Personalized Learning Guide K-2, Alpha

Locations

• Chicago, IL
• Miami, FL
• Palo Alto, CA
• Piedmont, CA
• San Francisco, CA
• Santa Monica, CA
• Lake Forest, CA
• Greenwich, CT
• Boston, MA (relocation assistance available)

Annual compensation: $120,000, distributed weekly.

Full health, dental, and vision coverage begin on day one.

Position aligns with the school‑year calendar with predictable daily hours.

Alpha operates differently from conventional schools. Academic learning happens through adaptive software that adjusts to each student's current level and progresses at their individual pace. There are no teacher‑led lessons or identical worksheets for many students. Instead, each child advances through personalized learning applications while a Guide supports them through challenging moments: maintaining focus, working through frustration, and recognizing true mastery rather than mere effort.

• Conduct daily motivational sessions with K‑2 students: analyze Coachbot data, establish personalized objectives, and apply Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, one‑on‑one coaching) to aim for 100% goal attainment.
• Facilitate one‑hour life‑skills workshops that focus on public speaking, concentration, constructive feedback exchange, and time management—all experiential and project‑driven.
• Guide emotional self‑regulation, resilience, and critical thinking in collaboration with Reading Specialists who handle literacy development.
• Oversee Test2
  
  Pass mastery evaluations, ensuring students truly absorb each life skill before progressing.
• Build authentic connections with every student, understanding their passions, capabilities, and challenges to tailor guidance.

• Teaching from the front of the classroom or providing direct academic instruction. Academic content is delivered via adaptive applications.
• Creating curriculum independently. Alpha supplies the life‑skills curriculum and lesson frameworks; your role is to execute them effectively.
• Advancing students who haven’t proven mastery. If they achieve 99%, you guide them to 100%.
• Supervising children passively while they use computers. Every moment is structured around active guidance, motivation, and competency development.
• Handling parent communications or campus‑wide logistics. Those responsibilities belong to the Campus Lead.

Guide a cohort of K‑2 students who are enthusiastic about learning, progress through adaptive curriculum at double the conventional rate, and develop critical life competencies.

• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in any discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years working directly with children ages 4–7 in classroom, after‑school, youth coaching, camp, or comparable contexts.
• Proven ability to manage groups of young children with clear structure while maintaining high engagement levels.
• Engaging storyteller and dynamic presenter capable of capturing and holding the attention of 5‑year‑olds.
• Track record of incorporating feedback to drive continuous personal improvement.
• Available to work on‑site at an Alpha campus (listed locations above).
• Current legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring sponsorship.

• Experience in youth sports coaching, camp program leadership, or after school coordination with participant engagement and measurable outcomes.
• Background in performance disciplines (theater, public speaking, improvisational arts) that equips you to captivate young children.
• Familiarity with adaptive learning systems or educational technology in classroom or tutoring contexts.
• Personal history of high achievement—academic, athletic, or professional—that informs your ability to maintain elevated standards for students.

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real‑world skills.

This is a full‑time (40 hours per week) and long‑term position. It is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. Compensation is $60 USD per hour, equating to $120,000 USD per year (40 hours per week, 50 weeks per year). Payment is weekly.