Camp Director, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

About the role

On-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA — we provide relocation assistance.
Full-time position
Traditional elementary schools reduce expectations when children face difficulty. You do the opposite.

Responsibilities

• Coaching both Guides and students through performance metrics, classroom observation, and candid feedback, while maintaining accountability to quantifiable objectives
• Leading one-hour live sessions for K-3 students focused on life skills including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, resilience, accountability, and feedback exchange
• Conducting individual and small-group sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic advancement
• Developing and improving playbooks that convert your most effective practices into replicable systems executable by other Guides
• Training Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating facilitation excellence to maintain standards during team expansion

Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA; we provide relocation assistance
• 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)
• Demonstrated leadership of a team comprising 5 or more individuals, with authority to make hiring and performance-based termination decisions
• Proven experience building, launching, or substantially scaling a program, team, school, or initiative from inception rather than managing an established operation
• Comfortable operating in an educational environment that rejects conventional teaching methodologies
• Legal authorization to work in the United States

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in a relevant discipline
• Demonstrated history leveraging metrics, dashboards, or analytics to identify issues and achieve measurable improvements
• Proven experience coaching or managing other adults toward quantifiable results rather than solely performing tasks independently
• Proven ability and confidence facilitating or presenting to groups of young children

Qualifications

• Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA; we provide relocation assistance
• 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)
• Demonstrated leadership of a team comprising 5 or more individuals, with authority to make hiring and performance-based termination decisions
• Proven experience building, launching, or substantially scaling a program, team, school, or initiative from inception rather than managing an established operation
• Comfortable operating in an educational environment that rejects conventional teaching methodologies
• Legal authorization to work in the United States

Skills

• Ability to coach both Guides and students through performance metrics, classroom observation, and candid feedback
• Experience leading one-hour live sessions for K-3 students focused on life skills
• Proficiency in conducting individual and small-group sessions linking personal goals and interests to academic advancement
• Knowledge of developing and improving playbooks for replicable systems
• Ability to train Guides on these playbooks and demonstrate facilitation excellence

Benefits

• Relocation assistance provided
• $200,000 annually

Pay

$100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year.

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours per week)