Description
- New York City, NY – On-site position
- Weekly pay at $120,000 annually. Health, dental, and vision coverage begin immediately.
- Relocating? We provide relocation assistance.
Do you see joy, movement, and trust as the foundation of authentic learning?
Alpha School is redefining education by enabling children to achieve academic mastery quickly, freeing time to develop essential life competencies. At the Pre-K level, this begins even earlier: fostering emotional security, sparking curiosity, and building the resilience to persist.
Your role: guide an on-site New York City Pre-K group that thrives in school while achieving accelerated early-learning outcomes—approximately double the pace of conventional preschool programs. You will construct purposeful, sensory-enriched play experiences aligned with developmental benchmarks, track progress each week, and rapidly adapt strategies for individual learners.
New York City offers parks ideal for outdoor instruction, culturally rich neighborhoods with engaged family networks, comprehensive public transportation, and proximity to leading early childhood innovation hubs.
Cultivate joy. Drive growth. Submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Plan and lead play-based learning sessions lasting 30–60 minutes that foster joy, emotional security, and quantifiable developmental progress
- Establish a classroom environment rich in movement and sensory input to sustain engagement and support multi-modal learning for four-year-olds
- Conduct real-time observation and documentation: Record same-day, objective observations linked to developmental domains, updating each child's milestone tracker on a weekly basis
- Leverage data to inform teaching: Review weekly documentation to pinpoint each child's next developmental target and design responsive instructional adjustments
- Develop individualized activity modifications based on each child's interests and motivation patterns, embedding one specific developmental objective, and reassess outcomes within a two-week window
- Support children through moments of frustration with calm co-regulation techniques and emotional guidance instead of reactive behavioral management
- Maintain clear, proactive communication with families regarding student progress, daily routines, and any developing areas of concern
What you will NOT be doing
- Approach Pre-K as custodial care instead of purposeful early education
- Default to scripted worksheets or compliance-focused instruction methods
- Spend most of your time overseeing academic software rather than facilitating live, tactile learning experiences
- Employ reactive behavior management strategies rather than calm co-regulation and emotional coaching
Key responsibilities
Ensure New York City Pre-K children develop a love for school while exhibiting accelerated early-learning advancement through purposeful play.
Candidate requirements
- Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, OR CDA/Montessori/Reggio credential
- At least 2 years of experience working with children aged 3–5 in a structured group environment (classroom setting, not exclusively one-on-one care)
- Documented success leading play-based learning that produces visible developmental advancement
- Confirmed ability to objectively and consistently document developmental milestones weekly using a structured framework or rubric
- Advanced relationship-building and emotional awareness: Capacity to establish trust rapidly, interpret emotional signals precisely, and apply personalized motivators to drive engagement
- Co-regulation and frustration support: Assist children through emotional escalation using calm modeling and systematic emotional coaching
- Authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship
- Available to work full-time on-site in New York City, NY
You will be working for
Join the team building school around student growth
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