Private Secondary Teacher

Thrive Education Partners • Village Of The Hills, TX

13d • Onsite

About The Position

A family in Austin, Texas, is seeking an exceptional secondary educator to design and deliver a highly personalized, one-to-one educational program for a 15-year-old learner with dyslexia. The family recently relocated from the United Kingdom and wants an educational partner who can build on the student’s prior learning while helping establish a clear, sustainable path through the remaining secondary years.

The educator will create a purposeful learning environment shaped around the student’s needs, strengths, goals, interests, and input. The role combines teaching with careful planning, accessible instruction, and a consistent daily rhythm. The program should provide meaningful academic challenges while allowing flexibility in pacing, materials, assessment, and scheduling. The teacher will work with Thrive’s Education Manager, who will guide the broader educational plan, curriculum selection, assessment systems, and progress review. Together, they will help the family understand educational options and maintain a coherent record of learning.

The student has a UK educational background and is listed by the family as being in 10th grade. After a period outside consistent formal schooling, the initial priority is to establish trust, understand current skills, and develop a manageable routine that supports steady progress toward long-term goals. The family values an education that respects prior learning and keeps future options open, with purposeful assessment and practical evidence of growth while minimizing unnecessary examinations.

This is a full-time private teacher placement in a personalized home learning setting in Austin. The position serves one learner, with weekdays, instructional hours, planning allocation, exact teaching area, and the customized calendar to be finalized with the family. The target start is early December 2026 for acclimation and relationship-building, with a fuller program launch in January 2027.

Requirements

• Approximately five to ten years of relevant teaching experience preferred, with substantial experience at the secondary level.
• Demonstrated experience supporting students with dyslexia or comparable literacy-related learning needs.
• Ability to teach across multiple agreed subject areas and communicate clearly about areas requiring specialist support.
• Individualized curriculum planning, differentiated instruction, accessible assessment, and organized progress documentation skills.
• Strong written and verbal communication, sound professional judgment, and comfort using digital planning and learning tools.
• Ability to provide a prepared program while responding constructively to student feedback and changing learning needs.
• Successful background screening and verifiable professional references.
• Reliability, discretion, appropriate boundaries, and respect for family privacy.
• Ability to work in person in Austin and meet the agreed schedule.

Nice To Haves

• Bachelor’s degree in education, a subject area, or a related field preferred.
• Relevant teaching certification or comparable professional credentials highly valued.
• Dyslexia or structured literacy training, special education credentials, or related advanced study are valuable, especially when paired with secondary teaching experience.
• Experience with individualized instruction, private education, homeschooling, or UK secondary education is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and deliver individualized secondary instruction across agreed subject areas, drawing on the Educational Roadmap delivered by Thrive and baseline findings.
• Adapt reading, writing, materials, and lesson delivery to support dyslexia while maintaining age-appropriate content and expectations.
• Establish a predictable learning rhythm, clear goals, and prepared lessons that can be adjusted in response to student progress.
• Build a respectful working relationship with the student and incorporate meaningful choice within a well-planned program.
• Select and adapt resources with the Education Manager, building on prior UK learning and addressing identified needs.
• Use checks for understanding, work samples, projects, and other appropriate assessments to guide instruction and show growth.
• Maintain organized instructional records and provide evidence needed for the team’s academic record and course-planning processes.
• Communicate proactively with parents and the Education Manager about goals, progress, concerns, and upcoming needs.
• Identify when a subject specialist or additional intervention is needed and coordinate with the education team.

Benefits

• Dedicated placement coordination through the interview and hiring process.
• Ongoing Education Manager collaboration on the educational roadmap, curriculum guidance, assessment, and progress monitoring.

What This Job Offers

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