Middle School Structured Learning Guide Grades 6-8 | Naples MicroSchools Position Overview Naples MicroSchools (NMS) is seeking a confident, organized, and engaging Middle School Learning Guide to lead and support our 6th-8th grade cohort. Our students are bright, curious, and increasingly independent—but they still need clear structure, consistent expectations, strong classroom management, and accountability as they learn to manage their own education. This is not a traditional lecture-all-day teaching position. NMS students learn through direct instruction, small-group support, independent learning platforms, projects, discussion, writing, and hands-on experiences. The Guide creates the structure that makes that learning successful. We are especially seeking someone who is confident in their classroom management and comfortable with middle school mathematics and science while being academically versatile enough to support ELA, social studies, and interdisciplinary learning. Key Responsibilities Classroom Leadership & Structure Establish and consistently maintain classroom routines, expectations, boundaries, and consequences. Manage the daily schedule, transitions, independent work, small groups, and collaborative learning. Implement NMS discipline procedures consistently and professionally. Redirect off-task behavior quickly while maintaining positive student relationships. Teach students organization, time management, task initiation, perseverance, and accountability. Help students gradually develop the independence expected of successful high school students. Academic Support Provide individual and small-group instruction across grades 6-8. Provide strong support in middle school mathematics , including identifying foundational gaps, reteaching concepts, and building student confidence. Continue developing personal expertise in middle school math content and instructional strategies. Support ELA, writing, social studies, science, research, and interdisciplinary projects. Ask strong questions that require students to think, explain, investigate, and revise rather than simply giving them answers. Review student work for accuracy, quality, completeness, and effort. Progress & Communication Monitor learning platforms, assignments, assessments, and student progress data. Identify students who need intervention, additional practice, or greater accountability. Communicate academic or behavioral concerns proactively with NMS leadership. Maintain clear, professional communication with families regarding student progress. Collaborate with other NMS Guides to maintain consistent expectations and student support. Qualifications Experience working with middle school students in a school, homeschool, microschool, tutoring, or youth-development environment. Strong classroom and behavior-management skills. Excellent organization and time-management skills. Solid foundational math skills and willingness to strengthen knowledge of grades 6-8 mathematics. Strong reading, writing, and communication skills. Ability and willingness to support multiple academic subjects. Comfort with educational technology, learning platforms, and student data. Ability to balance positive relationships with clear expectations and accountability. Experience supporting students with learning differences, ADHD, executive-function challenges, IEPs, or 504 Plans is preferred. Bachelor's degree and previous instructional experience are preferred. Applicants do not need to be mathematics specialists, but they must be mathematically competent, comfortable learning middle-school math content, and willing to grow into a strong math instructional resource for students. Who Will Thrive in This Role? This position may be an excellent fit for someone who: Likes middle schoolers. You understand their humor, energy, growing independence, and occasional boundary-testing. Believes structure is supportive. You aren't afraid to say, "This is what we're doing right now," and follow through. Can manage a room. You notice disengagement, side conversations, avoidance, and confusion before they take over the learning environment. Is academically curious. If a student asks a question you don't know, you're willing to investigate and learn alongside them. Is comfortable with math. You don't have to know every answer immediately, but you aren't intimidated by middle school mathematics. Can teach without doing the work for students. You know how to prompt, question, model, scaffold, and then gradually step away. Values accountability. You believe compassion and high expectations can—and should—exist together. Sees education as bigger than a textbook. You want students to become capable thinkers, communicators, problem-solvers, and increasingly independent young adults. About Naples MicroSchools Naples MicroSchools is a small, relationship-centered educational environment focused on personalized learning, strong academics, real-world application, and meaningful student-adult relationships. Our Guides do more than deliver curriculum. They provide structure, identify gaps, challenge students, facilitate learning, and build independence. For our middle school students, our goal is simple: increase independence without removing the structure, discipline, guidance, and academic support they still need to succeed.

Pay:

$23.00 - $27.00 per hour Expected hours: 30.0 per week

Benefits:

Paid time off

Work Location:

In person