Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ — relocation assistance available
- $150,000 annual salary
- Full-time position
Traditional elementary schools lower standards when children face challenges. Your approach is the opposite. You hold the conviction that a six-year-old can accomplish far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have validated this belief with data on multiple occasions.
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: motivation, life skills development, coaching, and accountability. You directly oversee a cohort of K-3 students while simultaneously coaching the Guides—Alpha's term for the adults who mentor and inspire the children—who manage their day-to-day progress. Your work remains hands-on daily rather than administrative from a distant office.
A typical day rotates through three core activities. You analyze performance data and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides are falling behind. You conduct coaching conversations that equip people with concrete next steps rather than general encouragement. And you command the focus of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during workshops addressing public speaking, concentration, or how to give and receive feedback effectively.
When you identify effective methods, you document them. The playbooks you create establish the standard that every other Guide implements, expanding your influence from a single cohort to the entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to scale this excellence determines your path to greater leadership responsibility here.
If you view lowering expectations as compassion, this role is not suitable. If you view raising them as respect, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Coaching both Guides and students through analysis of performance data, classroom observations, and direct feedback, while 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 motivation sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic advancement
- Creating and iterating playbooks that convert your most effective practices into replicable systems that other Guides can implement reliably
- Training Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating facilitation excellence to maintain standards as the team expands
What you will NOT be doing
- Providing academic instruction or lecturing at the front of a classroom; adaptive apps handle content delivery while you coach the people
- Reducing expectations when students encounter difficulties
- Managing from a distance in the manner of instructional coaches or principals; you remain embedded with your cohort every day
- Managing the full campus budget, operations, and parent communication; a Campus Lead handles these responsibilities so you can concentrate on student and Guide results
- Advocating for traditional teaching approaches or implementing a conventional K-12 curriculum
Key responsibilities
Fulfill Alpha's three commitments to every K-3 student: they develop a love for school, achieve learning at twice the normal pace, and cultivate exceptional life skills and independence.
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 related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to 9)
- Proven leadership experience with teams of 5 or more individuals, with authority to make hiring and performance-based removal decisions
- Demonstrated experience building, launching, or substantially growing a program, team, school, or initiative from inception rather than managing an established entity
- Willing to work in an educational environment that rejects conventional teaching methods
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant field
- Demonstrated history using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to identify problems and achieve measurable improvement
- Experience coaching or managing other adults to reach measurable outcomes rather than executing all work personally
- Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivating participants was essential
- Confidence and ability facilitating sessions or speaking publicly to rooms of young children
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