Description
- Based at Alpha School's Dorado, Puerto Rico campus (on-site position)
- Annual compensation of $100,000 ($50 per hour, 40-hour work week); weekly pay cycle
- Formal teaching credentials not required; Spanish language proficiency is a plus
The most powerful way to support a student who reaches 99% of their target is to decline to call it complete. If that principle unsettles you, this position is not the right fit. If it energizes you because upholding high expectations is how you demonstrate your belief in a child's potential, continue reading.
Alpha School operates on a 2 Hour Learning framework: students in grades K-8 complete a full day's worth of academic content in approximately two hours via adaptive learning technology. No traditional lectures. No conventional textbooks. Your role centers on what the technology cannot provide — guiding children through essential life competencies such as public speaking, sustained attention, collaboration, and constructive feedback exchange.
Roughly 60% of your time will be dedicated to individualized coaching: reviewing learning platform dashboards and Coachbot data, identifying where an eight-year-old struggles with fractions or a fifth grader resists reading assignments, and supporting their progress. The remaining 40% involves facilitating interactive, hour-long skill-building sessions that resemble creative rehearsals more than conventional instruction. All students must demonstrate mastery via Test2Pass evaluations before progression.
This position offers a clear growth trajectory. You'll manage a small student group and internalize Alpha's methodology during your first year. Demonstrate your ability to guide every student to 100% goal attainment while maintaining strong satisfaction metrics, and advancement opportunities emerge to Lead Guide, followed by Campus Lead (overseeing an entire school). You'll witness a child who avoided eye contact in September confidently present to a room of parents by spring.
Consider applying if you believe thirty children seated in rows listening to a single adult undermines what young people are capable of achieving.
What you will be doing
- Providing one-on-one and small-group coaching to K-8 students working through adaptive learning platforms, leveraging Coachbot analytics and system dashboards to identify learning obstacles and root causes
- Implementing Alpha's motivation methodology (competitive leaderboards, targeted incentives, weekly objective-setting) to ensure every student progresses at the anticipated rate
- Facilitating hour-long, experiential life-skills sessions focused on public speaking, concentration, teamwork, and constructive feedback practices (project-driven and participatory, never lecture-based)
- Overseeing Test2Pass mastery evaluations and maintaining standards: student advancement occurs only after demonstrated comprehension
- Cultivating trust with students so rigorous accountability registers as encouraging rather than punitive
What you will NOT be doing
- Delivering lectures or conventional academic instruction (core subject learning occurs through adaptive applications, not direct teaching)
- Creating lesson plans from the ground up — Alpha supplies curriculum frameworks and instructional playbooks; your contribution is energetic, engaging delivery
- Grading homework assignments or preparing students for standardized examinations; these elements don't exist in this model
- Handling family communications or operational school management — Campus Leads assume those responsibilities, allowing you to concentrate on your student cohort
- Providing passive supervision of children using computers; active coaching engagement defines this role
Key responsibilities
Guide an assigned cohort of K-8 students to achieve 100% of their academic and life-skills objectives.
Candidate requirements
- Available to work on-site at Alpha's Dorado, Puerto Rico campus
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- Minimum 3 years of direct, hands-on experience working with K-8 (kindergarten through 8th grade) students in teaching, tutoring, youth development programs, camp settings, or athletic coaching contexts
- Demonstrated record of high personal achievement in academic, athletic, or professional domains
- Authorization to work legally in the United States or Puerto Rico without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Bilingual fluency in English and Spanish to strengthen connections with students and families in the Dorado area
- Background in coaching environments where elevated standards produced quantifiable results (competitive athletics, debate programs, performing arts, or selective youth initiatives)
- Track record leading youth workshops, camp programs, or after-school activities where you developed programming content, not merely provided oversight
- Working knowledge of adaptive or application-based educational platforms (such as Khan Academy, IXL, DreamBox)
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