Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA — relocation assistance available
- $200,000 annually
- Full-time position
Traditional elementary schools reduce expectations when children fall behind. Your approach is the opposite. You believe young learners at age six possess far greater capacity than conventional classrooms demand, and you have demonstrated this with measurable outcomes on multiple occasions.
Alpha operates on a two-hour instructional framework. Adaptive technology handles academic content during morning sessions, freeing your schedule for the interventions that genuinely transform student outcomes: motivation systems, life skill development, individualized coaching, and accountability structures. You directly oversee a cohort of K-3 learners while simultaneously coaching the Guides—Alpha's designation for the adults who mentor and support students—who manage their day-to-day growth. Your role remains operationally embedded, not administratively removed.
Your daily work cycles through three core functions. You analyze performance metrics and Coachbot data to identify which students and Guides require intervention. You conduct targeted coaching sessions that conclude with actionable next steps rather than generalized feedback. And you lead engaging workshops for groups of five- to nine-year-olds on topics including public speaking, concentration, and constructive feedback exchange.
When you identify effective strategies, you document them. The operational playbooks you create become institutional standards that all Guides implement, expanding your influence from a single cohort to the entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to replicate this quality at scale is the pathway to expanded leadership responsibility.
If you view lowering standards as compassion, this role is not suitable. If you view raising them as a form of respect, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Providing targeted coaching to both Guides and students through analysis of performance metrics, direct classroom observation, and clear feedback, then enforcing accountability to quantifiable objectives
- Leading one-hour live workshop sessions for K-3 learners focused on life competencies including public speaking, attention management, teamwork, persistence, responsibility, and constructive critique
- Conducting individual and small-group motivational interventions that align each student's personal aspirations and interests with tangible academic achievement
- Developing and iterating on operational playbooks that codify your most effective methods into scalable systems other Guides can replicate reliably
- Providing training to Guides on these frameworks and exemplifying facilitation excellence to maintain consistent standards during team expansion
What you will NOT be doing
- Teaching academic curriculum or lecturing in traditional classroom formats; adaptive technology delivers content while your focus remains on coaching individuals
- Reducing standards or expectations when students encounter difficulty
- Managing remotely in the manner of conventional instructional coaches or school administrators; you remain actively embedded with your designated cohort each day
- Managing campus-wide fiscal operations, logistics, and family communications; a Campus Lead handles those functions so your attention stays on student and Guide performance
- Advocating for traditional pedagogical approaches or implementing standard K-12 curricula
Key responsibilities
Fulfill Alpha's three core commitments to every K-3 student: cultivating genuine enthusiasm for learning, achieving double the standard rate of academic progress, and developing outstanding life skills paired with meaningful independence.
Candidate requirements
- Able to work on-site at an Alpha campus located in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA; relocation assistance is available
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or related discipline
- Minimum of 5 years of professional experience working with elementary-age children (approximately ages 5 through 9)
- Demonstrated leadership experience managing a team of 5 or more individuals, with direct authority over hiring decisions and performance-based terminations
- Proven track record building, launching, or substantially scaling a program, team, educational institution, or strategic initiative from inception, rather than managing an established operation
- Willing to operate in an educational environment that explicitly rejects conventional teaching methodologies
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline
- Documented success utilizing data systems, performance dashboards, or analytical tools to identify challenges and produce quantifiable improvements
- Prior experience coaching or supervising other professionals toward defined performance outcomes, beyond individual contributor work
- Professional history in youth programming, residential camp leadership, competitive athletics coaching, private tutoring, or educational enrichment where student motivation was a primary responsibility
- Demonstrated ability and confidence facilitating presentations or leading discussions before large groups of young children
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