High School Educator

About Sail. Future Academy Sail. Future 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. Sail. Future 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