Personalized Learning Guide K-2 $120,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Personalized Learning Guide K-2 $120,000 USD/year
Description
- On-site role at an Alpha School campus (Chicago, IL · Miami, FL · Palo Alto, CA · Piedmont, CA · San Francisco, CA · Santa Monica, CA · Lake Forest, CA · Greenwich, CT · Boston, MA; relocation assistance available)
- Annual compensation of $120,000, distributed weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one
- Aligned with the school-year calendar and predictable daily hours
The kindest thing you can do for a 6-year-old who achieves 99% is to withhold calling it 100%. If that principle feels uncomfortable, this role isn't for you. If it resonates, if you believe children meet the expectations you set for them, this position was designed with you in mind.
Alpha operates differently from conventional schools. Academic learning happens through adaptive software that adjusts to each student's current level and progresses at their individual pace. There are no teacher-led lessons. No identical worksheets distributed to 25 students assumed to be at the same point. Instead, each child advances through personalized learning applications while you—their Guide—support them through the challenging moments: maintaining focus when the content becomes difficult, working through frustration, and recognizing true mastery rather than mere effort.
Your day begins with motivational sessions: analyzing each student's performance in their learning applications, establishing daily objectives, and identifying the right motivational approach for each child. For some, that might be a leaderboard competition, school-based currency, or a one-on-one discussion about their potential. The afternoon transitions to life skills workshops where you facilitate instruction in public speaking, concentration, and constructive feedback through project-based, interactive activities. You'll conduct mastery-based evaluations (Test2Pass) where students must prove they've truly absorbed the skill, not simply attended the session. Throughout, you're guiding emotional self-regulation, building resilience, and teaching problem-solving through consistent expectations and supportive presence.
Guides who excel in this role advance to Lead Guide positions, mentoring teams of Guides while continuing direct work with their own student cohort. The progression from "I transformed these 15 children's trajectories" to "I'm developing the team that impacts hundreds" is concrete and achievable. If traditional education never appealed to you but you understand that what occurs between ages 4 and 7 establishes the foundation for everything afterward—submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Conducting daily motivational sessions with K-2 students: analyzing Coachbot data, establishing personalized objectives, and applying Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, individual coaching) to achieve 100% goal attainment
- Facilitating one-hour life skills workshops focused on public speaking, concentration, constructive feedback exchange, and time management—all experiential and project-driven, adhering to Alpha's curriculum framework
- Guiding emotional self-regulation, resilience, and critical thinking in collaboration with Reading Specialists responsible for literacy development
- Overseeing Test2Pass mastery evaluations where students prove comprehension and internalization of each life skill prior to progression
- Establishing authentic connections with every student by understanding their passions, capabilities, and challenges so your guidance is tailored, not formulaic
What you will NOT be doing
- Teaching from the front of the classroom or providing direct academic instruction. Academic content is delivered through adaptive applications, not by you.
- Creating curriculum independently. Alpha supplies the life skills curriculum and lesson frameworks; your role is to execute them effectively.
- Advancing students who haven't proven mastery. If they achieved 99%, you guide them to 100%.
- Supervising children passively while they use computers. Every moment is intentionally structured around active guidance, motivation, and competency development.
- Handling parent communications or campus-wide logistics. Those responsibilities belong to the Campus Lead.
Key responsibilities
Guide a cohort of K-2 students who are enthusiastic about learning, progress through adaptive curriculum at double the conventional rate, and develop critical life competencies.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in any discipline
- Minimum of 3 years working directly with children ages 4–7 (classroom settings, afterschool programs, youth coaching, camp environments, or comparable contexts)
- Proven ability to manage groups of young children with clear structure while maintaining high engagement levels
- Engaging storyteller and dynamic presenter capable of capturing and holding the attention of 5-year-olds
- Track record of incorporating feedback to drive continuous personal improvement
- Available to work on-site at an Alpha campus location (Chicago, IL · Miami, FL · Palo Alto, CA · Piedmont, CA · San Francisco, CA · Santa Monica, CA · Lake Forest, CA · Greenwich, CT · Boston, MA; relocation support provided)
- Current legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship
Nice to have
- Experience in youth sports coaching, camp program leadership, or afterschool coordination where you owned both participant engagement and measurable outcomes
- Background in performance disciplines (theater, public speaking, improvisational arts) that equips you to captivate a room of young children
- Familiarity with adaptive learning systems or educational technology in classroom or tutoring contexts
- Personal history of high achievement—academic, athletic, or professional—that informs your ability to maintain elevated standards for students
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