High School Educator

About SailFuture Academy

SailFuture Academy is a private nonprofit high school in St. Petersburg Florida. Our mandate is to develop an exceptional educational model for system-involved youth and families experiencing extreme poverty.

We make exceptional education accessible to hard-to-reach youth empowering students to achieve economic freedom and social mobility through a pragmatic high school experience. Students focus on foundational academic and character development in 8th through 10th grade participate in an in-house internship in 11th grade and complete an external apprenticeship in 12th grade. Every student participates in a 7-week international rite-of-passage sailing expedition onboard a 100 school ship.

Responsibilities:

• Develop and lead project-based learning curriculum and lesson plans within your subject area in close partnership with school leadership.

• Facilitate learning for students in a hands-on inquiry-driven classroom environment built around critical thinking and real-world application.

• Establish meaningful relationships with students and families that improve behavior academic performance and long-term outcomes.

• 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.
  

SailFuture is a small team and values in-person collaboration. This position reports directly to our Head of School.

Qualifications:

• 2-5 years of professional experience

• Experience leading teams

• Previous experience in teaching training or education

• Possess a whatever it takes mentality

• Flexible and able to thrive in a start-up environment

• Successful track record working with at-risk youth

Benefits:

• $250 per month employee health contribution

• 401k with 6% match

• 2 weeks Paid Time Off