Middle School Private Educator: Sarasota, FL

Thrive Education Partners • Sarasota, FL

19h • Onsite

About The Position

Thrive Education Partners connects exceptional educators with families seeking thoughtful, highly individualized alternatives to traditional schooling. This role supports one middle-school student through customized instruction designed to strengthen foundational skills, rebuild confidence, and create a meaningful path toward high-school readiness. Instruction will take place in the family’s Sarasota-area home, primarily during weekday mornings and early afternoons. Occasional local outings or community-based learning experiences may be incorporated into instruction.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Special Education, Literacy, Mathematics, Child Development, or a closely related field.
• Demonstrated experience teaching or supporting middle-school learners.
• Strong knowledge of diagnostic assessment, differentiated instruction, and individualized learning-plan development.
• Ability to teach language arts and mathematics through the middle-school level, including foundational skill remediation.
• Reliable transportation to the family home in Sarasota, FL and a valid driver's license with clean record.
• Ability to pass comprehensive background and reference checks and meet all applicable requirements for in-home employment.

Nice To Haves

• Active or previously held state teaching certification (FL preferred)
• Training or substantial experience in structured literacy, reading intervention, dyslexia support, special education, or learning disabilities.
• Experience supporting students with attention, organization, motivation, or executive-function needs.
• Familiarity with homeschool education, multidisciplinary teaching, curriculum tailoring, and progress-monitoring systems.

Responsibilities

• Design and deliver an individualized middle-school program across language arts, mathematics, science, social studies, and executive-function development.
• Review available educational records and administer diagnostic assessments to identify specific strengths, skill gaps, and instructional priorities.
• Develop and maintain an individualized learning plan with measurable academic and developmental goals.
• Provide explicit, systematic literacy instruction using engaging, age-respectful materials appropriate for an adolescent learner.
• Strengthen mathematical foundations while building toward middle-school proficiency and pre-algebra readiness.
• Create concise, engaging lessons that incorporate movement, hands-on learning, student interests, real-world applications, and purposeful breaks.
• Monitor progress continuously, maintain clear instructional records, and communicate regularly with the family and Thrive’s educational support team.

Benefits

• Competitive, W-2 annual compensation of $60,000–$78,000, based on experience, credentials, and specialized expertise.
• Paid time for lesson planning, curriculum preparation, assessment, documentation, and family communication.
• The autonomy to build a responsive educational program around one student rather than a standardized classroom pacing guide.
• A supportive family committed to finding the right educator and creating a learning environment in which the student can thrive.
• Access to curriculum and instructional-design collaboration during the program’s initial development.
• A consistent weekday schedule with the final benefits and annual calendar discussed before an offer is extended.

What This Job Offers

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