Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ — support for relocation provided
- $150,000 per year
- Full-time position
Traditional elementary schools reduce expectations when children face difficulty. You do the opposite. You hold the conviction that a six-year-old can accomplish significantly more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have demonstrated this belief with data on multiple occasions.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning framework. Adaptive applications handle academic instruction during morning sessions, freeing your schedule for the work that genuinely transforms a child's trajectory: motivation, life skills development, coaching, and accountability. You directly lead a cohort of K-3 students while simultaneously coaching the Guides (Alpha's designation for the adults who coach and inspire students) who oversee their daily development. You remain actively involved each day, rather than managing remotely from an administrative office.
A typical day rotates among three core activities. You analyze performance data and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides require intervention. You conduct coaching conversations that equip people with concrete next steps rather than general encouragement. And you command the attention of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during workshops on subjects like public speaking, focus, or giving and receiving feedback.
When you identify effective approaches, you document them. The playbooks you create establish the standard that all other Guides implement, extending your influence from a single cohort to the entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to scale this excellence determines your path to greater leadership responsibility here.
If reducing expectations seems compassionate to you, this role is not suitable. If raising them feels like respect, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Coaching both Guides and students through performance data analysis, classroom observation, and direct feedback, followed by holding each party accountable to quantifiable goals
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students focused on life skills including public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and the exchange of feedback
- Conducting individual and small-group motivation sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic advancement
- Creating and refining playbooks that convert your most effective practices into replicable systems that other Guides can implement with consistency
- 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 in traditional classroom formats; adaptive apps handle content delivery while you focus on coaching people
- Reducing expectations when students encounter challenges
- Managing from a distance in the manner of instructional coaches and principals; you remain embedded with your cohort on a daily basis
- Carrying responsibility for the entire campus's budget, operations, and parent communication; a Campus Lead handles those areas so you can concentrate on student and Guide results
- Advocating for traditional teaching approaches 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
- Able to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; support for relocation is provided
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to 9)
- Track record leading a team of 5 or more individuals, with authority to make hiring and performance-based removal decisions
- Experience creating, launching, or substantially expanding a program, team, school, or initiative from inception, rather than taking over an established operation
- Comfortable operating in an educational environment that rejects conventional teaching methods
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline
- Demonstrated history using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to identify problems and produce measurable improvement
- Experience in coaching or managing other adults toward quantifiable outcomes, rather than solely performing the work yourself
- Experience in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment settings where motivation played a central role
- Confidence and proficiency facilitating or presenting in front of large groups of young children
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