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 students fall behind. You do the opposite. You know a six-year-old can accomplish far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have used measurable results to demonstrate it repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning framework. Morning academic instruction happens through adaptive applications, freeing your schedule for the work that truly transforms a child: motivation, life skills, coaching, and accountability. You directly oversee a cohort of K-3 learners while guiding the Guides—Alpha's term for the adults who mentor and motivate students—who manage their day-to-day development. You remain actively involved every day, not directing from a remote office.
A typical day alternates among three activities. You review performance metrics and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides need intervention. You conduct coaching sessions that equip people with concrete next actions rather than general encouragement. And you command the focus of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during a workshop covering public speaking, concentration, or feedback skills.
When you identify effective strategies, you document them. The playbooks you create set the benchmark that all other Guides follow, expanding your influence from a single cohort to the entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to replicate that excellence is the pathway to broader leadership responsibilities here.
If you view lowering standards as compassion, this role is not for you. If you see raising them as a form of respect, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Guiding Guides and students through performance metrics, classroom observation, and clear feedback, then maintaining accountability to quantifiable objectives
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students covering life skills including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, resilience, accountability, and feedback exchange
- Conducting individual and small-group sessions that align each child's aspirations and interests with tangible academic advancement
- Creating and improving playbooks that convert your most effective methods into replicable frameworks other Guides can implement reliably
- Preparing Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating facilitation excellence so quality remains consistent as the team expands
What you will NOT be doing
- Providing academic instruction or presenting lectures from the classroom front; adaptive applications deliver content while you coach individuals
- Reducing standards when students encounter challenges
- Overseeing from afar like instructional coaches and principals typically do; you remain embedded with your cohort each day
- Managing the full campus budget, operations, and parent communications; a Campus Lead handles those responsibilities 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 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
- Demonstrated history using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to identify issues and produce measurable progress
- Experience coaching or managing other adults toward quantifiable results, not simply executing tasks yourself
- Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation was essential
- Confidence and ability facilitating or presenting before rooms filled with young children
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