Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA — we provide relocation support
- $200,000 annual salary
- Full-time position
Traditional elementary schools reduce expectations when students struggle. You do the opposite. You know a six-year-old can achieve significantly more than conventional classrooms demand, and you have used measurable evidence to demonstrate this repeatedly.
Alpha operates on a two-hour learning framework. Adaptive applications handle morning academics, freeing your schedule for the work that genuinely transforms children's lives: motivation, life skills, coaching, and accountability. You directly own a K-3 cohort while coaching the Guides (Alpha's name for the adults who mentor and inspire students) who manage their day-to-day development. You remain hands-on daily, rather than directing from a removed office.
A typical day rotates through three activities. You analyze performance metrics and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides need intervention. You conduct coaching sessions that equip people with concrete next actions rather than general encouragement. And you command the focus of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during workshops on subjects like public speaking, concentration, or feedback exchange.
When you identify effective approaches, you document them. The playbooks you create establish the standard all other Guides implement, expanding your influence from a single cohort to the entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to replicate that excellence determines your path to larger leadership roles here.
If reducing expectations seems compassionate to you, this role is not suitable. If elevating them feels like respect, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Coaching both Guides and students through performance metrics, classroom observation, and direct feedback, then maintaining accountability to defined, measurable objectives
- Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students covering life skills including public speaking, concentration, collaboration, 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
- Developing and refining playbooks that convert your most effective practices into repeatable frameworks other Guides can apply 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 from the front of the classroom; adaptive apps handle content delivery while you coach people
- Reducing expectations when students face difficulties
- Managing from a distance as instructional coaches and principals typically do; you remain embedded with your cohort every day
- Managing the full campus budget, operations, and parent communications; a Campus Lead handles those 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 enjoy school, achieve twice the typical learning rate, and develop exceptional life skills and independence.
Candidate requirements
- Able to work on-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA; relocation support is available
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to 9)
- Experience leading a team of 5 or more individuals, with authority to hire and remove team members based on performance results
- Experience creating, launching, or substantially expanding a program, team, school, or initiative from inception, not taking over an established operation
- Comfortable operating in a school environment that rejects traditional teaching methods
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline
- Demonstrated experience using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to identify issues and generate measurable progress
- Experience coaching or managing other adults to achieve measurable results, not simply executing tasks independently
- Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation was a core element
- Confidence and ability facilitating or presenting to large groups of young children
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