Senior Educator

SailFuture•St. Petersburg, FL

20d•Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Educator is a leadership position for an experienced educator who is equally skilled at designing curriculum, developing other teachers, and building the kind of relationships that change a student’s trajectory. You’ll own your department’s instructional program from the ground up: designing project-based units, writing curriculum in collaboration with school leadership, and continuously refining your classes based on what you see working in the room. You’ll also serve as a model for less experienced staff. Your classroom is a living example of what great instruction looks like here. SailFuture Academy operates on a year-round, 5-term calendar. Each term runs approximately eight weeks, followed by a two-week break for students. Senior teachers receive seven weeks of paid time off per year: one week during each of the four break periods, and three weeks during summer. A typical workday runs 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM, with 10 to 15 hours of dedicated planning and grading time built into each week. Time off during break weeks and summer allows for genuine flexibility in how and where you work, but requires the ability to manage your own time and output to ensure curriculum development, classroom preparation, and student-facing goals are met to a high standard.

Requirements

Deep expertise in curriculum design, project-based pedagogy, and classroom facilitation.
Lived or professional experience that enables genuine empathy for the students we serve.
A track record of mentorship and leadership with other educators or staff.
A “whatever it takes” mentality grounded in discipline and follow-through.
5+ years of teaching experience, with at least 2 years in a leadership or mentor capacity.

Responsibilities

Co-author and lead project-based learning curriculum and lesson plans within your subject area, in close partnership with school leadership.
Manage responsibilities with autonomy
Facilitate learning for students in a hands-on, inquiry-driven classroom environment built around critical thinking and real-world application.
Serve as a mentor and instructional model for junior teaching staff, supporting their development through coaching, co-planning, and direct feedback.
Establish meaningful relationships with students and families that improve behavior, academic performance, and long-term outcomes.
Serve as the primary parent contact and campus advisory leader for students in your assigned crew.
Contribute to school-wide culture by upholding and modeling community standards in and out of the classroom.
Design and execute culminating projects each term that showcase student learning through tangible, high-quality outcomes.