Description
- On-site position: Alpha Schools, Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ
- Compensation: $30/hr | 15–30 hrs/week | Full-time opportunity available ($60,000/year + benefits)
- Schedule: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (flexible scheduling within school hours)
If you're the kind of person who can redirect a distracted 10-year-old before they derail the entire class, this role deserves your attention. This is not a position where "assistant" means waiting in the wings to step in only when problems arise.
Alpha operates a compressed K-12 learning model: timed precisely, moving faster than conventional school pacing, and centered on a Guide whose sole focus is delivering instruction. This structure depends on someone controlling the operational foundation — ensuring transitions happen on schedule, materials are prepared before instruction begins, and student focus is maintained before minor distractions escalate into disruptions.
You'll be immersed from day one. There's no gradual onboarding period. You'll be actively monitoring the classroom, implementing Alpha's approved motivational strategies (structured prompts, positive reinforcement, immediate redirection), and preparing each activity so the Guide can begin teaching without delay. When you execute effectively, a student losing focus returns to task before the lesson loses momentum. Performance standards are explicit: 95% on-time transitions, materials ready ahead of every lesson, sustained student engagement.
As you develop fluency in Alpha's operational model, your responsibilities expand. Assistants who excel at the operational level advance to greater classroom ownership — and for qualified candidates, the pathway to Guide is straightforward. Submit your application now.
What you will be doing
- Managing student transitions between activities (approximately 30% of your time): tracking the schedule, prompting students to move, and applying positive reinforcement to maintain orderly, timely transitions
- Setting up classroom materials ahead of each lesson by collecting supplies, arranging them according to the activity plan, and verifying the setup aligns with the Guide's instructions before teaching starts
- Supporting student engagement during structured activities (approximately 40% of your time) by observing participation, catching disengagement early, and redirecting students using Alpha's approved classroom management methods without disrupting instruction
What you will NOT be doing
- Waiting at the back of the classroom for issues to emerge — this position demands continuous, active presence and moment-to-moment decision-making during school hours
- Creating lesson plans, developing activity frameworks, or owning academic results (those are the Guide's domain)
- Developing your own student behavior strategies; Alpha's motivational methods are prescribed and you'll implement them with consistency
- Handling facility maintenance, carpool coordination, or after-school events; your focus is classroom operations during instructional hours
Key responsibilities
Maintain Alpha's classroom operations so Guides remain fully focused on delivering instruction.
Candidate requirements
- Available to work on-site at our Scottsdale campus.
- Commit to a minimum of 10 hours weekly, with complete flexibility to select your schedule within school hours (Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM). Full-time position available.
- Prior experience working with children ages 5–14 in structured environments (school, camp, childcare, tutoring, or coaching).
- Capability to organize people, materials, and activities efficiently and rapidly.
- Kid-friendly demeanor and confidence redirecting children through positive encouragement.
- Authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship.
Nice to have
- Direct group management experience with children in active settings (camp counselor, classroom aide, teacher's aide, paraprofessional, youth sports coach, or after-school program staff)
- Background in mastery-based, competency-based, or structured learning environments (Montessori, project-based learning, or comparable models)
- Demonstrated ability to keep groups on schedule through positive redirection without escalating to adult intervention
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