Education Program Lead: Build Teams, Elevate Outcomes

Crossover; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 7,735,000 - 10,465,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Job summary

Alpha is building a world-class K-12 experience. As an Education Program Manager, you will lead a team of Guides, mentor them to deliver exceptional student experiences, and drive a culture of excellence across campuses.

You will develop leaders, run life-skills workshops, and use data and coaching conversations to improve outcomes, including launching new campuses and maintaining rigorous standards. This full-time role requires on-site work at Alpha campuses; relocation support is available.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field.
• Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum 5 years of experience in education, coaching, learning and development, or a related leadership capacity.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams of five or more individuals, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisions.
• Verified success leveraging data to drive performance enhancements.
• Experience working with children ages 5-14 in an educational, coaching, or developmental context.
• Experience establishing or launching a new team, program, business, school, or initiative, with readiness to help open a new campus from inception.
• Willingness to operate in a school model that rejects traditional lecture-based pedagogy.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Mentor Guides to reliably deliver outstanding student experiences while upholding Alpha's rigorous standards.
• Facilitate dynamic life skills workshops that cultivate communication, leadership, focus, and other essential real-world competencies for K-12 students.
• Inspire students to pursue ambitious learning objectives and maximize their progress in self-directed academic programs.
• Leverage data, observation, and coaching dialogues to enhance Guide effectiveness and student results.
• Support the launch and establishment of new Alpha campuses by fostering a culture grounded in excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Mentoring

Team leadership

Data-driven decisions

Coaching

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Alpha is building a world-class K-12 experience. As an Education Program Manager, you will lead a team of Guides, mentor them to deliver exceptional student experiences, and drive a culture of excellence across campuses.

You will develop leaders, run life-skills workshops, and use data and coaching conversations to improve outcomes, including launching new campuses and maintaining rigorous standards. This full-time role requires on-site work at Alpha campuses; relocation support is available.