SailFuture | St. Petersburg, FL

Design the curriculum. Lead the classroom. Change what school looks like for hard-to-reach teens.

SailFuture runs a private, nonprofit high school for system-involved youth and families facing extreme poverty. Students build academic and character foundations in 8th through 10th grade, intern in-house in 11th, and complete an outside apprenticeship in 12th. Every student also sails a 7-week international rite-of-passage expedition aboard our 100-foot school ship.

The job at a glance

• Salary

  • $55,000 to $65,000

• Reports to

  • Head of School

• Schedule

  • Monday to Friday, 8am to 4pm, in person

• Benefits

  • $250/month toward health insurance, 401(k) with up to 6% match, 15 days PTO

What you’ll do

Teach

• Build project-based curriculum and lesson plans in your subject, in close partnership with school leadership

• Run a hands-on, inquiry-driven classroom built on critical thinking and real-world application

• Design end-of-term projects that show what students learned through tangible, high-quality workKeep youth on track

Build relationships

• Build strong relationships with students and families that improve behavior, academics, and long-term outcomes

• Model and uphold community standards in and out of the classroom

What you bring

• 2 to 5 years of professional experience

• Teaching, training, or education experience

• Experience leading teams

• A track record working with at-risk youth

• Flexibility to thrive in a start-up environment

• A “whatever it takes” mentality

Why this role

You’ll have room to design what you teach and see what it does for students who need a different kind of school. Small team, in person, and close to the work.