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

About the role

The lessons children learn may fade, but the adult who believed in them never does. That's what this role is about. At Alpha, academics are completed in just two hours daily through adaptive learning technology. This structure allows Guides to concentrate on the work that transforms lives: fostering confidence, resilience, communication skills, and the drive to embrace difficult challenges.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate dynamic life-skills workshops that enable K-3 students to develop communication, focus, feedback, and other enduring skills through active engagement rather than traditional lectures.
• Provide one-on-one and small-group coaching, utilizing Coachbot analytics, established motivation systems, and robust relationships to ensure every child remains on track for challenging weekly learning objectives.
• Evaluate life-skill proficiency through Alpha's Test2Pass framework, coaching students until they exhibit genuine understanding—not merely participation.
• Adjust your coaching approach to match the developmental requirements of your cohort, whether that involves songs, movement, and storytelling for younger learners or increased independence and accountability for older students.
• Cultivate the types of relationships where students feel sufficiently supported to push beyond what they believed they could accomplish.

Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at one of Alpha's campuses.
• Current openings for this salary tier are available 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 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 demonstrated history of inspiring young children to reach challenging goals, with concrete examples of your impact.
• Comfort working with AI-powered learning while dedicating your own efforts to coaching, motivation, and life-skill development.
• The capacity to combine warmth with consistent 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 reaching ambitious goals in academics, athletics, or your career.
• Exceptional storytelling or performance abilities that naturally engage the attention of young children.
• Evidence of transforming reluctant or shy children into confident, active participants.

About Alpha

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.

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.