Early Childhood Educator, Alpha

Locations

• On-site positions available in Chicago, IL;
  Miami, FL;
  Palo Alto, CA;
  Piedmont, CA;
  San Francisco, CA;
  Santa Monica, CA;
  Lake Forest (Orange County), CA

• $120,000 annual salary with weekly pay.
• Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
• Relocation assistance for candidates who need to move.

Can 5-year-olds learn twice as fast as conventional schools permit when guided effectively? Alpha has demonstrated this is possible. Our K‑2 learners complete core academic work in only 2 hours per day through AI-driven adaptive technology.

Your role is not to deliver lectures—it is to coach. You will facilitate dynamic life skills sessions, inspire children to achieve their learning targets, and cultivate the mindset and behaviors essential for long-term success. This is the most critical position at the world’s most forward‑thinking school: you directly deliver Alpha’s 3 Promises to a small cohort of students and transform their futures.

• Facilitating one‑hour life skills sessions with K‑2 learners, coaching them and reinforcing literacy skills introduced by Reading Specialists.
• Inspiring students to progress through adaptive learning applications and meet their weekly academic targets.
• Guiding emotional regulation, resilience, and critical thinking through consistent frameworks and supportive interactions.
• Monitoring student development and requirements, identifying concerns proactively, and modifying approaches with your team.
• Building a classroom environment that is structured, engaging, and individualized.

• Instructing core academic content – our Apps handle that.

• Motivating children to learn 2x faster and develop a love for school.

• Availability to work full‑time and on‑site at our campus in listed locations.
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• 3+ years of experience engaging with children ages 4–7 in educational settings, after school programs, coaching roles, or comparable contexts.
• Strong storytelling ability and dynamic presentation skills: capable of captivating and maintaining the focus of young children in groups.
• Capacity to maintain high expectations for yourself and students, and motivate children to reach their objectives.
• Growth‑oriented mindset and receptiveness to coaching.
• Legal authorization to work in the US without requiring sponsorship.

Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom? 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. Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

This is a full‑time (40 hours per week), long‑term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $60 USD/hour, which equates to $120,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult  for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5634-US-Chicago-Early Childhood.
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