Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ — relocation assistance available
- $150,000/year
- Full-time
Traditional elementary schools reduce expectations when students fall behind. You do the opposite. You hold the conviction that a six-year-old can accomplish far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have leveraged data to demonstrate this repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning structure. Morning academics are delivered through adaptive software, freeing your schedule for the interventions that genuinely transform young lives: motivation, life skills, coaching, and accountability. You directly oversee a cohort of K-3 learners while coaching the Guides—Alpha's name for the adults who mentor and inspire students—who drive their day-to-day growth. You remain actively engaged every day, not directing from a remote office.
Your typical day revolves around three core activities. You analyze performance metrics and Coachbot data to identify which students and Guides require support. You conduct coaching sessions that conclude with concrete next actions rather than general praise. And you lead workshops for five- to nine-year-olds on topics like public speaking, focus, or giving and receiving feedback.
When you identify effective strategies, you document them. The playbooks you create set the benchmark that all other Guides follow, expanding your influence from a single cohort to the entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to scale this quality is the pathway to greater leadership responsibilities.
If you view lowering expectations as compassionate, this role is not for you. If you see raising them as a form of respect, we invite your application.
What you will be doing
- Coaching both Guides and students through performance metrics, classroom observation, and direct feedback, then maintaining accountability to quantifiable objectives
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 learners on life skills including public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and giving and receiving feedback
- Conducting individual and small-group sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic advancement
- Developing and iterating on playbooks that translate your most effective practices into systematic processes other Guides can replicate reliably
- Training Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating facilitation excellence so standards remain consistent as the team expands
What you will NOT be doing
- Providing academic instruction or lecturing from the front; adaptive software handles content delivery while you coach people
- Reducing expectations when students encounter difficulty
- Managing from afar as instructional coaches and principals typically do; you remain integrated with your cohort on a daily basis
- Managing campus-wide budget, operations, and parent relations; a Campus Lead handles those responsibilities so you can concentrate on student and Guide results
- Advocating for traditional teaching approaches or adhering to a standard K-12 curriculum
Key responsibilities
Fulfill Alpha's three commitments to every K-3 student: they love school, learn twice as fast, and develop exceptional life skills and independence.
Candidate requirements
- Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation assistance is provided
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field
- At least 5 years working with elementary-aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9)
- Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and to remove people based on performance outcomes
- Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up, not inheriting an existing one
- Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods
- Legally authorized to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a related field
- Proven track record using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to diagnose challenges and produce measurable improvement
- Experience coaching or managing other adults toward quantifiable outcomes, not solely performing the work yourself
- Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation was a core focus
- Comfort and proficiency facilitating or speaking publicly before groups of young children
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