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Traveling Educator: $200,000/year
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What they do
A History or Social Studies Teacher teaches in the social studies fields for elementary to secondary school students. Elementary school teaching focuses on general social studies, with history overview courses starting in middle school. High school focuses on specific courses of study, such as Modern US History. Fields include history, geography, government, and current events.
$85,318 / year median in California
+4% projected growth
Job Description
Job Summary Travel-Based Homeschool Educator Full-Time (~ 230 days annually)
Location:
International, subject to change but current plan is: U.S:
Los Angeles base Sept. & Oct. plus March & April; Miami (Nov. & Dec.)South Pacific:
Australia & other locations (including India):January & February Europe:
Paris and other locations May & June & potential summer work The traveling educator will take vacations as follows: (1) approximately two weeks of time off over the Christmas and New Year holidays each year, (2) approximately three weeks off each summer while the children attend camp in Switzerland, and (3) various other periods of time off following family travel schedules or needs.Start Date:
October 2026Commitment:
Full-time:
annual contracts to form a long-term (4+ years preferred) engagementChildren:
Two 10-year-olds (twins), one boy one girl, entering 5th gradeStructure:
One dedicated lead educator will work in partnership with other teachers and tutors.Compensation:
Highly competitive. Commensurate with experience incl. a full benefit package. Four months of the year will likely be spent embedded at a microschool site in Los Angeles where the educator will lead and guide the individualized skills-based learning for one child, while collaboration with other teachers will occur for content-focused project-based learning. For the other months of the academic year, the traveling educator will lead and guide the individualized stills-based learning for both children, including morning skills learning sessions followed by afternoon place-based content lessons and project-based learning. Overview A globally mobile family is seeking an exceptional full-time private educator to deliver individualized homeschooling instruction for their 10-year-old twins. A scope and sequence of skills along with various summative assessment protocols will be provided while individual curricular choices and lesson planning decisions will be made by the traveling teacher. The educator will take full ownership of the childrens academic journeys, while collaborating closely with others on the team to ensure alignment, consistency, and shared experiences occur with both children where appropriate. This is a rare opportunity for a top-tier educator to operate with creativity and intellectual depth in a highly enriched, international environment.The Role The educator will:
- follow an individualized skills-based curriculum to teach reading, writing, math, and critical thinking to both children.
- design and implement a bespoke, place-based content curriculum (including literature, history, science, art, music, philosophy, and other topics) tailored to each childs learning style, strengths, and developmental needs.
- partner with other educators to ensure cohesion across subjects, schedules, and shared learning opportunities The educator will work approximately 6 - 8 hours daily with the children, including 2-3 hours of teaching of core academic skills (reading, writing, math, critical thinking) each morning and 4 -5 hours of place-based content (history, science, art, music, etc.
- Collaborate with other educators to implement a fully customized academic program
- Deliver instruction across core subjects (ELA math, science, history, art, and music)
- Integrate travel-based, experiential, and interdisciplinary learning
- Apply differentiated teaching strategies where appropriate
- Assess progress and keep detailed records, provide thoughtful, structured feedback
- Coordinate regularly with others to align schedules, goals, and shared experiences
- Maintain academic consistency and structure across a highly mobile lifestyle Educators will:
- travel with the family (summer and winter breaks TBD based on mutual alignment)
- be provided accommodations (live-in or nearby hotel or short-term rental) while traveling outside of Los Angeles
- work primarily weekdays (weekends generally off) for approximately 40 hours per week To apply, please click on Apply button to (1) upload CV, (2) answer 6 questions, and (3) record 6 short videos so that we can start to get to know a bit more about you. Qualifications Qualifications
- bachelor's degree required; advanced degree preferred
- strong teaching background (elementary/middle school, private tutoring, or homeschool environments) - at least 5 and ideally 10 years of experience with students ages 10 - 14
- experience with individualized instruction and curriculum design preferred
- eligibility to work in the U.S.; ability to work in Europe preferred
- fluency in English required; fluency in a second language (or languages) is of interest
- exceptional professionalism, discretion, flexibility, and adaptability Ideal Candidate Profile
- top-tier educator (traditional or non-traditional background)
- comfortable taking ownership of a student's academic path while collaborating with co-educators, including experience leading, coaching, and evaluating other educators
- broadly knowledgeable, creative, intellectually curious, and globally minded
- patient, kind, and emotionally attuned
- energized by travel and non-traditional learning environments
- collaborative, but confident working independently
- physically and intellectually dynamic and enthusiastic
- able to and/or interested in teaching anything beyond core subjects athletics (specific sports) art (specific skills) music (specific instruments) foreign languages (any) study of or training in philosophy or spirituality (e.