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Teacher Engaging Students

Contracted Opportunities with Project LINK

Bring wellness, movement, and mindfulness to Hillsborough County middle schools as an independent contractor with our eHS team

Project LINK, Inc. is currently accepting applications for contracted positions supporting the eMerging Healthy Students (eHS) program — a school-based mental wellness, prevention, and resiliency initiative serving sixth-grade students in Hillsborough County middle schools. Using SAMHSA's Eight Dimensions of Wellness as a guiding framework, eHS helps students build practical skills for managing emotions, stress, relationships, and everyday challenges.

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Note: These are independent contractor (1099) opportunities, not employee positions. All contractors must complete background screening, school-district clearance, and Project LINK onboarding before beginning work.

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Engagement Period:  September - (* October) 2026 – May 2027

Location:  (2) Hillsborough County Middle Schools

Youth Mental Wellness Facilitator

Facilitate eHS curriculum sessions, small-group Thought Circles, and wellness programming for sixth-grade students. This is a nonclinical role focused on emotional awareness, healthy coping skills, and school connectedness.

Classroom Interaction

Mon 8am–12pm • Tue & Thu 8am–4pm   |  

Up to 20 hrs/active program week   |   ​

$20/hr — up to $400/week

YOU'LL DO

  • Facilitate structured eHS wellness curriculum sessions

  • Lead discussions, role-play, reflections, and interactive exercises

  • Support Thought Circles on emotions, stress, peer conflict, and coping

  • Observe and document student participation and concerns

  • Support mindfulness, movement, and other wellness activities

 

GOOD FIT IF YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND IN

  • Education, youth development, or mentoring

  • Psychology, counseling, or social work

  • Public health or human services

  • Social-emotional learning or trauma-informed practices

* Yoga & Mindfulness Instructor

Provide monthly yoga, breathing, and mindfulness instruction that helps students build body awareness, focus, and healthy stress-management tools they can use at school and at home.

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Tue & Thu, one designated week each month   |  

16 hrs x  $20/hr —  $320/month

YOU'LL DO

  • Facilitate structured eHS wellness curriculum sessions

  • Lead discussions, role-play, reflections, and interactive exercises

  • Support Thought Circles on emotions, stress, peer conflict, and coping

  • Observe and document student participation and concerns

  • Support mindfulness, movement, and other wellness activities


GOOD FIT IF YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND IN

  • Education, youth development, or mentoring

  • Psychology, counseling, or social work

  • Public health or human services

  • Social-emotional learning or trauma-informed practices

* Fitness & Wellness Instructor

Lead monthly fitness sessions — group sports, light track & field, movement, and mindfulness — for middle school students at two Hillsborough County schools. Not a competitive-athletics program: the focus is participation, confidence, and enjoyment.

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Tue & Thu, one designated week each month   |  

16 hrs x $20/hr —  $320/month

YOU'LL DO

  • Plan and lead age-appropriate fitness and movement activities

  • Provide warm-up, activity, and cool-down instruction

  • Incorporate mindfulness and breathing into sessions

  • Adapt activities for different abilities and experience levels

 

 

 

GOOD FIT IF YOU HAVE A BACKGROUND IN

  • Youth fitness instruction or physical education

  • Sports coaching or personal training

  • Group fitness or recreation programming

  • Health and wellness education

STUDENT SAFETY REQUIREMENTS

Because these roles involve direct work with minors on school campuses, all selected contractors must successfully complete:

  • Background screening

  • School-district clearance

  • Project LINK onboarding requirements

  • Confidentiality requirements

  • Student-safety and professional-boundary requirements

  • Mandatory-reporting orientation

HOW TO APPLY

To apply, please submit:

  • Current résumé or professional biography

  • Applicable certifications or credentials for the role

  • Brief description of experience working with youth

  • Professional references

  • Confirmation of availability for the position's schedule

 

Email:  info@project-link.org  —  Attn: Human Resources

Questions:  Project LINK, Inc. — (813) 276-5671, Ext. 222

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