Private Educator & Child Development Specialist

About this role

Strivo Labs seeks a Private Educator and Child Development Specialist to support a child’s learning, development, and daily routines in a private Lagos household. The role focuses on academic support, structured activities, and fostering good manners, independence, and positive behaviour. The successful candidate will create a safe, stimulating learning environment and work with parents to align objectives and routines. Experience in teaching or working with children in homes or educational settings is preferred, with strong communication and organisational skills. The salary is described as competitive and based on experience, with no specific figure provided.

What you would do

• Provide academic support and supervise homework and learning activities
• Develop age-appropriate learning activities for intellectual, social, and emotional development
• Establish structured daily routines including study time, reading, play, and developmental activities
• Encourage manners, discipline, confidence, independence, and positive social behaviour
• Monitor academic progress and identify areas needing additional support
• Organise educational and recreational activities to promote development
• Support communication, critical thinking, creativity, and problem-solving in children
• Collaborate with parents to align learning objectives and routines
• Supervise learning and recreational activities ensuring safety and wellbeing
• Maintain a clean, organised, and conducive learning environment and provide progress updates to parents

What they are asking for

• Bachelor’s degree in Education or related discipline preferred
• Previous teaching experience required
• Experience with children in private households, schools, or similar environments is an advantage
• Strong communication, interpersonal, and organisational skills
• Patience, emotional intelligence, and genuine interest in children's education and development
• Ability to maintain appropriate boundaries while building positive relationships
• Trustworthy, responsible, proactive, and professional
• Ability to work independently and follow parents’ instructions
• First aid or child safeguarding training is an added advantage

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