Description
- Location: On-site at Alpha Schools, Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ
- Compensation: $30/hr | 15–30 hrs/week | Full-time track open at $60,000/year + benefits
- Availability: Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (select your hours within school operations)
If catching a distracted 10-year-old before they derail the group feels like the strength you bring to classroom work, read on. If you think "assistant" means observing from a distance and stepping in only during emergencies, this role is different.
Alpha operates a time-compressed K-12 model: every minute accounted for, paced faster than conventional schools, and designed around a Guide whose sole focus is delivering instruction. The system functions only when someone controls the operational foundation—on-time transitions, materials staged before lessons begin, and student attention managed before minor distractions escalate.
You'll be in the center of it starting week one. No ramp-up time. You monitor the classroom, apply Alpha's proven motivational strategies (positive reinforcement, structured cues, immediate redirection), and stage every activity so the Guide enters ready to teach. When you execute effectively, a drifting student refocuses before the lesson loses momentum. Performance standards are explicit: 95% of transitions completed on schedule, materials prepared ahead of every session, continuous student engagement.
As you gain mastery of Alpha's framework, your scope expands. Assistants who control the operational layer advance to greater classroom ownership—and for candidates who excel, the pathway to Guide is clear. Submit your application today.
What you will be doing
- Managing student transitions across activities (approximately 30% of your time): tracking the schedule, cueing students to shift between tasks, and applying positive reinforcement to maintain orderly, punctual movement
- Staging classroom materials ahead of each lesson by collecting required supplies, arranging them according to the activity blueprint, and verifying setup aligns with the Guide's specifications before teaching starts
- Supporting student engagement throughout structured activities (approximately 40% of your time) by observing participation levels, catching disengagement early, and redirecting students through Alpha's prescribed classroom management methods without disrupting instruction
What you will NOT be doing
- Waiting in the background until problems arise—this position demands continuous presence and real-time judgment across the entire school day
- Creating lesson content, drafting activity plans, or owning academic results (those belong to the Guide)
- Improvising behavioral approaches; Alpha's motivational methods are standardized and you'll implement them uniformly
- Handling facility duties, carpool coordination, or evening programming; your remit is classroom execution during instructional hours
Key responsibilities
Maintain Alpha's classroom operations so Guides remain concentrated on teaching.
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 during school hours (Monday through 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).
- Demonstrated ability to organize people, materials, and activities efficiently and accurately.
- Comfortable with children and skilled at redirecting behavior through positive encouragement.
- Authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship.
Nice to have
- Direct experience managing groups of active children (camp counselor, classroom assistant, teacher's aide, paraprofessional, youth sports coach, or after-school staff)
- Familiarity with mastery-based, competency-driven, or structured education models (Montessori, project-based learning, or equivalent)
- Proven ability to maintain group schedules through positive redirection without escalating to adult intervention
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