Camp Director, Alpha - $200,000/year USD at Crossover

• In-person position at an Alpha campus located in New York City, NY, or Miami, FL — relocation assistance available
• $200,000 annually
• Full-time role

When students struggle, most schools lower the bar. You refuse.

You're convinced that young learners are capable of far more than conventional classrooms demand, and you've led teams that deliver measurable proof. You understand that accountability, motivation, and elevated standards transform outcomes in ways no additional worksheet can.

At Alpha, core academics are completed in just two morning hours using adaptive learning technology. This structure allows you to concentrate on the work with the greatest long-term impact: coaching students toward independent learning while simultaneously developing the Guides who enable that progress. You'll be accountable for outcomes within a K-3 cohort, leveraging observation, data, and coaching to ensure each child loves learning, progresses at twice the typical rate, and builds outstanding life skills.

This role is neither an instructional coach position nor a traditional principal job. Your days won't be consumed by meetings or administrative tasks. Instead, you'll be present in classrooms, evaluating Guide and student performance, facilitating workshops on resilience, communication, focus, and accountability, and coaching both children and adults toward concrete improvement.

Your impact will extend beyond your assigned cohort. You'll capture proven strategies, create playbooks that elevate standards school-wide, and contribute to Alpha's approach for developing future Guides. If you're driven by building people, scaling excellence, and demonstrating that exceptional results follow high expectations, we want to hear from you.

What You Will Be Doing

• Use classroom observations, performance data, and direct feedback to coach Guides and students toward measurable growth.
• Design and deliver dynamic workshops for K-3 students on life skills including resilience, communication, focus, collaboration, and accountability.
• Conduct one-on-one and small-group coaching that links student motivation with academic progress and self-sufficiency.
• Develop and iterate on scalable coaching playbooks that elevate Guide team performance.
• Mentor and train Guides while consistently modeling outstanding facilitation and coaching practices.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teaching traditional lessons or lecturing on academic subjects; core instruction is handled by adaptive technology.
• Enforcing discipline through punitive measures or reducing expectations in response to student challenges.
• Operating from an office rather than engaging directly with students and Guides on a daily basis.
• Managing campus operations, budgets, or parent relations; your focus remains on people development and outcome improvement.
• Adhering to conventional elementary school methods simply because "that's the way it's always been done."

Camp Director Key Responsibilities

Fulfill Alpha's three core promises for every K-3 student by cultivating high-performing Guides, deeply motivated learners, and a coaching culture that reliably delivers exceptional academic and life outcomes.

Basic Requirements

• Available to work in person at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY or Miami, FL; relocation assistance is available
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Child Development, Organizational Leadership, or a related discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5-9).
• Track record of leading teams of five or more people, including hiring and performance management responsibilities.
• Experience building, launching, or substantially expanding a program, team, school, or initiative rather than simply maintaining existing operations.
• Proven success leveraging data and measurable outcomes to enhance team or student performance.
• Enthusiastic about challenging traditional education models and adopting a coaching-first philosophy.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in a relevant field.
• Experience leveraging dashboards, analytics, or performance metrics for continuous improvement.
• Demonstrated history of coaching adults to achieve measurable performance gains.
• Experience in youth development, competitive coaching, enrichment programs, camps, or other high-accountability settings.
• Proven public speaking and facilitation abilities with young children.

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. 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-Paterson-CampDirector.006