Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; or Miami, FL — relocation assistance available
- $200,000 annually
- Full-time position
Traditional elementary schools reduce expectations when children face challenges. You do the opposite. You hold the conviction that a six-year-old can achieve far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have leveraged data to demonstrate this repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning framework. Morning academics are handled by adaptive applications, freeing your schedule for the work that truly transforms a child's trajectory: coaching, motivation, accountability, and life skills development. You directly oversee a cohort of K-3 students while simultaneously coaching the Guides—Alpha's term for the adults who mentor and inspire children—who drive their daily advancement. You remain directly engaged every day, never managing remotely from a separate office.
Your typical day rotates among three core activities. You analyze performance metrics and Coachbot analytics to identify students and Guides who need intervention. You conduct coaching sessions that equip people with concrete next actions rather than generic praise. And you capture and sustain the focus of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during workshops covering topics like public speaking, concentration, or constructive feedback exchange.
When you identify effective approaches, you document them. The playbooks you create establish the benchmark that all other Guides replicate, amplifying your influence from a single cohort to an entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to scale this level of excellence is the pathway to expanded leadership responsibilities here.
If you view lowering standards as compassion, this role is not for you. If you see raising them as a form of respect, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Coaching both Guides and students through performance metrics, classroom visits, and candid feedback, then maintaining accountability to quantifiable objectives
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students focused on life skills including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, resilience, personal accountability, and constructive feedback practices
- Conducting individual and small-group sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic advancement
- Creating and iterating on playbooks that convert your proven methods into scalable systems that other Guides can implement reliably
- Training Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating facilitation excellence to maintain high standards as the team expands
What you will NOT be doing
- Providing academic instruction or traditional lectures; adaptive applications handle content delivery while you coach people
- Reducing expectations when students encounter difficulties
- Managing remotely in the manner of instructional coaches or principals; you remain integrated with your cohort every day
- Managing campus-wide budgets, operations, and parent communications; a Campus Lead handles those responsibilities so you can concentrate on student and Guide performance
- Advocating for traditional teaching approaches or adhering to conventional K-12 curricula
Key responsibilities
Fulfill Alpha's three commitments to every K-3 student: they love attending school, achieve learning progress at twice the standard rate, and develop outstanding life skills and independence.
Candidate requirements
- Available to work on-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; San Francisco, CA; or Miami, FL; relocation assistance is provided
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to 9)
- Proven experience leading a team of 5 or more individuals, with hiring and termination authority based on performance results
- Demonstrated experience building, initiating, or substantially scaling a program, team, school, or initiative from inception, rather than managing an established operation
- Comfortable operating in an educational environment that rejects conventional teaching methodologies
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline
- Proven record using data, dashboards, or analytics tools to identify issues and generate measurable improvements
- Experience coaching or supervising other adults toward quantifiable results, rather than solely performing tasks yourself
- Background in youth development, camp management, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation played a key role
- Demonstrated ability facilitating or presenting to groups of young children
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