What are the responsibilities and job description for the Site Director, Alpha - $200,000/year USD position at Crossover?
- On-site at an Alpha campus located in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA — support for relocation available
- $200,000 annually
- Full-time position
Alpha operates on a two-hour academic model. Morning sessions use adaptive technology for core academics, freeing your schedule for the work that truly transforms a child's trajectory: motivation, life skills development, personalized coaching, and accountability structures. You directly own a K-3 cohort while simultaneously coaching the Guides—Alpha's term for the adults who mentor and inspire students—who are responsible for daily progress tracking. Your leadership stays hands-on daily rather than remote from an administrative office.
A typical day cycles through three core activities. You analyze performance metrics and Coachbot analytics to identify which students and Guides need intervention. You conduct coaching sessions that conclude with concrete action steps rather than general encouragement. And you command the focus of a room filled with five- to nine-year-olds during workshops covering public speaking, concentration, or feedback exchange.
When you identify effective strategies, you document them. The operational playbooks you create set the benchmark that all other Guides implement, extending your influence from a single cohort to an entire grade level. Demonstrating your ability to scale this excellence defines your pathway to expanded leadership responsibility here.
If you view lowering standards as compassion, this role is not for you. If you see raising them as a form of respect, submit your application.
What You Will Be Doing
- Coaching both Guides and students through performance metrics, classroom observation, and targeted feedback, then maintaining accountability to quantifiable objectives for both groups
- Leading one-hour interactive workshops for K-3 students focused on life skills including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, resilience, accountability, and constructive feedback exchange
- Conducting individual and small-group sessions that link each child's personal goals and interests to tangible academic advancement
- Creating and iterating on playbooks that convert your most effective methods into replicable systems that other Guides can implement reliably
- Preparing Guides on these playbooks and demonstrating exemplary facilitation so quality standards remain consistent as the team expands
- Providing direct academic instruction or traditional lecturing; adaptive applications handle content delivery while you develop the people
- Reducing expectations in response to student challenges
- Managing remotely as instructional coaches and school principals typically do; you remain embedded daily with your cohort
- Managing the full campus budget, operations, and parent engagement; a Campus Lead handles those responsibilities so you can concentrate on student and Guide performance
- Advocating for traditional pedagogical approaches or adhering to standard K-12 curriculum frameworks
Fulfill Alpha's three core commitments to every K-3 student: they develop a love for school, achieve learning outcomes at twice the typical rate, and cultivate outstanding life skills and independence.
Basic Requirements
- Available to work on-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Miami, FL; or San Francisco, CA; support for relocation is available
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of experience working with elementary-age children (approximately ages 5 to 9)
- Leadership experience managing a team of 5 or more individuals, with authority over hiring decisions and performance-based terminations
- Demonstrated experience building, launching, or substantially scaling a program, team, school, or initiative from inception, rather than managing an established operation
- Alignment with a school model that rejects conventional teaching methodologies
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Master's degree in a relevant discipline
- Proven experience leveraging metrics, dashboards, or data analytics to identify issues and generate measurable performance gains
- History of coaching or managing other professionals toward quantifiable results, beyond individual contributor work
- Experience in youth development, camp leadership, competitive athletics coaching, tutoring, or enrichment programs where motivation was a primary focus
- Demonstrated ability and confidence facilitating workshops or speaking publicly to groups of young children
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 $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 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-5814-US-NewYork-SiteDirector
Salary : $200,000