School Director, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

About the role

Alpha is opening a new campus in Springfield, MA and requires a School Director to lead the launch and ensure consistent operational excellence.

Responsibilities

• Launch Alpha's Springfield, MA campus: Ensure delivery of Alpha's three core promises to 100+ students from opening day with consistent operational excellence.

• Facilitate live life-skills workshops for K-8 students: Lead one-hour sessions covering public speaking, growth mindset, and feedback skills. Execute Alpha's established playbook to help students master competencies overlooked by traditional schools in an engaging format.

• Drive every student toward 100% goal achievement: Develop personalized motivational strategies for each student. Apply data-informed methods to address resistance and sustain engagement with the Alpha platform. Success is defined by every student reaching their objectives.

• Develop Guides through coaching and uphold Alpha's performance standards: Leverage data to pinpoint gaps, provide clear feedback, and monitor progress. Make difficult personnel decisions when standards are not met and model the excellence expected across your campus.

• Execute data-informed campus leadership: Review metrics spanning staff performance, operations, parent engagement, and school culture. Identify challenges, perform root cause analysis, engage stakeholders, implement measured interventions, and refine based on outcomes.

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related field. Master's preferred.

• At least 7 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, business, or related field.

• Direct experience building and managing teams of at least 15 people with full hiring and firing authority.

• Deep knowledge of the Springfield, MA education landscape.

• Experience working with youth ages 5 - 14.

• Strong data analysis skills and experience using metrics to drive decision-making and continuous improvement.

• Passion for transforming education. Belief that the traditional system is fundamentally broken.

• Startup mindset: thrives under pressure, adaptable in new situations, comfortable building systems from scratch.

• Compelling and energetic speaker who commands attention from rooms full of students or staff.

• Able to relate to K-8 students, understand their interests and culture, and serve as a positive role model.

Qualifications

• Likewise, legally authorized to work in the United States.

Benefits

Immediate availability. Compensation level for this role is $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly.