Executive Coach for K-3 Growth & Leadership

Alpha School; Houston (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

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Job summary

Alpha, based in Austin, TX, is hiring an Executive Coach on a full‑time basis. In this role you will coach and manage adults (Guides) alongside a classroom cohort of K‑3 students, using data to drive accountability and progress.

You will write playbooks, scale best practices, and train others to maintain high standards across the program. You will work in person at the Alpha campus in Austin, relocation support provided, with a compensation package around $150,000 USD per year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field.
• At least 5 years working with elementary‑aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9).
• Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and to remove people based on performance outcomes.
• Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Coaching Guides and students using performance data, classroom observation, and direct feedback, then holding both accountable to measurable goals.
• Facilitating one‑hour live workshops for K-3 students on life skills such as public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and giving and receiving feedback.
• Running individual and small‑group motivation sessions that connect each child's goals and interests to real academic progress.
• Building and refining playbooks that turn your best practices into repeatable systems other Guides can execute consistently.
• Training Guides on those playbooks and modeling excellence in facilitation so standards hold as the team grows.

Skills

Leadership experience

Coaching

Public speaking

Analytics mindset

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Alpha, based in Austin, TX, is hiring an Executive Coach on a full‑time basis. In this role you will coach and manage adults (Guides) alongside a classroom cohort of K‑3 students, using data to drive accountability and progress.

You will write playbooks, scale best practices, and train others to maintain high standards across the program. You will work in person at the Alpha campus in Austin, relocation support provided, with a compensation package around $150,000 USD per year.