Educator $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
Young students may not recall every lesson, but they will always remember the adult who truly believed in them. That is the essence of this role.
At Alpha, academic work is completed in only two hours each day through adaptive learning technology. This structure allows Guides to dedicate their energy to life-changing work: cultivating confidence, resilience, communication skills, and the drive to embrace difficult challenges. You will not stand at the front of a classroom delivering lectures. Instead, you will coach students through obstacles, recognize their achievements, and demonstrate what rigorous standards look like when combined with authentic encouragement.
You will oversee one K-3 cohort band—either Kindergarten-1st grade or 2nd-3rd grade. Half of your day involves facilitating dynamic, one-hour workshops focused on essential life skills such as public speaking, concentration, and giving and receiving feedback. The remaining half is dedicated to coaching students individually and in small groups, leveraging learning analytics to ensure every child progresses toward ambitious weekly objectives. Each moment counts. Students should emerge from your workshops more skilled than when they entered and leave coaching sessions with greater belief in their own potential.
This position is not suited for someone seeking to deliver standard curriculum or oversee traditional classroom management. It is designed for someone who is passionate about motivating young learners, excels with measurable results, and is convinced that the right coach can fundamentally alter a child's future. If you have inspired children as a teacher, coach, camp counselor, youth leader, or performer, you will discover a distinctly different kind of educational environment here.
This is a full-time, on-site position at one of Alpha's campuses. We recruit nationally, so job boards may list this opportunity in nearby cities that do not currently host a campus.
Current openings for this salary tier are available in Scottsdale, AZ; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, Georgetown, Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, and Houston, TX; and Park City (Salt Lake City area), UT.
If you're interested in another Alpha campus, apply anyway and tell us your preferred location—we'll consider you for the appropriate opening.
What you will be doing
- Facilitate engaging life-skills workshops that enable K-3 students to develop communication, focus, feedback, and other foundational skills through active involvement rather than passive listening.
- Provide one-on-one and small-group coaching, utilizing Coachbot analytics, proven motivational frameworks, and strong rapport to ensure every child stays aligned with ambitious weekly learning objectives.
- Evaluate life-skill proficiency using Alpha's Test2Pass framework, guiding students until they exhibit genuine mastery—not merely attendance.
- Tailor your coaching approach to match the developmental stage of your cohort, incorporating songs, movement, and narratives for younger children or emphasizing greater autonomy and responsibility for older students.
- Establish relationships in which students feel secure enough to push beyond their perceived limitations.
What you will NOT be doing
- Presenting academic instruction from a whiteboard. Students complete academics using adaptive software.
- Developing curriculum from the ground up. You will refine and customize proven playbooks rather than creating lessons from scratch.
- Supervising students as they work quietly on computers. Your role centers on active coaching, motivation, and meaningful interaction.
- Reducing expectations when students face difficulties. Success is achieved by helping students meet the standard, not by adjusting the standard downward.
- Overseeing homework, grading assignments, or handling everyday parent communication.
Key responsibilities
Develop a cohort of K-3 students who are enthusiastic about attending school, regularly meet ambitious learning goals, and acquire the life skills that position them for long-term success beyond elementary school.
Candidate requirements
- Willing to work on-site at one of Alpha's campuses. Current openings for this salary tier are available in Scottsdale, AZ; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, Georgetown, Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, and Houston, TX; and Park City (Salt Lake City area), UT.
- Bachelor's degree in any subject.
- At least 3 years of experience working directly with children ages 4-9 through teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or similar environments.
- A track record of motivating young children to achieve challenging goals, with specific examples of your impact.
- Comfort using AI-powered learning while focusing your own energy on coaching, motivation, and life-skill development.
- The ability to balance warmth with unwavering expectations.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Nice to have
- Experience in youth sports, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori, progressive education, or high-engagement after-school programs.
- Personal experience achieving ambitious goals in academics, athletics, or your career.
- Outstanding storytelling or performance skills that naturally capture the attention of young children.
- Evidence of helping reluctant or shy children become confident, engaged participants.
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