Private High School Tutor

We are seeking an experienced, engaging tutor to support a rising 9th-grade student in the Thompson’s Station, Tennessee area. This is an excellent opportunity for an educator who enjoys building strong relationships with adolescents, providing well-rounded academic support, and helping students develop the organization, study habits, and independence needed to succeed in high school.

The family is looking for consistent weekly support with a strong emphasis on executive functioning, academic accountability, and helping the student navigate the transition into high school with confidence.

What You'll Do

• Provide individualized, one-on-one academic support across the student’s core high school subjects.
• Support the transition into 9th grade by helping the student adjust to increased academic expectations, workload, and independence.
• Strengthen executive-functioning skills, including organization, planning, time management, prioritization, study skills, and assignment management.
• Help the student develop effective systems for tracking assignments, preparing for tests, managing long-term projects, and meeting deadlines.
• Identify academic gaps or areas where additional instruction and reinforcement may be needed.
• Help the student become a more active, confident, and independent participant in their education.
• Provide support with current coursework while also teaching strategies and habits that can be applied across classes.
• Adjust support based on student progress, school expectations, upcoming assignments, and areas of need.
• Build a strong, positive relationship that encourages confidence, accountability, and a growth mindset.
• Communicate regularly with the family regarding progress, priorities, and recommendations for continued support.

We're Looking for Someone Who...

• Has prior teaching or tutoring experience with middle and/or high school students.
• Understands the academic and organizational demands students face when transitioning into high school.
• Has experience supporting executive-functioning skills, particularly organization, planning, time management, study habits, and assignment management.
• Is comfortable providing well-rounded academic support across multiple subjects.
• Can balance immediate academic needs with the development of long-term skills and independence.
• Is organized, proactive, dependable, and able to provide consistent weekly support.
• Brings a warm, engaging approach while also providing appropriate structure and accountability.
• Communicates clearly and professionally with parents.
• Is comfortable individualizing support based on a student’s strengths, needs, and evolving academic demands.

We're Looking for Someone Who...

• Has strong experience teaching or tutoring middle and/or high school students.
• Can provide effective academic support across a range of subjects and assignments.
• Has experience building executive-functioning skills, including organization, planning, time management, prioritization, and study habits.
• Can help a student develop systems for managing coursework, assignments, tests, and longer-term projects.
• Helps students become more confident, engaged, accountable, and independent learners.
• Is responsive and able to adjust support based on student progress and school expectations.
• Brings warmth, patience, structure, creativity, and a genuine ability to connect with adolescents.
• Is organized, dependable, and values consistent communication and collaboration with families.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree or higher in Education, Secondary Education, Special Education, or a related field.
• Active teaching license preferred.
• Prior experience as a classroom teacher, learning specialist, academic coach, tutor, or similar educational professional.
• Experience working with middle and high school students strongly preferred.
• Experience explicitly teaching executive-functioning, organization, and study skills.
• Experience helping students transition successfully into the increased academic demands of high school.
• Experience using student work, grades, assessments, or other performance information to identify areas of need and guide support.

Compensation

• $50–$90 per hour, commensurate with experience, credentials, and scope of support
• Part-time, 1099 contractor role with consistent weekly hours
• Opportunity for ongoing, long-term work with the family

Logistics

• Location: Thompson’s Station, Tennessee; primarily in-home
• Schedule: Consistent weekly tutoring at mutually agreed-upon times
• Commitment: Ongoing academic and executive-functioning support throughout the school year
• Start Date: Family is prepared to move forward within the next 1–2 weeks
• Scheduling: Family has flexibility and is open to establishing a consistent schedule with the right educator

The goal is to create a consistent weekly rhythm that allows the educator to build a strong relationship with the student, understand his academic strengths and needs, and provide support that goes beyond traditional homework help.

Support

• Personalized matching—Thrive vets families thoroughly before introductions, so your time is spent with qualified, serious clients
• Dedicated placement coordinator throughout the hiring process
• Access to Thrive’s educator network and resources
• Ongoing placement opportunities with Thrive

Why This Role

This role is a great fit for an educator who enjoys working with adolescents and wants to help a student build the skills and confidence needed for a successful transition into high school.

As the student enters 9th grade, you’ll provide well-rounded academic support while helping him develop stronger systems for managing assignments, preparing for assessments, organizing materials, prioritizing responsibilities, and keeping up with an increasingly demanding workload.

Rather than simply helping the student complete assignments, the family is looking for an educator who can help him learn how to manage high school successfully. The goal is to build habits, strategies, confidence, and independence that will serve him throughout high school and beyond.

About Thrive

Thrive Education Partners connects exceptional educators with families seeking highly personalized, values-driven education.

Our placements go beyond traditional tutoring. We thoughtfully match educators and families to create individualized learning experiences where students can strengthen academic skills, build confidence, and develop the habits they need for long-term success.

Thrive Education Partners is proud to be an equal opportunity employer. We welcome applicants from all backgrounds and make hiring decisions based on experience, skills, and business needs, without regard to any status protected by applicable law.