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

About the role

This position is distinct from traditional classroom 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, 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 progresses toward demanding weekly learning targets.
• Evaluate life-skill proficiency using Alpha's Test2Pass methodology, guiding students until they exhibit genuine comprehension—not merely attendance.
• Tailor your coaching approach to match the developmental stage of your cohort, incorporating songs, physical activity, and narrative for younger groups or emphasizing greater autonomy and responsibility for older students.
• Establish relationships that create an environment where students feel secure enough to push past their perceived limitations.

Requirements

• Able to work on-site at one of Alpha's campus locations.
• Current vacancies 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 discipline.
• 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 difficult goals, with concrete examples of your influence.
• Ease with leveraging AI-powered learning technology while concentrating your own efforts on coaching, motivation, and life-skill cultivation.
• Capacity to combine genuine 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 highly interactive after-school programs.
• Direct experience pursuing and achieving ambitious personal goals in academics, sports, or professional endeavors.
• Proven success helping hesitant or reserved children develop into confident, active contributors.

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.