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

About the role

This role is distinct from traditional teaching, focusing on life skills development and fostering a supportive environment for young children.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate dynamic life-skills workshops that enable K-3 students to develop communication, focus, feedback skills, and other enduring capabilities 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 advances toward ambitious weekly learning targets.
• Evaluate life-skill proficiency using Alpha's Test2Pass framework, coaching students until they show genuine mastery—not merely attendance.
• Tailor your coaching approach to match the developmental stage of your cohort, incorporating songs, movement, and storytelling for younger children or emphasizing greater independence and accountability for older students.
• Cultivate relationships where students feel secure enough to push beyond their perceived limits.

Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus.
• 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.
• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• Minimum of 3 years of direct experience working with children ages 4-9 in teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or comparable settings.
• Demonstrated history of inspiring young children to reach challenging objectives, with concrete examples of your influence.
• Comfort working with AI-powered learning tools while directing your own efforts toward coaching, motivation, and life-skill cultivation.
• Capacity to combine warmth with consistently 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 education, progressive schooling, or high-engagement after-school programs.
• Personal history of accomplishing ambitious objectives in academics, sports, or your professional career.
• Exceptional storytelling or performance abilities that naturally engage young children's attention.
• Track record of transforming hesitant or reserved 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.