After-School Program Director, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

About the role

On-site role at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA — support for relocation available
Full-time position
Traditional elementary schools respond to struggle by lowering standards. You do the opposite. You know a six-year-old can achieve far beyond what conventional classrooms demand, and you have the data to back it up.

Responsibilities

• Using performance data, classroom observations, and direct feedback to coach both Guides and students, then maintaining accountability to specific, measurable goals
• Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students focused on life skills including public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and feedback exchange
• Conducting one-on-one and small-group motivation sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic outcomes
• Creating and iterating on playbooks that transform your most effective methods into scalable systems other Guides can reliably execute
• Providing training to Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating exemplary facilitation so quality standards remain consistent as the team expands

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teaching academic content or lecturing in a traditional manner; adaptive apps handle instruction while you focus on coaching people
• Reducing expectations in response to student challenges
• Managing from afar like typical instructional coaches or principals; you remain directly embedded with your cohort every day
• Overseeing campus-wide budget, operations, and parent communications; a Campus Lead handles those responsibilities so you can concentrate on student and Guide performance
• Advocating for traditional teaching practices or adhering to a standard K-12 curriculum

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related discipline
• Minimum of 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to 9)
• Proven experience leading a team of 5 or more individuals, with responsibility for hiring and performance-based removals
• Demonstrated experience building, launching, or substantially scaling a program, team, school, or initiative from inception, rather than taking over an established entity
• Willingness to work in an educational environment that rejects conventional teaching approaches

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in a relevant field
• Proven ability to use metrics, dashboards, or analytics for diagnosing issues and achieving measurable improvements
• History of coaching or managing other adults to reach quantifiable results, not simply executing tasks independently
• Experience in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation played a central role
• Demonstrated ability and confidence facilitating sessions or speaking publicly to large groups of young children

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. Roles with real student impact: Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Education work that pays like it matters: Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. A culture built for builders: Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it. Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited.

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position 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 $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.