Description
- On-site: Alpha Schools, Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ
- $30/hr | 15–30 hrs/week | Full-time path available at $60,000/year + benefits
- Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (choose your schedule within school hours)
If you're skilled at refocusing a distracted 10-year-old before they derail the entire class, this role will be a fit. If you think "assistant" means observing quietly and stepping in only during crises, this is not that role.
Alpha operates a compressed K-12 learning model: every minute is planned, the pace exceeds traditional school environments, and it centers on a Guide whose sole focus is instruction. This structure holds only when someone controls the operational foundation — ensuring transitions happen on schedule, materials are prepared ahead of each lesson, and student focus is maintained before minor issues escalate.
You'll be fully engaged from day one. There's no gradual onboarding phase. You'll be monitoring classroom dynamics, implementing Alpha-approved motivational strategies (positive reinforcement, structured prompts, immediate redirection), and staging each activity so the Guide enters and begins teaching without delay. When you execute well, a student losing focus is brought back on track before the lesson loses momentum. The standards are explicit: 95% of transitions completed on time, materials ready ahead of every lesson, students consistently engaged.
As you develop fluency in Alpha's approach, your scope expands. Assistants who master operational execution take on increased classroom authority — and for the right candidate, the route to Guide is straightforward. Apply now.
What you will be doing
- Managing student transitions between activities (approximately 30% of your time): tracking the schedule, prompting students to shift focus, and applying positive reinforcement to maintain orderly, on-time movement
- Staging classroom materials ahead of each lesson by collecting supplies, arranging them according to the activity plan, and verifying setup aligns with the Guide's instructions before teaching starts
- Supporting student engagement during structured activities (approximately 40% of your time) by observing participation, detecting disengagement in its early stages, and redirecting students with Alpha-approved classroom management methods without disrupting instruction
What you will NOT be doing
- Observing passively from the back of the room until problems arise — this position demands active involvement and continuous decision-making throughout the school day
- Creating lesson plans, drafting activity outlines, or holding responsibility for academic results (the Guide's domain)
- Developing your own student behavior strategies; Alpha's motivational framework is established and you'll implement it uniformly
- Handling facility maintenance, carpool coordination, or evening events; your role centers on classroom operations during school hours
Key responsibilities
Maintain Alpha's classroom operations so Guides can remain dedicated to instruction.
Candidate requirements
- Willing to work in person at our Scottsdale campus.
- Work a minimum of 10 hours per week, with total flexibility to choose your schedule during school hours (Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM). Option for full-time position.
- Experience working with children ages 5–14 in a structured setting (school, camp, childcare, tutoring, or coaching).
- Ability to coordinate people, materials, and activities quickly and effectively.
- Kid-friendly and comfortable redirecting children using encouragement.
- Legal right to work in the U.S. without 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 a mastery-based, competency-based, or structured learning environment (Montessori, project-based learning, or similar)
- Demonstrated ability to keep groups on schedule through positive redirection instead of escalating to adult intervention
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