Early Childhood Educator, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

About the role

Supports Alpha campuses in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ with relocation assistance. Full-time position.

Responsibilities

• Provide coaching to Guides and students through performance metrics, classroom observation, and direct input, maintaining accountability to quantifiable objectives for both groups.
• Lead one-hour live workshops with K-3 students focusing on life skills including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, resilience, accountability, and feedback exchange.
• Conduct individual and small-group motivation conversations linking each child's aspirations and interests to tangible academic advancement.
• Create and refine playbooks translating your most effective practices into replicable frameworks for other Guides to implement reliably.
• Teach Guides these playbooks and demonstrate exemplary facilitation to ensure quality remains consistent as the team expands.

Requirements

• Able to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; support for relocation is available.
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or related discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to 9).
• Track record leading a team of 5 or more individuals, with authority to make hiring and performance-based removal decisions.
• Background building, launching, or substantially expanding a program, team, school, or initiative from scratch rather than taking over an established one.
• Willingness to work in an educational environment that rejects conventional teaching methodologies.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in a relevant discipline.
• Demonstrated history leveraging metrics, dashboards, or analytics to identify issues and produce measurable gains.
• Experience coaching or managing other adults to achieve measurable results beyond executing tasks personally.
• Experience in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment settings where motivation played a key role.
• Confidence and proficiency facilitating sessions or speaking publicly before groups of young children.

About Alpha

Reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. Offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. A culture built for builders: fast-moving, ambitious, and student-focused.