About the SailFuture Academy

The SailFuture Academy is a purposefully disruptive, private non-profit high school in St. Petersburg, Florida. We serve families who struggle with a variety of financial, social, or community risk factors, including students who range from non-traditional learners to those involved in the foster care system. The vast majority of our students receive full scholarships, allowing them to attend with minimal to no cost to their families.

We strongly believe in making exceptional education equitable, and empowering our students to achieve economic freedom and social mobility through a pragmatic high school experience.

The school model leverages integrated coursework in business, technology, science, math, and language arts with practical application labs in business, maritime, and culinary settings. Students focus on foundational academic and character development curriculum in 9th and 10th grade and participate in an in-house internship in 11th grade and an external apprenticeship in their 12th-grade year.

Most notably, every student participates in 7-week, international rite-of-passage sailing expeditions onboard a 100’ school ship. Students travel across the Caribbean and North/South America to help lead service projects, manage a responsibility onboard, and expand their world view to cultivate personal growth.

School Intervention Specialist

SailFuture Academy is recruiting a dynamic and relatable leader to motivate and support students in a project-based high school.

SailFuture Academy invites applications for two full-time Youth Intervention Specialists. This hybrid position is responsible for driving the school bus in the morning and afternoon, as well as supporting students throughout the school day. 

Intervention specialists will be responsible for assisting with effective implementation of school curriculum, processes, and procedures. The ideal candidate(s) will charismatically engage students who may temporarily disengage from class or need to step away in order to refocus their attention.  

Duties Include:

• Monday-Friday 7am - 4pm
• Driving a school bus to pick-up and drop-off of students each day
• Help ensure a safe classroom environment, both physically and emotionally
• Ensure students uphold community standards in the classroom and within our community
• Create a space for students to fail forward in order to improve their mastery of target objectives
• Able to provide real-time, constructive feedback students to help student growth
• Provide individualized input for each student in term-end review meetings 
• Skilled at working with teens in a one-on-one environment 
• Establish meaningful relationships and build trust with students to assist in improving their behavior, educational performance, and social relationships

The faculty recruitment team is excited to review applications from candidates of all backgrounds, and are seeking candidates who possess the following:

• CDL endorsement or willing to obtain preferred 
• Valid Florida Driver’s License with clean driving record
• Willingness to learn and provide feedback
• Undaunted by new, unique challenges in order to catalyze meaningful social change
• Excited to create inclusive spaces where each student is seen, heard, and valued
• Patient and empathetic with a big heart and a desire to support students through challenges. 
• Collaborative in their approach
• Ready, willing and eager to be flexible and pitch in when and as needed 
• Entrepreneurial in their thinking and a creative problem solver
• Leadership and effective communication, both written and oral
• Passionate about reimagining education 

Compensation:

• $15-$20 per hour, DOE
• Payment for CDL certification course
• 401k with 6% match
• $250 monthly health insurance contribution