Practitioner
Former teachers who have pivoted into another field and can tell fellows what the work is really like. About 15 hours a month as a 1099 contractor.
- Two live calls a month
- Portfolio feedback
- Paid 1:1 sessions
- Your own pathway
NextGround careers
Help teachers find their next ground.
We are a small, fully remote team of educators building the career mobility platform we wish we had. Every person here was a classroom educator first.
Remote
Anywhere in the USA
Central
Time zone home base
Educators
Every single role
Two ways in
Which one sounds like you?
What we are looking for
- You were a K-12 educator first
- You work in the role you would teach
- You give specific, kind, actionable feedback on portfolio artifacts
- You respond to requests and questions in a timely way
- You can lead two live calls a month
Perks just for practitioners
Income
Earn extra through 1:1 sessions
Practitioners take on 1:1 coaching and Prep Sessions with educators and earn on top of cohort work.
For everyone
What it is like to work here
I will know you by name
I am the founder, and I will personally know every person who works with NextGround. You will always be able to reach me, and when you need a reference letter or a LinkedIn recommendation, I will write it myself.
Remote, anywhere in the USA
Work from your own kitchen table, your favorite coffee shop, or your couch. We run on Central time, and our NextGround crew members, the educators in our programs, join us from every U.S. time zone.
We all speak education
Everyone here speaks the same language, and we are all learning new ones along the way.
A genuinely fun team
We take the mission seriously and we have fun doing it.
Be part of a growing team
We are early, which means your ideas become the product. People who build with us now help decide what NextGround becomes.
Once a NextGrounder, always one
Free access to our content and community, long after your project ends.
Built around the school year
Report card week and testing season will never be held against you.
A seat in product decisions
You help shape what we build, and you hear how it lands with members.
Shout-outs and handwritten notes
Anniversaries, wins, and hard weeks all get noticed by a real person.
Our values
How we run calls, give feedback and decide
- 1
Kindness
We are kind, which is different from being nice.
- 2
Directness
Clear is kind and unclear is unkind. Direct is not rude.
- 3
Feedback in every direction
Up, down, and sideways, because everyone here is learning.
- 4
Transparency
What we know, what we do not know, and what we are willing to learn.
- 5
Learn your people
We skip the golden rule and treat people how they want to be treated, which means asking.
- 6
Hard work
We care about the outcome more than what is in it for me.
- 7
Stewardship
Time, people, and resources are entrusted to us. They are not ours.
- 8
Servant leadership
We pick up the shovel. Nobody gets a pedestal.
- 9
Right does not always equal just
We choose the just thing, even when it is slower.
No one is coming to save us, so we are going to save ourselves.
The vision
Where we are going
We share the whole picture, including what we cannot offer yet.
Today
A small crew with big plans
- Remote across the USA
- Fellows and practitioners
Next
A growing team
- More pathways, more practitioners
- More ways to earn with us
- A culture team that plans how we celebrate and stay connected
- A team version of our welcome swag box
- Referral bonuses
- Revenue share and royalties on content
- Professional development and speaking spots
Someday
Full-time staff and real perks
- Full-time roles on a funded team
- Health benefits and paid time off
- Home office and learning stipends
- Our own national conference for educators, with paid travel
- An annual team retreat and wellness days
- A return-to-the-classroom option
- A giving budget for classrooms you care about
Open positions
Now that you know us, see where you fit.
- Practitioner: Instructional DesignerContract (1099), Remote, USA
- Customer Success ManagerContract (1099), Remote, USA
Not seeing your role yet?
Send a note about who you are and what you would love to build.
nextground@trynextground.com