Preschool Program Coordinator, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Based onsite in Austin, TX. Relocation assistance provided.

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. Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. The culture is fast-moving, ambitious, and student-focused—ideal for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

About the Role

What if intentional play could drive quantifiable developmental gains? Alpha's approach to early education breaks from conventional models. Our PreK program integrates play-centered curriculum development with live developmental tracking—no prescriptive lesson plans, no box-checking requirements. You will create responsive learning experiences across all readiness areas, guide a team of educators to execute them with both rigor and warmth, and measure concrete milestone advancement for each child.

This position demands active leadership. Approximately one-third of your time will be classroom-based—demonstrating facilitation methods, observing in action, and conducting alignment reviews. The remainder involves curriculum creation, coaching educators toward clear performance targets, and delivering data-informed updates to families. The outcomes will be visible: four-year-olds reaching developmental markers ahead of schedule, educators strengthening their practice metrics weekly, and families turning into champions.

Responsibilities

• Conduct individual and small-group coaching with PreK Guides, demonstrating methods and recognizing quantifiable progress
• Create and lead play-based learning experiences that integrate social-emotional learning, literacy, numeracy, and physical development, exemplifying excellence for your team
• Audit and align Guide documentation on a weekly basis to ensure rubric consistency and clarity, facilitating calibration meetings to maintain transparent milestone tracking
• Develop family communications and facilitate team coordination meetings that unify focus and sustain collective commitment to campus PreK readiness objectives

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Adhering to scripted lessons or compliance-focused workflows—you will build flexible, play-centered learning sequences informed by actual performance data
• Delivering a pre-packaged curriculum from external sources—you control quarterly and weekly instructional design
• Operating without structured feedback channels—coaching dialogues and calibration reviews are embedded weekly
• Overseeing K-12 learners engaged in software-driven instruction—this position focuses entirely on early childhood, in-person, classroom-embedded work

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Psychology, or a related discipline; Master's degree or advanced certification preferred
• At least 5 years of professional experience in early childhood education, child development, or a related area
• Direct experience facilitating learning for groups of children ages 3 to 5
• Demonstrated capability in designing and executing play-based educational frameworks or curricula that support developmental milestone achievement, such as Montessori
• A minimum of 1 year coaching or supervising educators with clear performance metrics
• Background in composing written progress communications for families and facilitating team coordination sessions within an educational context
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship
• Commitment to in-person work at the Alpha Austin campus

Nice-to-Have Requirements

• Knowledge of educational technology systems, adaptive analytics platforms, or digital observation solutions deployed in early childhood environments
• Background with behavior management approaches and co-regulation practices for children ages 3-5

Pay

$150,000 annual salary, distributed weekly.

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position.

Benefits

• Full health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one