Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ — relocation assistance available
- $150,000/year
- Full-time
When a child struggles, most elementary schools reduce expectations. You do the opposite. You hold the conviction that a six-year-old can accomplish far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have used data to demonstrate this repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning model. Morning academic instruction happens through adaptive software, freeing your schedule for the work that truly transforms a child's trajectory: motivation, life skills, coaching, and accountability. You directly manage a cohort of K-3 students and coach the Guides (Alpha's name for the adults who inspire and coach the kids) accountable for their daily outcomes. You remain hands-on daily, never managing remotely from an office.
A typical day alternates among three activities. You review performance data and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides need intervention. You conduct coaching conversations that equip people with a concrete next action rather than generic encouragement. And you command the focus of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during a workshop on public speaking, attention, or how to give and receive feedback.
When you identify effective practices, you document them. The playbooks you create set the standard for every other Guide, expanding your influence from one cohort to the entire level. Demonstrating your ability to scale that level of excellence is your path to broader leadership responsibility here.
If you view lowering expectations as compassion, this role is not for you. If you see raising them as a form of respect, apply.
What you will be doing
- Using performance data, classroom observation, and direct feedback to coach Guides and students, then holding both parties accountable to quantifiable goals
- 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 progress
- Developing and refining playbooks that convert your most effective practices into repeatable systems other Guides can implement reliably
- Training Guides on those playbooks and demonstrating excellence in facilitation to maintain standards as the team expands
What you will NOT be doing
- Providing academic instruction or lecturing from the front of the classroom; adaptive apps handle the content delivery 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 budget, operations, and parent communications; a Campus Lead handles those responsibilities so you can concentrate on student and Guide performance
- Advocating for traditional teaching methods 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 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 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
- Track record using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to diagnose problems and drive measurable improvement
- Experience coaching or managing other adults toward measurable outcomes, not just doing the work yourself
- Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment where motivation was central
- Comfort and skill facilitating or public speaking in front of rooms full of young children
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