Private Elementary Educator

Thrive Education Partners•Austin, TX

5d•Onsite

About The Position

A family in Austin is seeking an educator to lead a highly personalized, faith-based home education program for their seven-year-old son. The initial assignment is one early-elementary student, with instruction adapted to his readiness across subjects. The student is bright, curious, energetic, and enjoys trains, drawing, books, music, and outdoor activities. Autism, ADHD, language differences, and sensory needs affect how he engages with instruction and demonstrates understanding. He benefits from concrete directions, visual supports, predictable routines, repetition, modeling, movement, and flexible ways to respond. The educator will design and deliver an individualized early-elementary program with a strong emphasis on explicit, systematic foundational reading instruction. The student is developing decoding and early reading skills and currently uses All About Reading Level 1. The program will also support writing, math, communication, confidence, practical independence, and a love of learning. The educator will select and adapt agreed-upon curriculum, including faith-based resources aligned with the family’s goals, and use observations and work samples to guide instruction. Instruction will take place primarily in a dedicated learning room in the family’s private home, with outdoor learning and community outings incorporated. The educator will establish a purposeful daily rhythm that balances clear expectations and instruction with movement, sensory breaks, creativity, and flexible problem-solving. The role includes planning and organizing instruction and materials, documenting learning, communicating progress and next steps, and collaborating with parents, household caregivers, the student’s established provider, and therapists as authorized. Community outings may include library visits and everyday interactions, and occasional student transportation is required. This is approximately 25 hours per week, Monday through Friday, with about 20 instructional hours and five planning hours; exact daily times will be finalized. The calendar loosely follows the Eanes ISD school-year schedule. The target start is January 2027, with flexibility. Thrive Education Partners is the employer and employment point of contact, and facilitates candidate matching, interviews, and placement. Compensation is an annual salary of $40,000–$45,000, commensurate with relevant experience and qualifications. Benefit details and final employment terms will be confirmed before an offer.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree required.
At least three years of highly relevant teaching or educational experience; candidates with three to four years may be considered when their experience is closely aligned with foundational literacy, individualized teaching, and students with ASD.
Demonstrated success teaching early reading and adapting instruction for different learning and communication needs.
Experience planning lessons, monitoring progress, and partnering directly with parents.
Skill in explicit foundational reading instruction and practical assessment of emerging skills.
Ability to adapt curriculum, use visual modeling and task scaffolding, and provide accessible ways for students to demonstrate learning.
Ability to provide positive, consistent behavior support and maintain clear expectations with warmth.
Organization, initiative, professional communication, and sound judgment.
Comfort using digital tools for planning, documentation, and communication.
Successful completion of Thrive’s background-check and reference process.
Current CPR and First Aid certification, or willingness to obtain certification before beginning.
Valid driver’s license, reliable transportation, and ability to meet Thrive’s student-transportation requirements.
Ability to supervise an active child and respond promptly to safety needs during indoor, outdoor, and community activities, with reasonable accommodation as appropriate.
Professionalism, confidentiality, discretion, and respect for the family’s home and agreed educational program.

Nice To Haves

Degree in Elementary Education, Special Education, or a related field.
Current or prior state teaching license.
Training in structured literacy, differentiated instruction, or related areas.
Five or more years of relevant teaching or educational experience.
Experience with autism, ADHD, language differences, or sensory needs.
Formal autism or ABA credentials are not required when the candidate demonstrates relevant teaching skill, sound judgment, and readiness to learn the student’s established supports.

Responsibilities

Design and lead an individualized early-elementary education program, emphasizing explicit, systematic foundational reading instruction.
Establish starting points in reading, writing, math, and related skills, and use observations and work samples to guide instruction.
Select, adapt, and deliver the agreed-upon curriculum, including faith-based resources aligned with the family’s educational goals.
Teach using clear explanations, visual supports, demonstrations, hands-on practice, and appropriate response formats.
Build a predictable daily rhythm with clear expectations, movement, sensory breaks, outdoor learning, and purposeful returns to instruction.
Incorporate art, music, stories, science, and the student’s interests into meaningful learning experiences.
Support practical independence through materials management, task completion, cleanup, games, and age-appropriate daily routines.
Plan and lead community learning experiences, such as library visits and practicing everyday interactions, and provide occasional student transportation.
Maintain active supervision and follow agreed safety procedures during instruction, transitions, outdoor activities, and outings.
Document learning and provide concise, useful updates on progress, strategies, challenges, and next steps.
Learn effective routines from the student’s established provider and collaborate with parents, household caregivers, and therapists as authorized.
Organize the learning environment and use dedicated planning time to prepare instruction and materials.