Campus Operations Coordinator, Alpha - $90,000/year USD
This is an in-person role located at one of our campuses. You ensure everything functions as it should. When operations run seamlessly, students feel secure, staff remain productive, and parents have confidence in the institution. This results from someone coordinating countless moving parts daily—with precision, responsiveness, and intentionality.
Alpha is constructing one of the world's most ambitious educational models. We integrate demanding academics, technology-driven instruction, and elevated standards for both students and staff. This position ensures the operational infrastructure of the campus meets the same excellence we demand in our academic programs.
About the role
In this capacity, you manage the operational pulse of the campus. Your portfolio includes community relations, campus security, facility management and logistics, plus daily technology administration. At any given moment, you might be leading a lockdown drill, troubleshooting a hardware problem, bringing a new team member up to speed, or responding to a parent inquiry. Your work extends beyond maintenance—you build institutional trust. This is a practical, fully on-site position suited for individuals who excel in fast-paced settings, maintain composure during challenges, and hold themselves to exceptional standards of execution. If you seek responsibility where your actions directly influence student safety, staff performance, and family confidence, this role provides genuine autonomy and measurable impact.
Responsibilities
- Act as a key liaison for parents, students, and staff, maintaining clear, prompt, and professional correspondence
- Direct campus security functions, including entry protocols, medical situations, emergency exercises, record-keeping, and family notifications
- Supervise daily campus functions including attendance tracking, facility oversight, transit arrangements, and administrative logistics
- Facilitate onboarding and orientation for incoming staff to ensure seamless integration into operational workflows
- Administer student technology and campus systems, serving as the on-site technical point person and Google Administrator
- Maintain smooth, secure, and effective campus operations that continuously enhance the experience and satisfaction of students, staff, and parents
What You Won’t Be Doing
- Delivering instruction or overseeing academic programming
- Mentoring Guides or driving curriculum design
- Operating within a limited, specialized clerical capacity
- Remaining stationary with routine, unchanging responsibilities
- Delegating challenges upward without taking accountability or resolving issues
Requirements
- Bachelor's Degree in any field
- At least 1 year of experience in office coordination, facilities support, site operations, or a similar operational role
- Comfort with basic technology troubleshooting, device management, and account administration
- Strong communication skills with the ability to engage parents, staff, students, and vendors professionally
- Demonstrated comfort building warm, trusted relationships with children and families in a visible on-campus role
- Ability to independently own campus operations and make sound decisions across safety, facilities, logistics, communication, and basic technology in a lean environment
- Strong service orientation, emotional intelligence, and calm judgment under pressure
- Ability to manage multiple priorities while maintaining attention to detail
- Available to work in-person in one of our campuses: Greenwich, CT; Santa Barbara, CA; Malibu, CA; Boston, MA; Kirkland, WA; South Bay, CA; Santa Monica, CA — or willing to relocate
- Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
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.
Benefits
This is a full-time, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits. Learn more about benefits.
Pay
The compensation level for this role is $90,000 USD/year, paid weekly.
Schedule
All roles are year-long positions.