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

About the role

$100,000 annual W2 salary with weekly pay; health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one
On-site position at an Alpha campus in Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance available)
Your role is not to teach. Your role is to motivate.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating one-hour life-skills workshops for groups of 10-15 K-3 students covering public speaking, concentration, feedback, and other enduring competencies
• Conducting daily individual and small-group motivation sessions to maintain student progress toward weekly app targets, leveraging Coachbot analytics, Alpha's incentive structures (school currency, leaderboards), and the rapport you establish with each child
• Delivering the Test2Pass (Alpha's mastery-based evaluation) for each life skill, and coaching students who fall short until they achieve mastery
• Engaging kindergarteners at their developmental level with songs, narratives, movement, and playfulness, while maintaining real, measurable expectations for second and third graders
• Serving as the warm adult children are excited to see at morning drop-off AND the adult who will not permit them to settle for less

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance provided)
  Bachelor's degree in any field
  Minimum of 3 years working directly with children ages 4 to 9 (early-elementary instruction, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program leadership)
  A concrete example you can articulate of motivating a young child toward a challenging goal: the goal itself, your actions, and the result
  Able to participate in a paid training program at our Austin, TX campus
  Willingness to allow AI to deliver instructional content while you concentrate on motivation and life-skills coaching
  Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship
• Nice-to-have Requirements: Background in youth sports coaching, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori/progressive early education, or after-school programs where you held direct responsibility for motivating young children toward defined objectives
  Natural performer's energy with young children—the capacity to command a room of kindergarteners through voice, playfulness, and physical movement
  Demonstrated success transforming reserved or reluctant young children into confident, engaged contributors

Qualifications

Average of 6+ years of experience working directly with children ages 4 to 9 (early-elementary instruction, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program leadership)

Skills

• Ability to motivate young children toward challenging goals
• Experience delivering life-skills workshops
• Proficiency in using AI-driven applications for student learning
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills
• Ability to adapt teaching methods to individual student needs

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one

Pay

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

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours per week)