Description
- On-site position at Alpha School's campus in Dorado, Puerto Rico
- Annual salary of $100,000 ($50/hour, 40 hours weekly), with weekly payment
- Formal teaching certification not required; Spanish fluency beneficial
The most powerful way to support a student who reaches 99% of their target is to decline to accept it as complete. If that principle troubles you, this position is not the right fit. If it energizes you because maintaining high standards demonstrates your belief in a child's capacity, continue reading.
Alpha School operates on the 2 Hour Learning model: students in grades K-8 complete a full day's worth of academics in approximately two hours using adaptive learning technology. No traditional lectures. No textbooks. Your role covers what software cannot — guiding children through essential life competencies including public speaking, concentration, collaboration, and constructive feedback exchange.
Approximately 60% of your time will be dedicated to individual student motivation: reviewing learning platform dashboards and Coachbot data, identifying where an 8-year-old struggles with fractions or where a 5th grader resists reading, then helping them break through. The remaining 40% involves facilitating interactive, hour-long skill-building sessions that resemble improv practice more than conventional classroom instruction. All students must demonstrate mastery via Test2Pass assessments before progressing.
This position offers growth. You'll guide a small cohort and learn Alpha's methodology in your first year. Demonstrate your ability to hold every student accountable to 100% goal completion while maintaining strong satisfaction metrics, and advancement opportunities emerge to Lead Guide, then Campus Lead (overseeing an entire school). You'll witness a child who avoided eye contact in September confidently present to a room full of parents by spring.
Apply if you believe placing 30 children in rows to listen to one adult undermines what children are capable of achieving.
What you will be doing
- Guiding K-8 students individually and in small groups through adaptive learning platforms, leveraging Coachbot analytics and dashboards to identify learning obstacles and their causes
- Implementing Alpha's motivation system (leaderboards, incentive structures, weekly goal-setting) to ensure every student progresses at the expected rate
- Facilitating hour-long, interactive life-skills sessions covering public speaking, concentration, teamwork, and constructive feedback (project-driven and participatory, never lecture-based)
- Conducting Test2Pass mastery evaluations and maintaining standards: students advance only when they demonstrate genuine comprehension
- Establishing trust with students so rigorous accountability feels encouraging rather than punishing
What you will NOT be doing
- Delivering lectures or traditional academic instruction (students master core subjects through adaptive applications, not direct instruction from you)
- Creating lesson plans from the ground up — Alpha supplies the curriculum and frameworks; you animate them with enthusiasm and narrative
- Correcting homework assignments or preparing students for standardized testing; neither exists in this model
- Handling parent communications or operational school matters — Campus Leads manage those responsibilities, allowing you to concentrate on your cohort
- Passively monitoring children on computers; if you aren't actively coaching, you aren't fulfilling the role
Key responsibilities
Guide a 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 field
- 3+ years of direct, hands-on experience working with K-8 (kindergarten through 8th grade) students via teaching, tutoring, youth programs, camps, or sports coaching
- Demonstrated record of high personal achievement in academic, athletic, or professional domains
- Legal authorization to work 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 contexts where elevated standards produced measurable results (competitive athletics, debate, performing arts, or selective youth initiatives)
- Track record facilitating youth workshops, summer programs, or after-school activities where you created the programming, not merely supervised participants
- Knowledge of adaptive or app-based educational platforms (e.g., Khan Academy, IXL, DreamBox)
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