Teaching Aide - Part-Time, Alpha - $30,000/year USD

About the role

Alpha Schools, located in Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ, is seeking a Teaching Aide to support their unique K-12 model. The role involves managing student transitions and supporting student engagement, all while ensuring the Guide remains focused on instruction.

Responsibilities

• Managing student transitions between activities (approximately 30% of your time): tracking the schedule, cueing students to shift tasks, and applying positive reinforcement to maintain orderly, punctual movement
• Staging classroom materials ahead of each lesson by collecting supplies, arranging them according to the activity plan, and verifying setup aligns with the Guide's specifications before instruction starts
• Sustaining student engagement during structured activities (approximately 40% of your time) by observing participation, detecting disengagement at early stages, and redirecting students using Alpha's approved classroom management methods without disrupting instruction

Requirements

• Willing to work in person at our Scottsdale campus.
• Work a minimum of 10 hours per week, with total flexibility to choose your schedule during school hours (Monday - Friday, 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM).
• Option for full-time position.
• Experience working with children ages 5–14 in a structured setting (school, camp, childcare, tutoring, or coaching).
• Ability to coordinate people, materials, and activities quickly and effectively.
• Kid-friendly and comfortable redirecting children using encouragement.
• Legal right to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Direct group management experience with active children (camp counselor, classroom aide, teacher's aide, paraprofessional, youth sports coach, or after-school program staff)
• Background in a mastery-based, competency-based, or structured learning environment (Montessori, project-based learning, or similar)
• Demonstrated ability to keep groups on schedule through positive redirection instead of escalating to adult intervention

Qualifications

• 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.

Benefits

Full-time position available at $60,000/year + benefits.

Pay

$30/hr | 15–30 hrs/week | Full-time path available at $60,000/year + benefits

Schedule

Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM (choose your schedule within school hours)