, retirement benefits, paid time off, and robust professional development opportunities.

The Briarwood School is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Briarwood prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.  

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The Briarwood School makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time. 

REPORTS TO: Interim Head of School

DIRECTLY SUPERVISES: None

STATUS: Salary, 32 hours/week, Teacher Contract

JOB SUMMARY: The Speech Language Pathologist position primarily works with students within the Tuttle School, which serves students ages 5-25 with intellectual and developmental disabilities. Our service delivery model emphasizes diagnostic-prescriptive intervention provided in a 1:1 setting or in small groups of two students. With manageable caseloads, clinicians have the opportunity to collaborate regularly with teachers, administrators, and parents to ensure meaningful progress, generalization, and carryover of skills across environments. This position will play a critical role in partnering with the Interim Head of School and the Speech Language Team.

DETAILED RESPONSIBILITIES & ACTIVITIES (Including Physical Function)

• Commitment to Briarwood’s mission, purpose, and culture
• Partner proactively with faculty and administration to support students with different learning styles and teachers in their efforts to advance students with different learning needs
• Work with parents, faculty, and division heads when academic concerns arise regarding students
• Attend parent-teacher meetings
• Participate in conducting new student screenings to determine need for Speech and Language Therapy services
• Assist with conducting admission screenings for potential new students
• Conduct appropriate testing within a caseload for prescriptive report writing and goal setting
• Generate comprehensive goal reports, progress reports, and final reports for students throughout the year
• Deliver individualized Speech and Language Therapy services daily to students and document students’ progress
• Manage caseloads and schedules
• Complete assigned administrative tasks to ensure adequate record keeping
• Attend scheduled in-service/faculty/department meetings, including beginning of the school year planning, orientation meetings, and end of the year teacher workday(s)
• Attend CEU courses affiliated with The Briarwood School
• Follow HIPAA guidelines; maintain code of ethics requirements from state licensure agency and ASHA
• Implement a focus on technology use and adoption within the school
• Represent the school at educational conferences and associations
• Attend all staff meetings and staff retreats
• Participate in any accreditation process for the school
• Ensure your classroom is clean and orderly
• Perform other duties as assigned by the Interim Head of School

Education: Bachelor’s Degree required; Master’s Degree required. Must hold a valid Texas license from The Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation (TDLR) in the field of Speech Language Pathology; must have a valid Certification of Clinical Competence from the American Speech-Language-Hearing Association.

Experience:

• Experience in school setting, independent schools preferred
• Exceptionally capable in both written and oral communication
• Excellent organizational and presentation skills
• Technologically savvy
• Proven success at working collaboratively

Physical Abilities: Maintain physical ability to complete all essential functions and activities of the position.

The Briarwood School offers a competitive health insurance program, retirement benefits, paid time off, and robust professional development opportunities.

The Briarwood Philosophy

“Every student can learn, and every student has the right to be taught in the way he or she learns best.”

The Briarwood Core Values

Community through Connection

Our school community is a diverse group of learners who treat each other with kindness and respect.

We value the connections that our faculty and staff make with our students.

We value our partnerships with families.

We strive to ensure that our community offers opportunities for academic, social, and emotional growth.

Transformation through Confidence

Our faculty create a structured and challenging academic environment. They hold themselves and their students accountable as they build confident, self-advocating learners who are prepared for an ever-challenging and complex world. We set high expectations for social behavior and academic success, which students attain through perseverance and a growth mindset.

Each candidate is expected to understand and support the Briarwood Teaching Philosophy and Core Values.

The Briarwood School is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.  Briarwood prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. 

This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The Briarwood School makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

REPORTS TO: Head of School and Department Director

Job Summary: Meaningful instruction for students, to facilitate learning in the absence of the regular teacher. Flexible, creative, and willing to fill in for various subjects and grade levels.

Detailed Responsibilities & Activities (Including Physical Function):

• Provide classroom instruction to students as outlined in lesson plans
• Manage the classroom in a way that encourages students
• Create a classroom that is conducive to learning
• Supervise students in and out of the classroom, monitor appropriate use and care of equipment, materials, and facilities
• Implement plans for curriculum program which provide for effective teaching strategies
• Maintain appropriate records and follows required procedures and practices in the absence of the teacher
• Presents for students a positive role model that supports the mission of the school
• Communicates and interacts with students, parents, and staff in a positive manner
• Other duties assigned to help and assist the School, Directors, and Staff

Minimum Requirements: Experience teaching in a classroom setting, good interpersonal skills, attention to detail, organization, ability to multi-task, and be able to pass a Background check.

Education: College education, Bachelor’s Degree.

Physical Abilities: Maintain physical ability to complete all essential functions and activities of the position.

Documentation Required: College Transcripts, teaching certificate, and documentation of experience.

The Briarwood and Tuttle Schools offer a competitive health insurance program, retirement benefits, paid time off, and robust professional development opportunities. The Briarwood School is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. Briarwood prohibits discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, sexual orientation, disability, religion, age, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws. This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. The Briarwood School makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.

Updated October 2023