Montessori Teacher, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

About Alpha School

Alpha School is transforming education—where children achieve academic mastery quickly and dedicate more time to developing life skills. In Pre-K, this begins with something even more essential: emotional security, curiosity, and the resilience to keep trying.

About the Role

You will guide an in-person NYC Pre-K group that develops a love of learning while demonstrating accelerated early-development outcomes—approximately 2x the gains of traditional preschool programs. You'll create purposeful, sensory-rich play experiences that integrate developmental objectives, document progress on a weekly basis, and adapt quickly to each child's needs.

What You Will Be Doing

• Plan and lead 30–60 minute play-based learning sessions that cultivate joy, emotional security, and quantifiable developmental progress
• Establish a classroom environment rich in movement and sensory opportunities that sustains engagement and supports four-year-olds learning through varied modalities
• Conduct real-time observation and documentation: Record same-day, objective observations linked to developmental domains, then refresh each child's milestone tracking weekly
• Leverage data to inform teaching: Review weekly documentation to pinpoint each child's next developmental opportunity and plan targeted instructional responses
• Develop individualized, interest-driven activity modifications grounded in each child's motivations, integrate one specific developmental objective, and reassess effectiveness within two weeks
• Support children through challenging moments using composed co-regulation and emotional guidance instead of reactive behavioral management
• Share student progress, daily routines, and developing concerns with families in a clear, proactive manner

What You Won't Be Doing

• Approach Pre-K as custodial care instead of purposeful early education
• Default to scripted worksheets or compliance-focused teaching methods
• Spend the majority of your day supervising academic apps rather than facilitating live, experiential learning
• Apply reactive behavioral control instead of composed co-regulation and emotional guidance

Key Responsibilities

Ensure NYC Pre-K children develop a love of learning while achieving accelerated early-development gains through purposeful play.

Basic Requirements

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, OR CDA/Montessori/Reggio credential
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with 3–5-year-olds in a structured group environment (classroom setting, not exclusively one-on-one care)
• Documented success leading play-based learning that produces measurable developmental progress
• Proven capacity to record developmental milestones objectively and reliably on a weekly schedule using a structured framework or rubric
• Strong relationship-building and emotional sensitivity: Capacity to establish trust rapidly, interpret emotional signals precisely, and apply personalized motivators to drive engagement
• Co-regulation and frustration support: Help children navigate emotional challenges using calm demonstration and systematic emotional coaching
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Able to work full-time on-site in New York City, NY

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.

Pay & Schedule

• Full-time, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits
• $120,000 USD/year, paid weekly
• On-site position in New York City, NY
• Relocation assistance provided