K-3 Program Director: Data-Driven Coaching Leader

Crossover; Maricopa (AZ); On-site; USD 140,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Competitive salary

Job summary

Alpha, a pioneering education group, is hiring a Program Director to lead Guides and K-3 students using performance data and direct feedback. You will run workshops, connect student goals to progress, and refine scalable playbooks that drive impact across cohorts.

This is a hands‑on, in‑person role at campuses in Austin, TX or Scottsdale, AZ with relocation support. A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years with young children are required, plus leadership experience.

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+ 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, not inheriting an existing one.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.
• Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation support is provided.

Responsibilities

• Coaches Guides and students using performance data, classroom observation, and direct feedback, then holds both accountable to measurable goals.
• Facilitates one‑hour live workshops for K-3 students on life skills such as public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and feedback.
• Runs individual and small‑group motivation sessions that connect each child's goals and interests to real academic progress.
• Builds and refines playbooks that turn best practices into repeatable systems other Guides can execute consistently.
• Trains Guides on those playbooks and models excellence in facilitation so standards hold as the team grows.

Skills

Leadership

Analytics

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Education or related field

Job description

Alpha, a pioneering education group, is hiring a Program Director to lead Guides and K-3 students using performance data and direct feedback. You will run workshops, connect student goals to progress, and refine scalable playbooks that drive impact across cohorts.

This is a hands‑on, in‑person role at campuses in Austin, TX or Scottsdale, AZ with relocation support. A bachelor’s degree and 5+ years with young children are required, plus leadership experience.