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Description
- $120,000 annually, W2 salary paid every week; comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one
- Full-time position (40 hours weekly), on-site at Alpha School's Kirkland, WA campus (initial assignment at a different Alpha campus may occur until Kirkland location opens)
- Current Washington State Teaching Certificate mandatory. Without certification, no interview will be scheduled.
You hold a WA teaching certificate. What remains to be decided is whether you want to continue spending your time lecturing, grading papers, and delivering standardized curriculum to every student.
Your role here is not traditional teaching. You coach and motivate. The most meaningful support you can offer a student who reaches 99% of a weekly target is to refuse to accept it as complete. If that approach troubles you, this role is not a fit. If it energizes you because maintaining high expectations demonstrates your belief in a student's capability, continue reading.
At Alpha, academic content is delivered via AI-driven adaptive applications. There are no lectures, textbooks, or weekend lesson planning. Approximately 60% of your time is spent facilitating one-hour life-skills workshops covering topics like public speaking, concentration, and constructive feedback. Around 30% involves one-on-one or small-group sessions where you review Coachbot data and guide each student toward their weekly app progression goals. The remaining 10% is dedicated to performance data analysis that informs your coaching strategy for the following week. You will not follow a rigid script; the most effective Guides modify existing workshops and create new ones when they identify unmet needs.
Success in this role is not defined by "enjoyable activities." It is measured by documented progress. A semester is successful when a minimum of 90% of your cohort demonstrates pre-to-post improvement on Test2Pass, at least 90% meet their weekly learning-app targets, and students provide an average rating of 4 out of 5 or higher for their experience with you. Falling short on any of these three metrics means the role is not working. When you consistently uphold high standards, advancement opportunities emerge—first to Lead Guide, where you mentor newer Guides while managing a cohort, then potentially to Campus Lead.
If you prefer ready-made curriculum, or if you view warmth and rigorous standards as incompatible, this position is not suitable. If your WA certificate is current and you are motivated by coaching K-8 students toward tangible results rather than delivering textbook-based lessons, submit your application now.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating one-hour life-skills workshops for K-8 cohorts on subjects including public speaking, concentration, and constructive feedback exchange, modifying existing content and creating new sessions when you identify missing components
- Administering Test2Pass pre-assessments and post-assessments, then coaching students who have not yet achieved mastery until they demonstrate competency
- Conducting daily one-on-one and small-group coaching sessions designed to drive every student toward their weekly app progression benchmarks, leveraging Coachbot analytics, Alpha's reward structures (school currency, performance leaderboards), and your individual relationships to overcome reluctance
- Analyzing weekly performance metrics, identifying struggling students early, and implementing intervention strategies within the same week
- Serving as the adult who maintains high expectations and the adult students trust and want to approach; warmth creates the foundation for demanding more, and demanding more signals your confidence in their potential
What you will NOT be doing
- Delivering whiteboard lectures or creating daily lesson plans; academic content is embedded in the applications, not delivered by you
- Developing curriculum from the ground up; your job is to activate an established playbook through compelling delivery and narrative
- Passively monitoring students on computers or allowing them to disengage throughout the day; motivation at Alpha is proactive, individualized, and persistent
- Reducing a weekly target or advancing a student without confirmed mastery in order to maintain schedule or avoid difficult discussions
- Assessing homework assignments or handling parent correspondence
Key responsibilities
Guide a K-8 cohort toward quantifiable mastery of life skills and consistent achievement of weekly learning-app progression benchmarks.
Candidate requirements
- Current, valid Washington State Teaching Certificate (issued by WA OSPI) or capability to secure one promptly
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- Able to work full-time (40 hours per week) on-site at Alpha School's Kirkland, WA campus (temporary assignment at another Alpha campus may be required prior to Kirkland campus opening)
- Comfortable allowing AI to deliver instructional content while you concentrate on coaching and life-skills development
- Authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Background working with K-8 students in any setting (classroom instruction, tutoring, sports coaching, debate, theater, summer camps, or extracurricular programs)
- Demonstrated record of high personal achievement (academic, athletic, or professional) that reflects a consistent commitment to rigorous standards rather than performative expectations
- Narrative skill and presence sufficient to engage a room of 12-year-olds for an hour without needing to elevate your voice
- Proven ability to convert disengaged or resistant learners into motivated, active contributors
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