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

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitate dynamic life-skills workshops designed to help K-3 students develop communication, focus, feedback, and other foundational skills through active engagement rather than passive listening.
• Provide one-on-one and small-group coaching, utilizing Coachbot analytics, established motivation systems, and meaningful relationships to ensure every child remains on track toward ambitious weekly learning objectives.
• Evaluate life-skill mastery using Alpha's Test2Pass framework, continuing to coach students until they exhibit genuine understanding—not merely participation.
• Tailor your coaching approach to match the developmental stage of your cohort, whether that involves songs, movement, and narratives for younger students or greater independence and accountability for older learners.
• Cultivate relationships in which students feel sufficiently supported to push beyond their perceived limits.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering academic instruction from a whiteboard.
• Creating curriculum from the ground up.
• Supervising students as they quietly work on computers.
• Reducing expectations when students face difficulties.
• Overseeing homework, grading assignments, or managing routine parent correspondence.

About the Role

This position is not suited for someone seeking to deliver traditional curriculum or manage a conventional classroom. It is designed for someone passionate about inspiring young children, energized by measurable progress, and convinced that the right coach can transform a child's future.

Basic 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 track record of motivating young children to achieve challenging goals, with specific examples of your impact.
• Comfort using AI-powered learning while focusing your own energy on coaching, motivation, and life-skill development.
• The ability to balance warmth with unwavering 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 achieving ambitious goals in academics, athletics, or your career.
• Outstanding storytelling or performance skills that naturally capture the attention of young children.
• Evidence of helping reluctant or shy children become confident, engaged 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.

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.