Camp Director, Alpha – $200,000/year USD

Crossover; New York (NY); On-site; USD 170,000 - 230,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alpha seeks a Camp Director to coach and develop Guides and students in a high-engagement K-3 program. You will analyze performance data, lead workshops, and provide direct coaching to accelerate independent learning and life skills.

You will design scalable coaching playbooks, mentor Guides, and drive outcomes across cohorts, working on-site with relocation support in Miami, FL or New York City, NY. Expect six-figure compensation and a coaching-first culture.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Business, Child Development, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children.
• Experience leading teams of five or more people.
• Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Coach students and Guides through performance data, classroom observations, and direct feedback to drive measurable gains.
• Design and deliver workshops for K-3 students that build communication, accountability, resilience, focus, collaboration, and other life skills.
• Conduct one-on-one and small-group coaching that links student motivation with academic growth and autonomy.
• Develop and iterate on reusable coaching playbooks that elevate performance across the entire Guide team.
• Mentor and train Guides while demonstrating exceptional coaching and facilitation daily.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

Data-driven

Public speaking

Employee development

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Business, Child Development, or related field

Job description

• On-site at an Alpha campus in Miami, FL, or New York City, NY — relocation assistance available
• $200,000/year
• Full-time

Traditional schools often lower the bar when students fall behind. You take the opposite approach.

You’re convinced that young learners can accomplish far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you’ve led teams that demonstrate this through concrete, measurable outcomes. You understand that accountability, motivation, and rigorous standards transform lives in ways that one more practice sheet never could.

At Alpha, core academics are completed in just two morning hours using adaptive learning technology. This structure allows you to concentrate on the highest-leverage work: coaching students toward independent learning while developing the Guides who enable that transformation. You will be accountable for outcomes within a K-3 cohort, leveraging data, observation, and coaching to ensure that every child loves school, learns at twice the typical pace, and builds outstanding life skills.

This position is neither an instructional coach role nor a traditional principal role. You will not spend your time trapped in meetings or administrative tasks. Instead, you’ll be in classrooms, evaluating student and Guide performance, leading workshops on focus, accountability, resilience, and communication, and coaching both children and adults toward tangible progress.

Your impact will extend beyond your cohort. You’ll capture what succeeds, develop playbooks that elevate standards across the school, and contribute to how Alpha cultivates future Guides. If you’re motivated by developing people, scaling excellence, and demonstrating that extraordinary results are achievable when expectations remain high, we want to hear from you.

What You Will Be Doing

• Coach students and Guides through performance data, classroom observations, and direct feedback to drive measurable gains.
• Design and deliver compelling workshops for K-3 students that build communication, accountability, resilience, focus, collaboration, and other life skills.
• Conduct one-on-one and small-group coaching that links student motivation with academic growth and autonomy.
• Develop and iterate on reusable coaching playbooks that elevate performance across the entire Guide team.
• Mentor and train Guides while demonstrating exceptional coaching and facilitation daily.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Providing traditional classroom instruction or lecturing on academic content; adaptive technology addresses core academics.
• Handling discipline through punishment or reducing expectations when students face challenges.
• Operating from an office rather than engaging directly with students and Guides each day.
• Managing campus operations, budgets, or parent communications; your priority is people development and outcome improvement.
• Adhering to conventional elementary school methods simply because “that’s how it’s always been done.”

Camp Director Key Responsibilities

Fulfill Alpha’s three promises for every K-3 student by developing high-performing Guides, highly motivated students, and a coaching culture that reliably generates exceptional academic and life outcomes.

Basic Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Miami, FL or New York City, NY; relocation assistance is provided
• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, Business, Child Development, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5-9).
• Experience leading teams of five or more people, including hiring decisions and performance management.
• Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative rather than maintaining an existing one.
• Proven success leveraging data and measurable outcomes to enhance team or student performance.
• Enthusiastic about challenging conventional education models and adopting a coaching-first approach.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master’s degree in a related field.
• Experience leveraging dashboards, performance metrics, or analytics to drive ongoing improvement.
• Proven track record coaching adults toward measurable performance outcomes.
• Background in camps, competitive coaching, enrichment programs, youth development, or other high-accountability environments.
• Excellent public speaking and facilitation skills with young children.

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth

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

Roles with real student impact:

Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

Education work that pays like it matters:

Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience.

A culture built for builders:

Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.

Working with us

This is a full-time, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits (https://support.crossover.com/article/7581-w2-benefits-u-s-paychex-paid-only). All roles are year-long positions. The compensation level for this role is $200,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.