Early Childhood Education Specialist, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

• On-site position in New York City, NY
• $120,000 annual salary, distributed weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one.
• Considering relocating? We provide relocation assistance.
  
  

Do you believe authentic learning begins with joy, physical engagement, and trust?

Alpha School is redefining education where children achieve academic mastery rapidly and dedicate greater time to cultivating essential life skills. For Pre-K learners, this begins with something even more foundational: emotional security, natural curiosity, and the resilience to persevere.

Your objective: guide an on-site NYC Pre-K group that develops a genuine love for school while demonstrating accelerated early-learning outcomes: approximately 2x the progress of conventional preschool programs. You will craft deliberate, sensory-enriched play experiences that integrate developmental objectives, then record progress on a weekly basis and make rapid adjustments tailored to each child.

NYC: Public parks ideal for outdoor instruction, vibrant neighborhoods featuring engaged family communities, exceptional public transportation, and proximity to leading-edge early childhood professional networks.

Cultivate joy. Accelerate development. Submit your application today.

What You Will Be Doing

• Plan and lead 30–60 minute play-centered learning sessions that foster joy, emotional security, and quantifiable developmental progress
• Establish a classroom environment that supports movement and sensory exploration, maintaining high engagement and enabling four-year-olds to learn across diverse modalities
• Conduct real-time observation and documentation: Record same-day, objective observations linked to developmental domains, then refresh each child's milestone tracking weekly
• Leverage data to inform teaching: Review weekly documentation to pinpoint each child's next developmental threshold and design responsive instructional strategies
• Develop individualized, interest-driven activity modifications grounded in each child's unique motivators, integrate one specific developmental target, and reassess outcomes within two weeks
• Support children through frustration moments using composed co-regulation and emotional guidance instead of reactive behavioral management
• Share student progress, daily routines, and developing concerns transparently and proactively with families
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• View PreK as custodial care instead of purposeful early education
• Default to scripted worksheets or compliance-focused instruction as your primary teaching method
• Dedicate your day mainly to overseeing academic applications rather than facilitating live, experiential learning
• Apply reactive behavioral management instead of composed co-regulation and emotional guidance
  
  

Early Childhood Education Specialist Key Responsibilities

Ensure NYC Pre-K children develop a genuine love for school while exhibiting accelerated early-learning advancement through purposeful play.

Basic Requirements

• Associate's or Bachelor's degree in Early Childhood Education or Child Development, OR CDA/Montessori/Reggio credential
• Minimum 2 years of experience working with 3–5-year-olds in a structured group setting (classroom, not solely one-on-one care)
• Demonstrated success facilitating play-based learning that drives observable developmental growth
• Proven ability to document developmental milestones objectively and consistently on a weekly cadence using a structured framework or rubric
• Strong relationship-building and emotional attunement: Ability to build trust quickly, read emotional cues accurately, and use individualized motivators to unlock engagement
• Co-regulation and frustration scaffolding: Guide children through emotional spikes using calm modeling and structured emotional coaching
• Eligible to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Ability to work full-time on-site in New York City, NY
  
  

About Alpha

Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.

They don’t play by the old rules.

Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.

Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.

Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $60 USD/hour, which equates to $120,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5746-US-NewYork-EarlyChildhood1.001