Senior Pre-Kindergarten Educator, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

• Based in New York City, NY—fully onsite
• $120,000 annual salary, paid weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one.
• Relocating? We provide support.
  
  

Do you believe that genuine learning is rooted in joy, movement, and trust?

Alpha School is redefining education—a place where children accelerate academically while dedicating more time to essential life skills. In Pre-K, this begins with something even more foundational: emotional security, curiosity, and the resilience to persevere.

Your role: guide an in-person Pre-K cohort in NYC that thrives in school while demonstrating accelerated early-learning outcomes—approximately 2x the progress seen in conventional preschools. You will craft purposeful, sensory-rich play experiences that integrate developmental milestones, then track growth on a weekly basis and adapt swiftly for every child.

NYC offers: Parks ideal for outdoor exploration, diverse communities with engaged families, unparalleled public transportation, and connections to pioneering early childhood education networks.

Cultivate joy. Drive growth. Apply today.

What You Will Be Doing

• Plan and lead 30–60 minute play-based learning sessions that foster joy, emotional security, and quantifiable developmental progress
• Establish a movement- and sensory-rich environment that sustains high engagement and supports four-year-olds learning through varied modalities
• Observe and record in the moment: Log same-day, objective observations linked to developmental domains, then refresh each child's milestone tracker every week
• Leverage data to inform teaching: Review weekly documentation to pinpoint each child's next developmental target and design responsive instructional strategies
• Develop personalized, interest-driven activity modifications for each child, embed a single clear developmental objective, and reassess outcomes within two weeks
• Support children through challenges using calm co-regulation and emotional guidance instead of reactive behavioral management
• Share student progress, classroom routines, and emerging questions clearly and proactively with families
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Approach PreK as custodial care instead of deliberate early education
• Default to scripted worksheets or compliance-focused instruction as your primary method
• Spend most of your day overseeing academic software rather than facilitating live, experiential learning
• Apply reactive behavior management instead of calm co-regulation and emotional coaching
  
  

Senior Pre-Kindergarten Educator Key Responsibilities

Ensure NYC Pre-K children develop a love of school while showing accelerated early-learning growth 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 with 3–5-year-olds in a structured group environment (classroom setting, not exclusively individual care)
• Proven track record facilitating play-based learning that produces visible developmental advancement
• Demonstrated capacity to record developmental milestones objectively and reliably on a weekly schedule using a structured framework or rubric
• Exceptional relationship-building and emotional attunement: Capacity to establish trust rapidly, interpret emotional signals precisely, and apply personalized motivators to foster engagement
• Co-regulation and frustration support: Assist children through emotional escalations using calm modeling and systematic emotional coaching
• Authorized to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Available 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-Phoenix-SeniorPreKinde