2nd Grade Teacher, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

About the role

Bridging the gap between AI-driven academic instruction and genuine student engagement is your primary responsibility. You will oversee a cohort band of Kindergarten and 1st graders or 2nd and 3rd graders, focusing on life-skills workshops and individual coaching sessions.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate one-hour life-skills workshops on topics like public speaking, focus, and feedback exchange, customizing the playbook for your group.
• Conduct daily one-on-one and small-group coaching sessions to ensure students meet their weekly app targets using Coachbot data and Alpha's motivational tools.
• Deliver the Test2Pass for each life skill and provide targeted coaching until mastery is achieved.
• Engage kindergarteners through songs, stories, movement, and play while setting high expectations for second and third graders.
• Build trust with students to set high expectations and ensure they report loving you by the end of the year.

Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in various locations in the US.
• Willing to hold high standards with students, even when they push back.
• Experience working directly with children ages 4 to 9 in roles such as early-elementary teaching, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program leadership.
• A specific example of motivating a young child to a hard goal, including the goal, actions taken, and the outcome.
• Willingness to let AI handle the instructional content while focusing on motivation and life-skills coaching.
• Legal authorization to work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Experience in youth athletics coaching, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori/progressive early education, or after-school programs.
• Personal history of high achievement in academic, athletic, or professional fields.
• Ability to hold a room of kindergarteners through voice, silliness, and movement.
• Track record of turning shy or resistant little kids into confident, active participants.

About Alpha

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. We hire teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Our compensation levels are competitive, and we are committed to improving the educational system.

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week) long-term position. The role is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $60 USD/hour, which equates to $120,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. Payments are made weekly. For more details, visit www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs.