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 children fall behind. You do the opposite. You are convinced that six-year-olds are capable of significantly more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have used evidence to demonstrate this repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning framework. Morning academics are delivered through adaptive applications, freeing your schedule for the work that genuinely transforms a child's trajectory: motivation, life skills, coaching, and accountability. You take direct ownership of a K-3 cohort while coaching the Guides (Alpha's term for the adults who mentor and inspire students) who drive their daily growth. You remain engaged on the floor every day, not supervising from behind a desk.
Your typical day alternates among three activities. You analyze performance metrics and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides require intervention. You conduct coaching sessions that leave participants with a clear next action rather than generic affirmation. And you command the focus of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during a workshop on public speaking, concentration, or constructive feedback.
As you identify effective methods, you document them. The playbooks you create set the standard for every other Guide, extending your influence from a single cohort to the entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to replicate that excellence is the pathway to expanded leadership opportunities here.
If you view lowering standards as compassion, this role is not for you. If you view raising them as respect, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Coaching both Guides and students by analyzing performance metrics, observing classroom interactions, and delivering direct feedback, then maintaining accountability to quantifiable objectives
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students focused on life skills including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, perseverance, accountability, and constructive feedback
- Conducting individual and small-group motivational sessions that link each child's personal aspirations and interests to tangible academic advancement
- Developing and iterating on playbooks that convert your most effective techniques into replicable 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
- Teaching academic content or presenting lectures from the front; adaptive applications handle instruction while you coach people
- Reducing standards when a student encounters difficulty
- Managing from a distance as instructional coaches and principals typically do; you remain embedded with your cohort each day
- Taking responsibility for campus-wide budget, operations, and parent communications; a Campus Lead manages those functions so you can concentrate on student and Guide results
- Advocating for traditional pedagogy or adhering to 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 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
- 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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