2nd Grade Teacher, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

About the role

$100,000 annual W2 compensation, distributed weekly; full medical, dental, and vision coverage begins day one
On-site position at an Alpha school in Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance available)

Responsibilities

• Facilitating one-hour life-skills workshops for groups of 10-15 K-3 students covering public speaking, concentration, feedback, and other foundational competencies
• Conducting daily individual and small-group coaching sessions that maintain momentum toward weekly app targets, leveraging Coachbot analytics, Alpha's incentive structures (school currency, leaderboards), and the personal connection you have developed with each child
• Delivering the Test2Pass (Alpha's mastery-based evaluation) for each life skill, and supporting students who do not pass until mastery is achieved
• Engaging kindergarteners using songs, narratives, physical movement, and humor, while holding second and third graders accountable to concrete, trackable outcomes
• Serving as the warm presence children are eager to see at arrival AND the adult who will not permit them to settle for less than their best

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation support provided)
  Bachelor's degree in any discipline
  At least 3 years of direct experience working with children ages 4 to 9 (early-elementary instruction, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program leadership)
  A concrete example you can articulate of motivating a young child toward a difficult goal: the goal itself, your actions, and the result
  Able to participate in a paid training program at our Austin, TX campus
  Willingness to allow AI to deliver instructional content while you concentrate on motivation and life-skills coaching
  Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship
• Nice-to-have Requirements: Background in youth sports coaching, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori or progressive early education, or after-school programs where you held direct accountability for motivating young children toward defined objectives
  History of personal high performance (academic, athletic, or professional), such that maintaining rigorous standards for others reflects your character, not an adopted stance
  Natural performer's instinct with young children — the capacity to captivate a room of kindergarteners through voice, playfulness, and physical presence
  Demonstrated success transforming hesitant or reluctant young children into engaged, confident contributors

Qualifications

Able to participate in a paid training program at our Austin, TX campus

Skills

• Ability to engage kindergarteners using songs, narratives, physical movement, and humor
• Capacity to hold second and third graders accountable to concrete, trackable outcomes
• Personal connection with each child
• Leverage of Coachbot analytics
• Ability to motivate young children toward difficult goals

Benefits

• Full medical, dental, and vision coverage begins day one

Pay

$50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year

Schedule

Immediate availability; full-time (40 hours per week)