Therapeutic School Teacher: Bolton Primary School

Position Overview

Title:

Therapeutic School Teacher – Bolton Primary School (2026/27)

Location:

Bolton Primary School, 5933 Holmes St, West Linn, OR 97068

Schedule:

8 hours per day, 5 days per week, 190-day Instructional Calendar

Position Type:
Licensed

Date Posted: 6/5/2026

Available:
August 2026

Closing Date: 06/19/2026

The therapeutic schools programs provide therapy, social‑emotional support, and communication services as part of a strong educational experience for students. By creating individual support plans based on each student’s specific needs and goals, we help students and their families build the skills they need to move to a less restrictive school setting when they are ready. Close collaboration with families, school districts, and other service providers ensures supports are coordinated and centered on each child.

We encourage and support students, families, staff, and community partners to do their best. By recognizing different learning styles, focusing on transition skills, and offering different diploma options, Heron Creek helps students graduate prepared for life beyond school.

The Teacher designs a positive learning environment and delivers instruction to students whose educational needs are primarily the result of significant social, emotional, and behavioral challenges. The Teacher is responsible for assessment of each student’s individual academic needs, individualization of the general education curriculum (K-12), development of IEPs as appropriate, and collaboration with the therapeutic team to support achievement of home, school, and social/emotional goals.

• Assesses students’ academic needs using standardized achievement, criterion referenced, and psycho educational tests; completes three-year re-evaluations for special education eligibility in compliance with state and federal regulations
• Identifies students’ individual academic needs, and leads the child study team in the development of individual education plans or individual program plans
• Plans, selects, and teaches academic curriculum using the regular education, grade level, and credit courses (K-12)
• Co-instructs with the Social Skills Specialist to integrate academic and social skills development
• Collaborates with therapeutic team members to develop and implement a comprehensive program for students and their families, with each member of the team sharing their specific expertise and fulfillment of a discrete role to meet the education and social/emotional needs of students
• Contributes to team development using a solution-based focus, seeking and using the expertise and perspectives of other team members to develop common understandings and agreements
• Utilizes crisis prevention and intervention strategies, including the use of safe restraint in situations where students could injure themselves or others
• Communicates with students during instruction and interpersonal interaction using language structure, tone, and body language that promotes positive student behavior, conflict resolution, and problem solving; offers effective management of power struggles, and applies proactive strategies for management of escalating behavior
• Monitors and records student progress including portfolios, report cards and credits earned
• Confers frequently with district, consulting education staff, students, and, as appropriate, with parents concerning the academic progress or concerns of all assigned students
• Provides for the daily supervision of classroom educational assistants, including training, assignment of tasks, and completion of required observations and evaluations
• Works cooperatively with local district and/or private agency administration and staff, fulfilling responsibilities as a member of the school or facility
• Compiles student data required under IDEA or necessary for local, state, and federal reporting; assists the program secretary to maintain accurate student records
• Maintains a safe, therapeutic environment for students
• Selects instructional materials and manages the district resources assigned to the classroom
• Maintains knowledge of best practices in the field, and demonstrates…