Youth Development Director, Alpha

Overview

On-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY;
Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA — relocation assistance available. $200,000 annually. Full-time position.

• Coaching both Guides and students through performance data analysis, classroom observation, and direct feedback, then ensuring both groups meet measurable goals
• Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students focused on life skills including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, resilience, accountability, and feedback exchange
• Conducting individual and small-group motivation sessions that link each child s personal goals and interests to tangible academic achievement
• Developing and refining playbooks that convert your most effective practices into repeatable frameworks other Guides can implement reliably
• Training Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating excellence in facilitation to maintain standards as the team expands

• Providing academic instruction or lecturing from the front of the classroom; adaptive apps handle content delivery while you coach people
• Reducing expectations when students encounter challenges
• Managing from a distance as instructional coaches and principals typically do; you remain embedded daily with your own cohort
• Managing the entire campus budget, operations, and parent communications; a Campus Lead handles those responsibilities so you can focus on student and Guide results
• Advocating for traditional teaching methods or adhering to a conventional K-12 curriculum

Fulfill Alpha s three core promises to every K-3 student: they love school, learn twice as fast, and develop exceptional life skills and independence.

• Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY;
  Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA; relocation assistance is available
• Bachelor s degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5 to
  9)
• Experience leading a team of 5 or more individuals, with authority to hire and terminate based on performance results
• Experience creating, launching, or substantially expanding a program, team, school, or initiative from inception, not managing an existing one
• Comfortable operating in a school environment that rejects traditional teaching approaches
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

• Master s degree in a relevant discipline
• Proven track record leveraging metrics, dashboards, or analytics to identify issues and generate measurable improvements
• Experience coaching or managing other adults to achieve measurable results, not only executing the work personally
• Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation played a central role
• Confidence and ability facilitating or presenting to rooms filled with young children

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. They don’t play by the old rules. Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.

Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The 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. For more details on compensation, consult the referenced materials.