K-3 Impact Program Director & Growth Leader

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

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Benefits for W2 employee

Weekly pay

Job summary

Alpha School is hiring a Program Director in Austin, TX to lead a K-3 cohort, coaching Guides and students using performance data and direct feedback. You will own a day-to-day program, run workshops, and ensure measurable progress for each child.

You will work on playbooks, scale best practices, and stay hands-on within the cohort, not from an office. Relocation support is provided, with a salary of $150,000 USD/year.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• At least 5 years working with elementary-aged children.
• Experience leading a team of 5 or more people.
• Experience building, launching, or growing a program, team, school, or initiative.
• Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods.
• 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

Coaching

Data-driven decisions

Public speaking

Education

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

Job description

Alpha School is hiring a Program Director in Austin, TX to lead a K-3 cohort, coaching Guides and students using performance data and direct feedback. You will own a day-to-day program, run workshops, and ensure measurable progress for each child.

You will work on playbooks, scale best practices, and stay hands-on within the cohort, not from an office. Relocation support is provided, with a salary of $150,000 USD/year.