Montessori Instructional Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Alpha School; Texas; On-site; USD 127,000 - 146,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health coverage starting day one

Job summary

Alpha School in Austin, TX is seeking a Montessori Instructional Coach to lead PreK educator development, ensure program consistency, and guide evidence-informed classroom environments. You will oversee play-centered learning experiences, coach educators, and monitor milestone attainment with families, all in a hands-on, campus-based role.

The position emphasizes coaching and curriculum architecture, with relocation assistance and day-one health benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Psychology, or comparable discipline; Master’s degree or specialized credentials preferred
• At least 5 years of professional experience in early childhood education or related domain
• Direct experience guiding learning for ages 3–5
• Experience designing play-based frameworks (e.g., Montessori)
• At least 1 year coaching or supervising educators with performance expectations
• Experience creating family progress reports and coordinating teams
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
• Willingness to onsite work at Alpha Austin campus with relocation assistance as applicable

Responsibilities

• Lead educator development to achieve PreK readiness targets
• Architect and lead play-driven learning experiences across social-emotional learning, literacy, numeracy, and motor development
• Audit educator documentation weekly to ensure rubric consistency and transparency
• Develop family communication materials and align team priorities for campus readiness

Skills

Coaching

Educator development

Play-driven learning

Data-informed communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or related

Master's degree preferred

Job description

• Onsite position in Austin, TX. Relocation assistance available


• $150,000 annual salary, paid weekly


• Full health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one

Imagine a learning environment where every play interaction drives documented developmental progress.

Alpha operates outside the boundaries of conventional education. Our PreK model merges play-driven curriculum architecture with live developmental tracking — no prescriptive teaching scripts, no procedural checklists. You will architect adaptive learning experiences spanning all readiness domains, guide a team of educators to implement them with both rigor and warmth, and monitor quantifiable milestone achievement for each child under your stewardship.

This is a classroom-connected leadership position. Approximately one-third of your time will be spent directly in learning spaces — demonstrating facilitation approaches, conducting observations, and facilitating calibration discussions. The remainder involves curriculum architecture, coaching educators with concrete and trackable objectives, and providing families with data-informed progress communications. The outcomes will be tangible: four-year-olds reaching developmental markers ahead of schedule, educators elevating their performance metrics consistently, and families becoming champions of the program.

Coach the educators. Architect the learning.

What You Will Be Doing

• Conduct individualized and group coaching with PreK educators, demonstrating effective methods and recognizing measurable progress


• Architect and lead play-driven learning experiences integrating social-emotional learning, literacy, numeracy, and motor development — serving as the exemplar for your team


• Audit and calibrate educator documentation on a weekly basis to ensure rubric consistency and practical utility, facilitating calibration meetings to maintain milestone tracking transparency


• Develop family communication materials and facilitate team alignment sessions that unify priorities and strengthen collective commitment to campus PreK readiness targets

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Executing predetermined lesson plans or procedure-focused protocols — you will create responsive, play-centered learning themes informed by actual performance data


• Delivering a standardized curriculum dictated from leadership — you control quarterly and week-to-week instructional design


• Operating independently without structured input — coaching dialogues and calibration reviews are embedded in your weekly rhythm


• Overseeing elementary or secondary students using digital platforms — this position is exclusively early childhood, tactile, classroom-embedded work

Montessori Instructional Coach Key Responsibilities

Lead campus PreK readiness achievement through educator development, programmatic consistency, and engaging, evidence-informed classroom environments.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education, Child Development, Psychology, or comparable discipline; Master's degree or specialized credentials preferred


• At least 5 years of professional experience in early childhood education, child development, or related domain


• Direct experience facilitating learning for young children between the ages of 3 and 5


• Demonstrated capability in designing and delivering play-based educational frameworks or programs that support developmental milestone attainment e.g. Montessori


• Minimum 1 year of experience coaching or supervising educators with clear performance expectations


• Track record of creating written family progress reports and conducting team coordination meetings within educational environments


• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requirement for visa sponsorship


• Commitment to onsite work at Alpha Austin campus with relocation assistance offered as applicable

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background with educational technology systems, adaptive reporting interfaces, or digital assessment tools applied in early childhood contexts


• Experience implementing behavioral support approaches and co-regulation methods for children in the 3-5 age range

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real‑world skills.

Roles with real student impact:

Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

Education work that pays like it matters:

Alpha offers six‑figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience.

A culture built for builders:

Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with us

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