Careers at the Well-Trained Mind Academy

Online teaching careers for instructors of classical methodologies. Preview our part-time, online instructor openings below!

The Well-Trained Mind Academy is hiring individuals to join our substitute and tutoring pools. Prospective substitutes should have availability to teach live, online sections of mathematics and/or science during the school day (Eastern Time Zone). Prospective tutors are able to hold sessions during working business hours, evenings, and the weekends.

Course Descriptions

Our mathematics and science programs use a classical approach to education. Instructors should be comfortable using socratic discussion in classes and allowing students to experiment with methods of solving problems.

Position Description

Substitutes are provided with slides, lecture outlines, and assessments. The substitute does not need to develop their own lesson plans, lectures, or assessments; all materials are provided to the substitute.

Mathematics substitutes are capable of tutoring up through Algebra II.

Science substitutes are capable of tutoring high school biology, chemistry, and/or physics, depending on their field of study. Specifically, we are looking for substitutes who can teach either physics (middle school and high school) or biology (middle school).

Classes are taught live using Blackboard Collaborate.

Substitutes are contracted on a course-by-course basis, and for varying durations, depending on needs. All classes are offered during regular business hours in the Eastern Time Zone, and the successful applicant will have consistent part-time availability during the regular school day. Joining the substitute and/or the tutoring pool does not guarantee a minimum number of hours; our substitutes and tutors receive positions on an as-needed basis.

Position requires reliable high-speed internet.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in the field or a related field
Comfortable using Google Drive
Experience using conferencing software in an educational setting
Can comfortably work using a screen for several hours in a row
Ability to balance several tasks at once (delivering lessons while also managing chat, addressing student behavior in real time, ability to answer questions in real time)
Engaging presentation style, with ability to monitor student engagement and interest
Comfortable stepping into a classroom where the primary teacher structured the classroom assignments and expectations

Preferred Qualifications

Middle school and/or high school teaching experience (in a classroom and/or a homeschool setting.)
Experience with Blackboard, Canvas, or another LMS
Experience teaching in a virtual setting

Compensation

Substitutes will be contracted on a weekly basis, at the rate of $130/section/week. A section meets for two or three contact hours a week; compensation covers teaching the live class plus grading.

Tutors are compensated $45/hour.

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter that addresses previous teaching experience and a CV or résumé. Email all materials to [email protected]. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis.

This position will tentatively fall between April 28, 2025 and Friday, May 16, 2025.

The Well-Trained Mind Academy is seeking part-time science instructors to teach three live, online sections of high school physics and/or two sections of high school biology as maternity leave coverage. The classes are geared toward high school students.

The long term substitute will cover approximately three weeks of live, online instruction to a small group of students (each section is capped at 15 students).

Our science programs use a classical approach to education. Instructors should be comfortable using socratic discussion in classes and allowing students to experiment with methods of solving problems. Our physics courses are conceptually (not calculus) based.

All sciences courses have a prescribed scope and pacing. The lectures have already been outlined, and the assessments are already written. The substitute instructor will meet the learning goals for the lectures and conduct assessments as outlined in the plans. The instructor provides timely feedback on smaller homework assignments and larger projects.

Position Description

The long-term substitute will teach up to five live classes (three sections of physics and two of biology). All times are listed for the Eastern Time Zone:

Mon/Wed 11 am Physics
Mon/Wed 3 pm Biology
Tue/Thurs 11 am Biology
Tue/Thurs 12 pm Physics
Tue/Thurs 2 pm Physics

Classes are taught live using Blackboard Collaborate.

Substitutes are contracted on a course-by-course basis. All classes are offered during regular business hours in the Eastern Time Zone. The position requires reliable high-speed internet.

Required Qualifications

Minimum of a Bachelor’s Degree in the field or a related field
Comfortable using Google Drive
Experience using conferencing software in an educational setting
Can comfortably work using a screen for several hours in a row
Ability to balance several tasks at once (delivering lessons while also managing chat, addressing student behavior in real time, ability to answer questions in real time)
Engaging presentation style, with ability to monitor student engagement and interest
Comfortable stepping into a classroom where the primary teacher structured the classroom assignments and expectations

Preferred Qualifications

High school teaching experience (in a classroom and/or a homeschool setting.)
Experience with Blackboard, Canvas, or another LMS
Experience teaching in a virtual setting

Compensation

Substitutes will be contracted on a weekly basis, at the rate of $130/section/week. A section meets for two or three contact hours a week; compensation covers teaching the live class plus grading.

To Apply

Please submit a cover letter that addresses previous teaching experience and a CV or résumé. Email all materials to [email protected]. We are accepting applications on a rolling basis.

We serve students globally with no prejudice based on gender, sexuality, race, ethnicity, nationality, or religion in order to achieve our educational goal of developing lifelong learners.

We honor and value diversity, and we are invested in modeling these values for the next generation of classical learners.

We support our instructors inside and outside the classroom so that they can focus on instruction, assessment, and feedback. Our team of highly qualified instructors and administrators does its best to respect each other, their students, and student families and/or guardians.