Full-Time Private Middle School Educator
9 days ago
Miami Beach
Job DescriptionFull-Time Middle School Private Educator — Miami Beach, FL Full-Time Middle School Private Educator · Rising 7th Grade Student · Starting Early September 2026 Most teaching positions ask educators to fit students into an existing curriculum. This opportunity asks you to help design an educational experience around the unique needs of one family. Thrive Education Partners is recruiting a full-time Private Educator to partner with a family seeking a highly personalized educational model. Working alongside Thrive's Educational Management team, you'll help deliver an academically rigorous, relationship-centered educational experience that extends well beyond traditional classroom instruction. This is a rare opportunity for an educator who believes that the most meaningful learning happens through strong relationships, thoughtful mentorship, authentic experiences, and individualized instruction. An Education Designed Around the Student The student is academically capable, curious, and eager to learn. Rather than seeking remediation or intensive intervention, the family has intentionally chosen a private educational model that prioritizes personalization, executive functioning, confidence, real-world learning, and whole-child development. The educator will lead core academics while helping design a school experience that reflects the student's strengths, interests, learning style, and developmental stage. While the primary responsibility of this role is leading a personalized educational program for the family's middle school daughter, the educator will also play an important role in supporting younger sibling, an elementary school students. The younger child will remain enrolled in traditional school but will benefit from after-school academic support, enrichment, homework assistance, educational outings, and instructional support during family travel and school breaks. While traveling, the younger child should be involved in core instructional program. The ideal candidate enjoys working with students across developmental stages and can seamlessly transition between engaging elementary learners and mentoring adolescents. Every week will look a little different. Learning may happen: • around a kitchen table, • in museums, • during community experiences, • while traveling, • through passion projects, • during outdoor exploration, • through entrepreneurship, • in conversations over lunch, • inside traditional lessons, • and through the ordinary moments that naturally become teachable opportunities.Family Partnership The educator will become a trusted member of a collaborative educational team. Success in this role requires exceptional communication, emotional intelligence, and professionalism while partnering closely with parents, Thrive's Educational Management team, and other professionals involved in supporting the student. The role requires someone who enjoys collaboration, is proactive but embraces new ideas, and understands that personalized education works best when all adults operate as one cohesive team. Travel Flexibility This family values extraordinary travel flexibility. Travel can be planned spontaneously and can be days, weeks, or months. Travel is an expected part of the position and may include domestic and international destinations throughout the school year. Rather than viewing travel as an interruption to school, the educator should be excited to integrate local culture, history, geography, language, science, and community experiences into instruction. Learning should naturally evolve alongside the family's experiences. Health, Wellness & Daily Living Health and wellness are deeply woven into this family's daily life and educational philosophy. The ideal educator should genuinely value healthy living—not simply tolerate it. This isn't about following a specific diet or wellness trend, but about modeling habits that promote long-term physical, emotional, and mental well-being. The family believes that how children eat, move, sleep, manage stress, and care for themselves plays an important role in learning and development. The educator will spend significant time with the student during meals, travel, workouts, and day-to-day life, making personal example just as important as formal instruction. The ideal candidate will: • Live an active, healthy lifestyle and enjoy encouraging movement throughout the day., • Be excited to incorporate walking, strength training, yoga, outdoor activities, and other forms of wellness into the student's routine., • Appreciate nutritious eating and be comfortable supporting a family that is highly intentional about food and healthy habits., • Value mindfulness, reflection, emotional regulation, and stress management as important life skills., • Model balance, self-discipline, confidence, and healthy decision-making through everyday interactions., • Understand that wellness extends beyond physical health to include emotional resilience, meaningful relationships, and overall quality of life. The family is seeking someone whose lifestyle naturally aligns with these values, allowing the educator to authentically reinforce them through daily life rather than treating them as separate lessons. Character & Spiritual Development • Reinforce kindness, compassion, and strong character values in daily interactions, not just formal lessons, • Support the family's spirituality and positive