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 hold the conviction that a six-year-old can achieve far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have used measurable outcomes to demonstrate this repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning framework. Adaptive software handles academic content during morning sessions, freeing your schedule for the interventions that truly transform a child's trajectory: coaching, accountability, motivation, and life skills development. You directly oversee a cohort of K-3 students while coaching the Guides (Alpha's name for the adults who mentor and inspire children) who manage their day-to-day growth. You remain actively involved each day, not supervising remotely from an administrative office.
A typical day alternates among three core activities. You analyze performance metrics and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides require intervention. You conduct coaching sessions that equip people with concrete next actions rather than abstract encouragement. And you lead workshops for groups of five- to nine-year-olds on subjects like public speaking, concentration, or how to give and receive feedback.
When you identify effective methods, you document them. The playbooks you create become the benchmark all other Guides follow, expanding your influence from a single cohort to the entire level. Demonstrating your ability to replicate that quality at scale is the pathway to greater leadership responsibility 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
- Coaching Guides and students through performance data review, classroom observation, and direct feedback, then maintaining accountability to measurable objectives for both
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students focused on life skills including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, resilience, accountability, and feedback exchange
- Conducting individual and small-group sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic advancement
- Creating and iterating on playbooks that convert your most effective practices into replicable systems 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 from the front of a classroom; adaptive software teaches content while you coach individuals
- 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
- Overseeing the campus's full budget, operations, and parent relations; a Campus Lead handles those responsibilities so you can concentrate on student and Guide results
- Advocating for traditional instructional 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
- Available 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
- Minimum of 5 years working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to 9)
- History of leading a team of 5 or more individuals, with authority to hire and remove personnel based on performance results
- Experience creating, launching, or substantially expanding a program, team, school, or initiative from inception, rather than inheriting an established operation
- Comfortable operating in a school environment that rejects conventional 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 improvement
- Experience coaching or managing other adults to achieve measurable outcomes, not simply executing tasks yourself
- Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation played a central role
- Confidence and ability facilitating or speaking publicly before groups of young children
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