Instructional Aide, GT School - $60,000/year USD

Alpha School; Georgetown (TX); On-site; USD 54,000 - 66,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Benefits

Job summary

GT School in Georgetown, TX is hiring an instructional aide to keep transitions on time and move groups between activities. This full-time, on-site role offers a Monday–Friday schedule and a $60,000 annual salary with benefits.

You will support gifted K-8 students through hands-on workshops and AI-assisted learning tools, set up materials, encourage disengaged students, and help teachers maintain a focused, high-performance classroom.

Qualifications

• Experience working with K-8 students in school, camp, childcare, tutoring, coaching or similar structured setting.
• Availability for full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM.
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Moving students between activities so 95% of transitions start and end on time.
• Gathering and setting up classroom materials from the Guide's daily plan before each activity begins.
• Spotting early signs of disengagement and redirecting students using motivation tools.
• Reinforcing the Guide's expectations during app-based learning and hands-on workshops so instruction never stalls.

Skills

K-8 experience

Time management

US work authorization

Job description

• On-site at GT School in Georgetown, TX (Austin area), with relocation support
• $60,000/year salary plus benefits
• Full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM

Gifted kids rarely lose focus because the work is too hard. They lose it in the gaps: a slow transition, materials that aren't ready, two minutes of waiting. At GT School, closing those gaps is your job. If you've worked as an instructional aide before, you know the back-of-the-room stereotype. This isn't that.

GT School serves gifted K-8 students. They learn academics through personalized learning apps, while Guides coach them toward ambitious goals and run hands‑on workshops. You keep that model moving. Materials are set before each activity starts. Transitions start and end on time. The student who starts to drift gets a prompt before the rest of the room notices.

Picture a Tuesday. First thing in the morning, you set up the day's materials from the Guide's plan. All day, you move groups between activities, spot the student who checks out, and pull them back in with encouragement, progress trackers, and incentives. You're on your feet in the middle of the room. The bar is clear: transitions on time, and a Guide who never has to stop to regain the room.

You get real classroom experience in a school that doesn't run like a traditional one, with a full-time salary and benefits.

What You Will Be Doing

• Moving students between activities so 95% of transitions start and end on time
• Gathering and setting up classroom materials from the Guide's daily plan before each activity begins
• Spotting early signs of disengagement and redirecting students with GT School's motivation tools, such as progress trackers and incentives
• Reinforcing the Guide's expectations during app-based learning and hands‑on workshops so instruction never stalls

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Planning lessons or designing curriculum on your own time
• Hall monitoring or handing out punishments; you keep order with presence and encouragement
• Owning test scores or academic results; Guides own those outcomes

Instructional Aide Key Responsibilities

Keep transitions on time and students engaged so Guides can focus on coaching.

Basic Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at GT School in Georgetown, TX (relocation support provided)
• Available full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00 AM–4:00 PM
• Experience working with K-8 students in a school, camp, childcare, tutoring, coaching, or similar structured setting
• Experience in a role where you coordinated people, materials, or activities in real time
• A specific example of holding a student to a high standard while helping them reach it
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without current or future visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Coaching or leading groups of kids in chess, debate, math or science clubs, or academic competitions
• Experience with gifted and talented (GT) or high‑achieving students
• Background as a classroom aide, paraprofessional, camp counselor, or tutor who kept large groups on schedule

About GT School

GT School is revolutionizing education with AI, expert coaching, and 50+ years of learning science. They blend cutting‑edge tech with data‑driven insights to unlock every student's full potential.

They're on a mission to disrupt the broken education system and unleash the true potential of gifted minds. Forget the one‑size‑fits‑all approach that leaves brilliant students bored and disengaged.

This school has tossed the rulebook and created a modern learning environment powered by AI and guided by dedicated mentors. Their personalized approach accelerates learning - 2-6 times faster than traditional classrooms.

GT School students explore their passions, develop critical thinking skills, and learn to innovate.

Because that's where genius lies.

GT School is where gifted minds turn potential into power.

Working with us

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