character development values and help integrate age-appropriate spiritual development into the homeschool rhythm, • Help the student navigate healthy friendships and social dynamics, especially in light of recent peer pressure and social media challengesWho Thrives in This Role Exceptional candidates are likely to be educators who... • Build relationships before delivering instruction., • View teaching as coaching rather than lecturing., • Are naturally warm, engaging, and emotionally intelligent., • Hold high expectations while remaining deeply encouraging., • Differentiate instruction with confidence., • Love interdisciplinary, project-based learning., • Can explain concepts in multiple ways., • Foster student agency while maintaining appropriate structure., • Are comfortable adapting plans as opportunities arise., • Believe curiosity should drive learning., • Enjoy designing meaningful experiences instead of relying solely on textbooks and worksheets., • Are comfortable mentoring adolescents through the academic, emotional, and social complexities of middle school., • Demonstrate excellent judgment, professionalism, and discretion., • Enjoy travel, new experiences, and dynamic work environments.Instructional Leadership & Educational Responsibilities The Private Educator will lead the student’s day-to-day academic program while collaborating closely with the family and Thrive’s Educational Management team. Responsibilities include: • Delivering engaging, individualized instruction across core subjects, including math, English language arts, science, and social studies., • Adapting curriculum, pacing, and instructional strategies based on the student’s strengths, interests, progress, and evolving needs., • Collaborating with Thrive’s Educational Manager and instructional coaches on curriculum selection, program design, and ongoing refinement of the teaching approach., • Designing project-based, experiential, and interdisciplinary learning that connects academic content to real-world experiences, travel, and the student’s interests., • Building executive functioning, study skills, organization, task initiation, persistence, and increasingly independent learning habits., • Administering assessments and monitoring progress in coordination with Thrive’s Educational Management team., • Maintaining clear records, work samples, portfolios, and other documentation of the student’s learning and growth., • Supporting the selection and coordination of extracurricular, enrichment, and community-based learning opportunities., • Adapting instruction fluidly across home, travel, and other learning environments., • Providing appropriate challenge and depth for a bright, observant student who benefits from meaningful, personalized instruction rather than a one-size-fits-all approach., • Supporting the student’s participation in extracurricular, enrichment, and community-based activities, including coordinating logistics and providing transportation as needed., • Helping the student navigate friendships, social situations, and peer dynamics while encouraging healthy boundaries, positive relationships, confidence, and good judgment., • Providing regular academic support, homework assistance, and enrichment for the family's elementary-aged daughter outside of her traditional school day and during school breaks., • Designing engaging learning experiences that appropriately meet the developmental needs of both children while maintaining the middle school student's primary educational program., • Coordinating schedules and educational experiences across both children, ensuring continuity during travel and other family activities. Requirements • High level of professionalism and discretion, • Bachelor's degree required, • 2-5 years of teaching experience, • Bilingual in Spanish or Mandarin preferred (not required), • Florida state teaching license preferred, • Experience working with middle school-aged students, • Able to relocate to Miami Beach, • Willingness and ability to travel with the family, including on short notice, • Exceptional written and verbal communication skills, • Background check required, • NDA must be signed before meeting the family Thrive's Educational Management Model The educator will work directly with the family but will be supported by Thrive's Educational Management team. Instead, our Educational Management team partners with the educator and family to provide: • Curriculum planning, • Instructional coaching, • Assessment coordination, • Executive functioning support, • Parent collaboration, • Educational strategy, • Progress monitoring, • Ongoing professional partnership This allows educators to focus on building exceptional relationships and delivering outstanding instruction while being supported by experienced educational leaders. Schedule & Compensation • Starting this school year, likely early September 2026, • Schedule will be 40+ hours per week and require extensive travel, • W-2 role with Thrive; annualized salary of $75,000-115,000, depending on experience and qualifications, • Travel covered by family, • Health benefits offered Benefits Thrive Education Partners is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on experience, skills, and business needs, without regard to any status protected by applicable law. • Health Care Plan (Medical, Dental & Vision), • Paid Time Off (Vacation, Sick & Public Holidays), • Training & Development, • Free Food & Snacks, • Wellness Resources