Kindergarten Teacher, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

About the role

This is not a school that is replacing teachers. This is not a threat to teachers in any way, shape, or form. This is reimagining what a teacher can be.

Responsibilities

• Coaching Guides and students using performance data, classroom observation, and direct feedback
• Holding both Guides and students accountable to measurable goals
• Facilitating one-hour live workshops for K-3 students on life skills such as public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and giving and receiving feedback
• Running individual and small-group motivation sessions that connect each child's goals and interests to real academic progress
• Building and refining playbooks that turn your best practices into repeatable systems other Guides can execute consistently
• Training Guides on those playbooks and modeling excellence in facilitation so standards hold as the team grows

Requirements

• Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation support is provided
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field
• At least 5 years working with elementary-aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9)
• Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and to remove people based on performance outcomes
• Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up, not inheriting an existing one
• Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in a related field
• Track record using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to diagnose problems and drive measurable improvement
• Experience coaching or managing other adults toward measurable outcomes, not just doing the work yourself
• Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment where motivation was central
• Comfort and skill facilitating or public speaking in front of rooms full of young children

Qualifications

• Willingness to work in person at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation support is provided
• A Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field
• At least 5 years working with elementary-aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9)
• Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and to remove people based on performance outcomes
• Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up, not inheriting an existing one
• Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Skills

• Using performance data and classroom observation to coach Guides and students
• Facilitating workshops on life skills for K-3 students
• Running motivation sessions to connect student goals with academic progress
• Building and refining playbooks for consistent team execution
• Training Guides on best practices and modeling excellence in facilitation

Benefits

Immediate access to benefits including W2 employment, weekly pay, and more details available at www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs.

Pay

$150,000 USD/year

Schedule

Full-time