Benefits:

Employee discounts

Health insurance

Opportunity for advancement

Training & development

About Look Up Academy

Look Up Academy is a therapeutic microschool serving children 3-5 years of age in a small classroom environment. Our program combines high-quality education with embedded therapeutic supports in partnership with Look Up Therapy. Students may receive ABA, speech, and occupational therapy throughout the school day while participating in a hands-on, multisensory learning environment.

We are seeking an exceptional educator who is passionate about helping young children with diverse learning needs reach their full potential.

Position Summary

The Look Up Academy Teacher is responsible for providing high-quality instruction while collaborating closely with ABA, speech, and occupational therapy professionals to support each child's academic, developmental, behavioral, communication, and social-emotional growth.

This position requires creativity, flexibility, strong classroom management, excellent communication skills, and experience differentiating instruction to support children with a wide range of developmental and learning needs.

Responsibilities

Instruction & Curriculum

Plan and deliver engaging, hands-on, developmentally appropriate lessons aligned with the Florida Early Learning and Developmental Standards and Florida B.E.S.T. Standards.

Differentiate instruction to meet each child's developmental, communication, and learning needs.

Implement evidence-based curricula and thematic instruction.

Develop meaningful learning activities that promote school readiness, including early literacy, language development, mathematics, science, social studies, social-emotional development, executive functioning, communication, independence, and adaptive skills.

Create instructional materials, visual supports, classroom displays, and learning centers.

Incorporate sensory, play-based, and project-based learning opportunities throughout the school day.

Engineer frequent opportunities for communication, play, peer interaction, and independent problem-solving.

Collaboration

Collaborate closely with ABA professionals, Speech-Language Pathologists, Occupational Therapists, and other members of the interdisciplinary team to support student success.

Communicate effectively and professionally with parents and caregivers regarding student progress, classroom activities, and school readiness.

Assessment & Planning

Develop lesson plans aligned with curriculum goals and student needs.

Collect student data and monitor academic, developmental, and behavioral progress.

Maintain accurate documentation and use progress monitoring data to guide instructional decisions.

Physical Requirements

Ability to actively engage with children throughout the school day in classroom and therapy settings.

Ability to frequently sit on the floor, kneel, bend, squat, reach, and transition quickly between activities.

Ability to safely respond to children's physical, behavioral, and safety needs, including assisting with mobility, transitions, and emergency situations.

Ability to move and set up classroom furniture, learning materials, and equipment as needed.