Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ — relocation assistance available
- $150,000/year
- Full-time
When a child struggles, most elementary schools reduce expectations. You do the opposite. You hold the conviction that a six-year-old can achieve far more than a traditional classroom demands, and you have used data to demonstrate this belief repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning model. Adaptive software handles academic instruction in the morning, freeing your schedule for the work that genuinely transforms a child's trajectory: coaching, life skills development, motivation, and accountability. You directly own a cohort of K-3 students while simultaneously coaching the Guides (Alpha's term for the adults who mentor and inspire students) accountable for their day-to-day growth. You remain hands-on daily, not leading from a distant office.
Your typical day alternates between three core activities. You analyze performance data and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides are falling behind. You conduct coaching sessions that equip people with concrete next steps rather than vague encouragement. And you command the attention of a room full of five- to nine-year-olds during workshops on topics like public speaking, focus, or giving and receiving feedback.
As you identify what succeeds, you document it. The playbooks you create set the standard for every other Guide to follow, expanding your influence from a single cohort to an entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to scale this excellence is the pathway to larger leadership roles here.
If reducing expectations feels compassionate to you, this role is not a fit. If elevating them feels like respect, apply.
What you will be doing
- Coaching both Guides and students through performance data, classroom observation, and direct feedback, then holding each accountable to specific, measurable goals
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students focused on life skills including public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and giving and receiving feedback
- Conducting individual and small-group motivation sessions that link each child's interests and goals to tangible academic progress
- Developing and refining playbooks that codify your best practices into repeatable systems that other Guides can implement reliably
- Training Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating excellence in facilitation to maintain standards as the team expands
What you will NOT be doing
- Teaching academic content or lecturing from the front of the classroom; adaptive apps handle instruction while you coach people
- Reducing expectations when students encounter difficulty
- Managing remotely the way instructional coaches and principals typically do; you remain embedded with your own cohort each day
- Managing the entire campus's budget, operations, and parent communications; a Campus Lead handles these responsibilities so you can concentrate on student and Guide outcomes
- Advocating for traditional teaching methods or adhering to a conventional 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 of experience working with elementary-aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9)
- Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and remove individuals based on performance outcomes
- Experience building, launching, or significantly scaling a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up, not inheriting an established 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 issues and drive measurable improvement
- Experience coaching or managing other adults toward measurable outcomes, not just executing the work yourself
- Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation was a central focus
- Confidence and skill in facilitating or public speaking before groups of young children
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