Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ — relocation assistance available
- $150,000 annual salary
- Full-time position
Traditional elementary schools reduce expectations when children face difficulty. You do the opposite. You are convinced that a six-year-old can accomplish significantly more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have validated this belief with measurable results on multiple occasions.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning framework. Morning academic instruction happens through adaptive applications, freeing your time for the interventions that genuinely transform young lives: motivation, life skills development, personalized coaching, and accountability. You directly oversee a cohort of K-3 learners while simultaneously coaching the Guides—Alpha's term for the adults who mentor and inspire students—who manage their day-to-day advancement. Your work is hands-on daily, not delegated from a remote office.
Your typical day alternates among three core activities. You analyze performance metrics and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides need intervention. You conduct coaching sessions that conclude with concrete action steps rather than abstract encouragement. And you command the focus of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during workshops addressing public speaking, concentration, or constructive feedback exchange.
When you identify effective methods, you document them. The systems you create establish the benchmark that all other Guides implement, extending your influence beyond a single cohort to the entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to replicate that quality at scale defines your path to expanded leadership responsibilities.
If you view lowering standards as compassion, this role is not suitable. If you see raising them as a form of respect, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Coaching both Guides and students through performance data analysis, classroom observation, and targeted feedback, then maintaining accountability to quantifiable objectives for both groups
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 learners focused on life skills including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, perseverance, personal accountability, and constructive feedback
- Conducting individual and small-group motivation sessions that align each student's personal goals and interests with tangible academic achievement
- Developing and iterating on playbooks that convert your proven methods into systematic processes that other Guides can replicate reliably
- Training Guides on these documented systems and demonstrating excellence in facilitation to maintain standards during team expansion
What you will NOT be doing
- Providing academic instruction or presenting lectures from the front of a classroom; adaptive applications handle content delivery while you coach people
- Reducing expectations in response to student challenges
- Supervising remotely in the manner of traditional instructional coaches or principals; you remain embedded within your cohort every day
- Managing the full campus budget, operational logistics, and parent communications; a Campus Lead handles those areas so you can concentrate on student and Guide performance
- Advocating for traditional teaching approaches or implementing a standard K-12 curriculum
Key responsibilities
Fulfill Alpha's three commitments to every K-3 student: they develop a genuine love for school, achieve learning outcomes at twice the conventional rate, and cultivate outstanding life skills and self-reliance.
Candidate requirements
- Available to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation assistance is provided
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or related discipline
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to 9)
- Demonstrated experience leading a team of 5 or more individuals, including decision-making authority for hiring and performance-based dismissals
- Proven experience building, launching, or substantially expanding a program, team, school, or initiative from inception, not managing an established operation
- Prepared to work in an educational environment that rejects conventional teaching methodologies
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline
- Demonstrated history using data, dashboards, or analytics platforms to identify issues and produce measurable performance gains
- Experience coaching or supervising other adults toward quantifiable results, rather than solely performing tasks independently
- Experience in youth development, camp leadership, competitive athletics coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivational strategies were fundamental
- Confidence and proficiency facilitating sessions or speaking publicly before groups of young children
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