Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ — relocation assistance available
- $150,000/year
- Full-time
Traditional elementary schools reduce expectations when a child falls behind. You increase them. You are convinced a six-year-old can accomplish far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have leveraged data to demonstrate it repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning framework. Adaptive software handles academics each morning, freeing your schedule for the work that truly transforms a child's trajectory: coaching, motivation, accountability, and life skills. You directly manage a cohort of K-3 students while simultaneously coaching the Guides (Alpha's name for the adults who inspire and coach the children) accountable for their everyday growth. You remain actively involved each day, rather than managing remotely from an office.
Your typical day alternates between three activities. You analyze performance data and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides need intervention. You conduct coaching sessions that result in clear action items rather than generalized encouragement. And you engage a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds through workshops on topics like public speaking, concentration, or how to give and receive feedback.
When you identify effective methods, you document them. The playbooks you create set the benchmark that all other Guides follow, so your influence extends beyond a single cohort to the entire level. Demonstrating your ability to replicate that excellence is the pathway to expanded leadership responsibilities here.
If lowering standards feels compassionate to you, this role is not suitable. If raising them feels respectful, apply.
What you will be doing
- Coaching both Guides and students through performance data analysis, classroom observation, and direct feedback, then holding each accountable to quantifiable objectives
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students on life skills including public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and giving and receiving feedback
- Conducting individual and small-group motivation sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic improvement
- Creating and iterating playbooks that translate your proven practices into repeatable frameworks other Guides can implement reliably
- Training Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating excellence in facilitation to maintain standards as the team expands
What you will NOT be doing
- Providing academic instruction or lecturing; adaptive apps handle the curriculum while you coach the people
- Reducing expectations when a student encounters difficulty
- Managing from a distance the way instructional coaches and principals typically do; you remain embedded with your cohort every day
- Overseeing the entire campus's operations, budget, and parent communication; a Campus Lead manages that so you can concentrate on student and Guide performance
- Advocating for traditional teaching approaches or adhering to a conventional K-12 curriculum
Key responsibilities
Fulfill Alpha's three commitments to every K-3 student: they love school, learn twice as fast, and develop exceptional life skills and independence.
Candidate requirements
- Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation support is provided
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field
- At least 5 years working with elementary-aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9)
- Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and to remove people based on performance outcomes
- Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up, not inheriting an existing one
- Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a related field
- Demonstrated history using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to identify issues and drive measurable progress
- Experience coaching or managing other adults toward quantifiable results, not just executing the work yourself
- Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation was a core focus
- Skill and confidence facilitating or public speaking before groups of young children
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