Early Childhood Educator, Alpha

"The sheer amount of time I get back from not having to make daily lesson plans and grade papers is huge."

— Katie, Lead Guide, Alpha Denver

Alpha is hiring.

The lesson is already built. The AI already knows what to teach. Your job is to make a child believe they can do something they didn't think was possible.

At Alpha, students complete their academic work 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 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 are available in Palo Alto, Los Angeles (South Bay), Malibu, Orange County (Lake Forest), San Francisco, and Santa Monica, CA;
Greenwich, CT;
Boca Raton, Miami, and Palm Beach, FL;
Chicago, IL;
New York City, NY; and Seattle (Kirkland), WA.

• 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 Test2
  
  Pass 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.

• 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.

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.

• Willing to work on-site at one of Alpha's campuses. Current openings are available in Palo Alto, Los Angeles (South Bay), Malibu, Orange County (Lake Forest), San Francisco, and Santa Monica, CA;
  Greenwich, CT;
  Boca Raton, Miami, and Palm Beach, FL;
  Chicago, IL;
  New York City, NY; and Seattle (Kirkland), WA. Relocation assistance is available.
• 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.
• Experience leading group activities for young children, with a concrete example of the structure or routine you used and how you kept the group engaged.
• A track record of motivating young children to…