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

About the role

This is a full‑time, in‑person position at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ. Relocation support is provided. Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real‑world skills. As a Guide for K‑3 students you will own a cohort, coach both students and fellow Guides, and develop playbooks that become the standard for the whole level.

Responsibilities

• Coach Guides and students using performance data, classroom observation, and direct feedback, holding both accountable to measurable goals.
• Facilitate one‑hour live workshops for K‑3 students on life skills such as public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and giving/receiving feedback.
• Run individual and small‑group motivation sessions that connect each child’s goals and interests to real academic progress.
• Build and refine playbooks that turn best practices into repeatable systems other Guides can execute consistently.
• Train Guides on those playbooks and model excellence in facilitation so standards hold as the team grows.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering academic instruction or lecturing from the front of the room; adaptive apps teach the content while you coach the humans.
• Lowering expectations when a student struggles.
• Supervising from a distance the way instructional coaches and principals do; you stay embedded with your own cohort daily.
• Owning the entire campus’s budget, operations, and parent relationships; a Campus Lead carries that so you can stay focused on student and Guide outcomes.
• Defending traditional teaching methods or following a conventional K‑12 curriculum.

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 remove people based on performance outcomes.
• Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up.
• Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Nice‑to‑have: Master’s degree in a related field.
• Nice‑to‑have: Track record using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to diagnose problems and drive measurable improvement.
• Nice‑to‑have: Experience coaching or managing other adults toward measurable outcomes.
• Nice‑to‑have: Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment where motivation was central.
• Nice‑to‑have: Comfort and skill facilitating or public speaking in front of rooms full of young children.

Benefits

• W2 employee status with immediate access to benefits.
• Year‑long positions.
• Comprehensive benefits package (see Alpha’s benefits page for details).

Pay

$150,000 USD per year, paid weekly.

Schedule

Full‑time.