Private Elementary Teacher

Thrive Education Partners • Brentwood, TN

1d • Onsite

About The Position

We’re looking for a warm, creative, experienced educator to work with three curious young learners—ages 7, 5, and 3.5—as their family builds a more personalized, home-centered approach to education. This is a full-time, long-term position with a family in Brentwood, Tennessee. You’ll create meaningful, hands-on learning, build strong relationships with each child, and take real ownership of an educational model that will continue to evolve. The family is looking for a trusted educational partner who is excited to grow with the children for years. The goal isn’t remediation or acceleration for its own sake—it’s to protect their curiosity while giving each child the challenge, support, and freedom to grow. Success looks like children who are genuinely excited to see their teacher and excited about what they get to learn together.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree
• Minimum of 3 years of relevant teaching experience
• Experience with curriculum design and individualized learning plans
• Experience partnering with parents and families
• Eligible to work in the United States
• Must reside in or be willing to relocate to the Brentwood, Tennessee area prior to employment
• Willing and able to travel occasionally throughout the year, including domestic and international travel
• Valid Tennessee driver’s license
• Current background check required; Thrive facilitates this process
• Verifiable references from prior teaching or tutoring roles, including at least one direct supervisor or administrator
• Strong professionalism, discretion, and adaptability when working within a family’s home, including comfort maintaining strict confidentiality and signing an NDA as a condition of employment

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or a related field
• K–8 teaching certification
• Experience with project-based, experiential, or interdisciplinary learning that connects academics to real-world applications
• Experience in private education, home-based education, or other highly personalized learning environments
• Experience teaching across multiple age groups or developmental stages
• Experience working closely with a private family in their home

Responsibilities

• Own the design and delivery of the children’s home-based learning, creating engaging, hands-on experiences responsive to each child.
• Collaborate with Thrive’s Educational Management team to select and tailor curriculum, while owning lesson planning, implementation, assessment, and progress monitoring.
• Bring learning to life through projects, building, experimenting, reading, writing, cooking, outings, and real-world experiences rather than relying heavily on worksheets or screens.
• Differentiate across three developmental levels, including gifted/2e learning, elementary instruction, and playful early-childhood learning.
• Build strong relationships with each child through dedicated 1:1 learning as well as collaborative sibling experiences.
• Lead clear communication across the educational team, including the family, Thrive, the children’s schools, and other professionals when appropriate.
• Stay connected to what the children are experiencing at school and use it to inform home learning—what’s working, where they need more challenge or support, and what might work differently at home.
• Monitor growth and adjust instruction accordingly, prioritizing engagement, confidence, curiosity, and genuine understanding alongside academic progress.

Benefits

• Compensation $60,000–$95,000 annually , commensurate with experience, credentials, and placement scope
• Full-time W2 employee, employed directly by the family
• Paid time off, including vacation, sick time, and public holidays
• Family covers approved travel expenses
• Family covers curriculum, materials, and other approved educational expenses

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level