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

About the role

The Curriculum is already designed. The AI is already programmed to deliver instruction. Your role is to help a child discover they're capable of things they never imagined. At Alpha, academic work is completed in only two hours per day through adaptive technology. This structure allows Guides to concentrate on what truly transforms lives: fostering resilience, confidence, communication skills, and the determination to embrace difficult challenges.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate dynamic life-skills workshops designed to help K-3 students develop communication, concentration, feedback reception, and other foundational competencies through active engagement rather than passive instruction.
• Provide one-on-one and small-group coaching, utilizing Coachbot analytics, established motivation frameworks, and meaningful relationships to ensure every student meets ambitious weekly learning targets.
• Evaluate life-skill proficiency using Alpha's Test2Pass framework, continuing to coach students until they demonstrate genuine mastery—not merely attendance.
• Tailor your coaching approach to match the developmental stage of your cohort, incorporating songs, physical activity, and narrative for younger children or emphasizing greater autonomy and responsibility for older students.
• Cultivate relationships where students feel sufficiently encouraged to reach beyond their perceived limitations.

Requirements

• Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus.
• Current positions are open in La Jolla (San Diego); Orange County (Lake Forest); Los Angeles (South Bay, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Malibu); San Francisco Bay Area (San Francisco, Palo Alto, Piedmont); Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton; Miami; Miami Beach; Palm Beach Gardens; Chicago; Boston; New York City; and Kirkland (Seattle area).
• Relocation support is provided.
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience working with children ages 4-9 in teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or comparable settings.
• Demonstrated success motivating young children to reach demanding goals, with concrete examples of your influence.
• Comfort integrating AI-powered learning tools while dedicating your own efforts to coaching, motivation, and life-skill instruction.
• The capacity to combine warmth with consistently high expectations.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in youth athletics, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori education, progressive schooling, or engaging after-school programs.
• Personal track record of reaching ambitious objectives in academics, sports, or professional life.
• Exceptional narrative or performance abilities that naturally engage young children's attention.
• Success in helping hesitant or reserved children become confident, active contributors.