Kindergarten Teacher, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

About the role

At Alpha, academic work occupies just two hours of each student's day, powered by adaptive learning technology. This structure liberates Guides to concentrate on the work that transforms trajectories: cultivating 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 skills, and other enduring competencies through hands-on engagement rather than passive listening.
• Provide one-on-one and small-group coaching, utilizing Coachbot analytics, established motivation frameworks, and deep relationships to ensure every child progresses toward ambitious weekly learning targets.
• Evaluate life-skill mastery using Alpha's Test2Pass framework, continuing to coach students until they exhibit genuine understanding—not merely attendance.
• Tailor your coaching approach to match the developmental stage of your cohort, whether that involves songs, movement, and stories for younger children or greater independence and responsibility for older learners.
• Cultivate relationships in which students feel secure enough to push beyond their perceived limits.

Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at one of Alpha's campuses.
• 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.
• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience working with children ages 4-9 in teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or comparable settings.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate young children toward challenging goals, with concrete examples of your influence.
• Comfort leveraging AI-powered learning tools while dedicating your own efforts to coaching, motivation, and life-skill cultivation.
• The 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 sports, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori education, progressive schools, or high-engagement after-school programs.
• Personal history of accomplishing ambitious goals in academics, athletics, or professional pursuits.
• Exceptional storytelling or performance abilities that naturally engage young children's attention.
• Track record of transforming hesitant or reserved children into confident, active participants.

Qualifications

• Willingness to work on-site at one of Alpha's campuses.
• 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.
• A minimum of 3 years of direct experience working with children ages 4-9 in teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or comparable settings.
• Demonstrated ability to motivate young children toward challenging goals, with concrete examples of your influence.
• Comfort leveraging AI-powered learning tools while dedicating your own efforts to coaching, motivation, and life-skill cultivation.
• The capacity to combine warmth with consistently high expectations.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.

Skills

• Ability to facilitate dynamic life-skills workshops.
• Proficiency in utilizing Coachbot analytics.
• Experience in providing one-on-one and small-group coaching.
• Capacity to tailor coaching approaches based on developmental stages.
• Strong interpersonal and motivational skills.

Benefits

Working with us 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.