Employment Opportunities

Rise currently has a staff of a director, assistant director, service coordinator/ RN, secretary, 6 teachers, 13 teacher assistants, 6 supported employment teacher assistants, a music therapist, a physical therapist, an occupational therapist, 3 speech therapists, and 2 graduate assistants

Teacher Requirements:
Master's Degree in Special Education with early childhood
experience or Enrolled in a Master's program in early childhood
special education

Teacher Assistant Requirements:
High school diploma or its equivalency;
Experience in working with young children

Supported Employment Teacher Assistant Requirements: Job training and employment support through the ARC of Tuscaloosa

All job openings are posted through The University of Alabama employment office. Openings are advertised on the job line at (205)348-7732

The University of Alabama complies with applicable laws prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability or veteran status in admission or access to, or treatment or employment in, its programs or services, including Title VI and VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, the Age Discrimination in Employment Act, Executive Order 11246, Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972, Sections 503 and 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Vietnam Era Veterans Readjustment Assistance Act, the Age Discrimination Act of 1975, and the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990.