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

About the Role

Children may not recall every lesson, but they never forget the adult who truly believed in them. That is what this position is about. At Alpha, students finish their academic work in only two hours per day through adaptive learning technology. This structure allows Guides to dedicate their energy to what truly transforms lives: fostering confidence, resilience, communication skills, and the drive to embrace difficult challenges. Your day will not involve standing at the front of a room delivering traditional lessons. Instead, you will coach students through obstacles, acknowledge their achievements, and demonstrate what rigorous standards look like when combined with authentic support. You will oversee a single K-3 cohort band—either Kindergarten-1st grade or 2nd-3rd grade.

Approximately half of each day is dedicated to facilitating dynamic, one-hour workshops focused on essential life skills such as public speaking, concentration, and receiving feedback. The remaining time is spent coaching children individually and in small groups, leveraging learning analytics to ensure every student progresses toward challenging weekly objectives. Each moment counts. Students should exit your workshops with greater capability and finish your coaching sessions with expanded belief in their own potential.

This position is not suited for someone seeking to deliver standard curriculum or oversee a conventional classroom. It is designed for someone who enjoys inspiring young learners, values measurable progress, and believes the right mentor can alter a child's future. If you have motivated children as a teacher, coach, camp counselor, youth leader, or performer, you will discover a fundamentally different educational environment here.

This is a full-time, on-site position at an Alpha campus. We conduct nationwide recruiting, so job postings may appear in nearby cities without a campus location. Current opportunities at this compensation level 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. If your interest lies in a different Alpha campus, we encourage you to apply and specify your preferred location—we will evaluate you for the relevant opening.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitate dynamic life-skills workshops that support K-3 students in developing communication, concentration, feedback reception, and other enduring competencies through hands-on engagement rather than passive instruction.
• Provide one-on-one and small-group coaching, utilizing Coachbot analytics, established motivation frameworks, and meaningful relationships to ensure every child advances toward challenging weekly learning targets.
• Evaluate life-skill proficiency using Alpha's Test2Pass system, guiding students until they exhibit genuine mastery—not simply attendance.
• Modify your coaching approach to suit the developmental stage of your cohort, incorporating songs, physical activity, and narrative for younger students or emphasizing greater autonomy and responsibility for older learners.
• Cultivate relationships in which students feel secure enough to push beyond their perceived limitations.

What You Won't Be Doing

• Delivering academic instruction from the front of the room. Students complete academics via adaptive software.
• Developing curriculum from the ground up. You will refine and customize established playbooks rather than creating lessons independently.
• Supervising students as they work quietly on computers. Your function is active coaching, encouragement, and engagement.
• Reducing standards when students face difficulty. Progress is achieved by supporting students to meet the objective, not by lowering the objective.
• Overseeing homework, grading assignments, or conducting routine parent outreach.

Early Childhood Educator Key Responsibilities

Develop a cohort of K-3 students who are enthusiastic about attending school, reliably meet ambitious learning targets, and acquire the life skills necessary for long-term success beyond elementary education.

Basic Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at one of Alpha's campuses. Current opportunities at this compensation level 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.
• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience working with children ages 4-9 in teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or comparable settings.
• Demonstrated success in motivating young children to reach demanding goals, with concrete examples of your influence.
• Ease with leveraging AI-powered learning technology while concentrating your efforts on coaching, motivation, and life-skill cultivation.
• Capacity to combine warmth with consistent high expectations.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in youth athletics, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori, progressive education, or highly interactive after-school programs.
• Personal history of reaching ambitious objectives in academics, sports, or professional life.
• Exceptional storytelling or performance abilities that naturally engage young children.
• Track record of transforming hesitant or reserved children into confident, active participants.

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. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with Us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. 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. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.