Description
- On-site position at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ — relocation assistance available
- $150,000 annually
- Full-time role
Traditional elementary schools reduce expectations when students face challenges. You do the opposite. You know that six-year-olds can accomplish far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have leveraged data to demonstrate this repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning framework. Adaptive applications handle academic instruction each morning, freeing your schedule for the work that truly transforms children's lives: coaching, accountability, life skills development, and motivation. You directly oversee a cohort of K-3 learners while simultaneously coaching the Guides—Alpha's term for the adults who inspire and coach students—who manage their day-to-day progress. You remain actively involved every day rather than supervising remotely from an administrative office.
Your typical day alternates between three core activities. You analyze performance metrics and Coachbot analytics to identify which Guides and students need intervention. You conduct coaching sessions that equip people with concrete next steps rather than general encouragement. And you capture and maintain the focus of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during workshops covering topics like public speaking, concentration, or how to give and receive feedback effectively.
When you identify effective methods, you document them. The playbooks you create set the standards that every other Guide implements, expanding your influence from a single cohort to an entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to scale this level of excellence is the pathway to greater leadership responsibility here.
If you view lowering standards as compassionate, this role is not for you. If you see raising them as a form of respect, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Using performance data, classroom observations, and direct feedback to coach both Guides and students, 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, accountability, and feedback exchange
- Conducting individual and small-group motivational sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic achievement
- Creating and iterating on playbooks that convert your most effective practices into repeatable systems other Guides can implement reliably
- Providing training to Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating excellence in facilitation to maintain standards as the team expands
What you will NOT be doing
- Providing direct academic instruction or lecturing at the front of a classroom; adaptive apps handle content delivery while you focus on coaching people
- Reducing expectations in response to student difficulties
- Managing from afar as instructional coaches and principals typically do; you remain actively embedded with your cohort each 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 a standard K-12 curriculum
Key responsibilities
Fulfill Alpha's three core promises for every K-3 student: they develop a love of learning, progress at twice the typical rate, and cultivate outstanding life skills and self-reliance.
Candidate requirements
- Available to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation assistance is available
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a comparable discipline
- Minimum of 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to 9)
- Demonstrated experience leading a team of at least 5 people, with authority to make hiring and termination decisions based on performance results
- Proven experience building, launching, or substantially expanding a program, team, school, or initiative from inception rather than managing an established one
- Comfortable operating in an educational environment that rejects conventional teaching methodologies
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline
- Demonstrated success using metrics, dashboards, or data analytics to identify issues and achieve measurable gains
- Background coaching or managing other adults to achieve quantifiable results, not simply executing tasks independently
- Experience in youth development, camp leadership, competitive athletics coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation played a key role
- Confidence and proficiency facilitating sessions or speaking publicly before groups of young children
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