Director de Desarrollo Estudiantil, Alpha

About the role

Alpha School is hiring a Director of Student Development for its Dorado, Puerto Rico campus. The role is responsible for making sure every K-8 student experiences the school's three promises: they love school, learn twice as fast as peers and build real-world life skills. It is a hands-on, full-time, on-site position that runs one-hour life skills workshops, leads structured motivation sessions and coaches Guides with direct feedback; it is not a traditional teaching role nor a passive leadership job.

Key responsibilities

• Facilitate one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students by preparing and running activities exactly according to playbooks.
• Run structured motivation sessions that push students to advance in academic apps and reach their goals.
• Observe Guides in action and give standards-based coaching with clear improvement actions and follow-through.
• Use objective, data-driven judgment to uphold mastery standards, even when it is uncomfortable.
• Work daily with campus staff to ensure consistent delivery of Alpha's three promises.

Required profile

• Authorized to work in Puerto Rico.
• Full-time, on-site availability at the Dorado campus.
• Bachelor's degree.
• 5+ years of experience coaching people to ambitious outcomes.
• Experience working with children aged 5-14 in a coaching, motivation or youth development setting.
• Experience coaching or leading adult performance with clear standards and accountability.

Required skills

• Strong verbal communication with K-8 audiences.
• Data-driven decision-making using metrics and analytics.
• High-standards mindset, comfortable giving direct feedback and holding goals without compromise.

What we offer

• Salary of 150,000 USD per year, paid weekly.
• W2 employment with immediate access to benefits.
• Year-long positions.