Children rarely remember every lesson they were taught. They always remember the adult who believed in them. That's the role.
At Alpha, students complete academics in just two hours a day using adaptive learning technology. That frees Guides to focus on the work that changes lives: building confidence, resilience, communication, and the motivation to tackle hard things. You won't spend your day delivering lessons from the front of a classroom. You'll spend it coaching students through challenges, celebrating wins, and showing them what high standards feel like when they're paired with genuine belief.
You'll lead one K-3 cohort band-either Kindergarten-1st grade or 2nd-3rd grade. Half your day is spent running energetic, one-hour workshops on life skills like public speaking, focus, and feedback. The other half is spent coaching students individually and in small groups, using learning analytics to keep every child moving toward ambitious weekly goals. Every interaction matters. Students should leave your workshops more capable than they arrived and leave your coaching sessions believing they can achieve more than they thought possible.
This role isn't for someone looking to deliver curriculum or manage a classroom. It's for someone who loves motivating young children, thrives on measurable outcomes, and believes the right coach can change a child's trajectory. If you've inspired kids as a teacher, coach, camp counselor, youth leader, or performer, you'll find a very different kind of classroom waiting for you here.
This is a full-time, on-site role at one of Alpha's campuses. We recruit nationally, so job boards may display this opportunity in nearby cities that do not have a campus.
Current openings for this salary tier are available in Scottsdale, AZ; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, Georgetown, Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, and Houston, TX; and Park City (Salt Lake City area), UT.
If you're interested in another Alpha campus, apply anyway and tell us your preferred location-we'll consider you for the appropriate opening.
What you will be doing
- Lead engaging life-skills workshops that help K-3 students master communication, focus, feedback, and other durable skills through active participation rather than lectures.
- Coach students one-on-one and in small groups, using Coachbot analytics, proven motivation systems, and strong relationships to keep every child on track for ambitious weekly learning goals.
- Assess life-skill mastery through Alpha's Test2Pass framework, coaching students until they demonstrate real understanding-not just participation.
- Adapt your coaching style to the developmental needs of your cohort, whether that means songs, movement, and storytelling for younger learners or higher independence and accountability for older students.
- Build the kind of relationships where students feel supported enough to stretch beyond what they thought they could achieve.
What you will NOT be doing- Standing at a whiteboard teaching academic lessons. Students learn academics through adaptive software.
- Writing curriculum from scratch. You'll improve and personalize proven playbooks instead of inventing lessons.
- Watching students work silently on computers. Your role is active coaching, motivation, and connection.
- Lowering expectations when students struggle. Success comes from helping students rise to the goal, not moving the goal closer.
- Managing homework, grading papers, or handling routine parent communication.
Key responsibilities Create a cohort of K-3 students who love coming to school, consistently achieve ambitious learning goals, and master the life skills that prepare them to thrive long after elementary school.
Candidate requirements- Willing to work on-site at one of Alpha's campuses. Current openings for this salary tier are available in Scottsdale, AZ; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, Georgetown, Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, and Houston, TX; and Park City (Salt Lake City area), UT.
- Bachelor's degree in any subject.
- At least 3 years of experience working directly with children ages 4-9 through teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or similar environments.
- A track record of motivating young children to achieve challenging goals, with specific examples of your impact.
- Comfort using AI-powered learning while focusing your own energy on coaching, motivation, and life-skill development.
- The ability to balance warmth with unwavering expectations.
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
Nice to have- Experience in youth sports, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori, progressive education, or high-engagement after-school programs.
- Personal experience achieving ambitious goals in academics, athletics, or your career.
- Outstanding storytelling or performance skills that naturally capture the attention of young children.
- Evidence of helping reluctant or shy children become confident, engaged participants.