Early Childhood Educator, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

About the Role

At Alpha, academic work is completed in only two hours each day using adaptive learning technology. This structure allows Guides to concentrate on developing confidence, resilience, strong communication, and the drive to pursue difficult challenges. You'll lead one K-3 cohort band—either Kindergarten-1st grade or 2nd-3rd grade—focusing on coaching students as they navigate challenges, acknowledging their progress, and demonstrating rigorous standards combined with authentic belief in their abilities.

Roughly half your day involves facilitating dynamic, one-hour workshops focused on essential life skills such as public speaking, concentration, and giving and receiving feedback. The remaining half is dedicated to individualized and small-group coaching, leveraging learning analytics to ensure each child progresses toward ambitious weekly targets.

This position is designed for someone who finds joy in motivating young learners, is energized by measurable progress, and believes the right coach can fundamentally alter a child's path. Current openings at this salary tier are located in Scottsdale, AZ; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, Georgetown, Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, and Houston, TX; and Park City (Salt Lake City area), UT.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate dynamic life-skills workshops that guide K-3 students in mastering communication, concentration, feedback, and other enduring skills through active engagement rather than passive listening.
• Provide one-on-one and small-group coaching, utilizing Coachbot analytics, established motivation frameworks, and meaningful relationships to ensure every child remains on pace for ambitious weekly learning targets.
• Evaluate life-skill proficiency using Alpha's Test2Pass framework, continuing to coach students until they show genuine mastery—not merely attendance or effort.
• Tailor your coaching approach to match the developmental stage of your cohort, whether that involves songs, physical activity, and narrative for younger children or increased independence and responsibility for older students.
• Cultivate relationships where students feel secure enough to push themselves beyond what they initially believed was possible.
• Develop a cohort of K-3 students who are enthusiastic about attending school, reliably meet ambitious learning targets, and acquire the life skills necessary to succeed well beyond elementary school.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering academic instruction from the front of the room. Students complete academic work through adaptive software.
• Creating curriculum from the ground up. You'll refine and customize proven playbooks rather than designing lessons from scratch.
• Observing students as they work quietly on computers. Your role centers on active coaching, motivation, and personal connection.
• Reducing expectations in response to student difficulty. Success is achieved by supporting students to meet the standard, not by lowering the standard itself.
• Overseeing homework, grading assignments, or managing routine parent correspondence.

Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at one of Alpha's campuses.
• Bachelor's degree in any subject.
• At least 3 years of experience working directly with children ages 4-9 through teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or similar environments.
• A track record of motivating young children to achieve challenging goals, with specific examples of your impact.
• Comfort using AI-powered learning while focusing your own energy on coaching, motivation, and life-skill development.
• The ability to balance warmth with unwavering expectations.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Experience in youth sports, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori, progressive education, or high-engagement after-school programs.
• Personal experience achieving ambitious goals in academics, athletics, or your career.
• Outstanding storytelling or performance skills that naturally capture the attention of young children.
• Evidence of helping reluctant or shy children become confident, engaged participants.

About Alpha

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. Roles at Alpha focus on real student impact, offering six-figure compensation for those ready to help build a radically better school experience. The culture is fast-moving, ambitious, and student-focused, ideal for people who want to improve the system rather than maintain it.

Pay

The compensation level for this role is $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year.

Schedule

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The payment period is weekly.