Director of Family Engagement, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

About the role

The Great Educational Equalizer — Philosopher Johnathan Bi, on Alpha School Alpha is hiring. This is an on‑site, W2 employee position (multiple cities – see Requirements) with a base salary of $200,000 per year ($250,000 for Park City) and relocation assistance available. Most schools have someone whose job is keeping parents happy. Alpha needs someone parents trust – a harder role where you tell families “no” and they think more of you for it. You’ll be the person families call when something feels off, when they’re uncertain, or when they want to share a moment they know you’ll understand. You’ll know each family well enough to anticipate what they need before they ask, and you’ll say no clearly, with reasoning, without flinching. Roles that trade hard conversations for short‑term satisfaction build polite, fragile communities; this one builds committed ones. You won’t do it alone, and you won’t do it around the Guides who mentor these students. You are the parent‑facing side of a leadership partnership with your Guides: aligned before and after every sensitive conversation, protective of their authority with students, and willing to take family issues off their plate so they can coach. Ambiguous situations land on you – a student incident, a conflict between families, a decision you must make on the spot with incomplete information. You decide, and you own the outcome. What you own beyond that depends on where your campus is in its life: at a launch or under‑enrolled campus you own school growth; at a mature campus with dedicated admissions staff you concentrate on retention, referrals, and the depth of the community. Same role, different center of gravity, and it can shift as the campus matures. Alpha isn’t a traditional school. Students finish core academics in two hours a day using AI‑powered apps, then spend the rest of their time on public speaking, critical thinking, and real‑world projects. No lectures. No busywork. Top 1% results nationwide. The families who choose it are paying for something they believe in, and belief needs tending. You’ll carry that conversation with every family, through every doubt, for as long as their child is enrolled. If defending an unconventional model to sophisticated skeptics sounds like a burden, this role isn’t for you