Description
- On-site position at Alpha School's campus in Dorado, Puerto Rico
- $100,000 annually ($50/hour, 40 hours/week), with weekly pay
- Formal teaching certification not required; fluency in Spanish is helpful
The most meaningful support you can give a student who reaches 99% of their target is to insist it's not finished. If that approach makes you uneasy, this position won't suit you. If it energizes you because maintaining high standards is how you demonstrate belief in a child's potential, continue reading.
Alpha School operates using the 2 Hour Learning model: students in grades K-8 complete a full day's worth of academics in approximately two hours via adaptive learning applications. No traditional lectures. No textbooks. Your role focuses on what the software cannot provide — guiding children through essential life skills including public speaking, concentration, collaboration, and how to give and receive feedback.
Approximately 60% of your time will involve one-on-one coaching: reviewing learning app dashboards and Coachbot analytics, identifying where an 8-year-old is struggling with fractions or a 5th grader is avoiding reading assignments, and helping them overcome these obstacles. The remaining 40% involves facilitating interactive, hour-long workshops that resemble improv rehearsals more than traditional classroom sessions. All students must demonstrate mastery via Test2Pass assessments before progressing.
This position offers growth opportunities. You'll manage a small cohort and learn Alpha's methodology in your first year. Demonstrate you can guide every student to 100% of their objectives while maintaining strong satisfaction metrics, and advancement becomes possible to Lead Guide, then Campus Lead (overseeing an entire school). You'll witness a child who avoided eye contact in September confidently present to a room full of parents by spring.
Apply if you believe placing 30 children in rows to listen to one adult undermines what children are capable of achieving.
What you will be doing
- Guiding K-8 students individually and in small groups through adaptive learning applications, leveraging Coachbot analytics and dashboards to identify who is struggling and why
- Implementing Alpha's motivation framework (leaderboards, incentive systems, weekly goal-setting) to ensure every student progresses at the target pace
- Facilitating hour-long, hands-on life-skills workshops covering public speaking, concentration, teamwork, and how to give and receive feedback (project-based and interactive, never lecture-format)
- Conducting Test2Pass mastery assessments and maintaining standards: students do not progress until they demonstrate genuine understanding
- Establishing trust with students so rigorous accountability feels encouraging, not disciplinary
What you will NOT be doing
- Delivering lectures or traditional academic instruction (students master core subjects through adaptive apps, not direct teaching from you)
- Creating lesson plans from the ground up — Alpha supplies the curriculum and playbooks; you execute them with enthusiasm and narrative skill
- Grading homework assignments or preparing students for standardized tests; these elements do not exist in this environment
- Handling parent communications or school operations — Campus Leads manage those areas, allowing you to concentrate on your cohort
- Providing passive supervision while kids work on laptops; if you're not actively coaching, you're not fulfilling the role
Key responsibilities
Guide a cohort of K-8 students to achieve 100% of their academic and life-skills objectives.
Candidate requirements
- Available to work in-person at Alpha's Dorado, Puerto Rico campus
- Bachelor's degree in any field
- 3+ years of direct, hands-on experience working with K-8 (kindergarten through 8th grade) students via teaching, tutoring, youth programs, camps, or sports coaching
- Demonstrated record of high personal achievement, whether academic, athletic, or professional
- Legal authorization to work in the United States or Puerto Rico without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish for establishing rapport with students and families in the Dorado community
- Coaching experience where elevated standards produced measurable results (competitive athletics, debate, performing arts, or selective youth programs)
- Background leading youth workshops, summer camps, or after-school programs where you created the activities, not merely supervised
- Knowledge of adaptive or app-based learning platforms (e.g., Khan Academy, IXL, DreamBox)
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