PreK Instructional Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

About the role

An onsite position in Austin, TX. Relocation assistance available.
$150,000 annual compensation, paid on a weekly basis.
Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individualized and small-group coaching for PreK educators, demonstrating effective methods and acknowledging quantifiable progress.
• Arcitect and lead play-centered learning experiences that integrate social-emotional learning, literacy, numeracy, and motor development, serving as the exemplar for your team.
• Assess and align educator documentation on a weekly basis to ensure rubric consistency and actionable insights, facilitating alignment sessions that maintain visibility into milestone achievement.
• Create family communications and facilitate team alignment meetings that synchronize priorities and strengthen collective commitment to campus-wide PreK readiness standards.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Psychology, or a related discipline; Master's degree or specialized certification preferred.
• At least 5 years of professional experience in early childhood education, child development, or a comparable area.
• Direct experience facilitating group activities with young children between the ages of 3 and 5.
• Demonstrated capacity to create and execute play-based educational frameworks or curricula that promote developmental milestone achievement, such as Montessori approaches.
• A minimum of 1 year spent coaching or supervising an educator team with clear performance expectations.
• Background in drafting written family progress reports and facilitating team coordination meetings within educational contexts.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.
• Commitment to working onsite at the Alpha Austin campus, with relocation assistance offered as needed.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Knowledge of educational technology systems, adaptive analytics interfaces, or digital observation instruments utilized in early childhood environments.
• Background in behavior support approaches and co-regulation methods for children ages 3-5.

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.

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 $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 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.