Early Childhood Educator, Alpha - $120,000/year USD
Crossover•New York, NY
fulltime
Education, Research, and Training
2+ years
Do you believe meaningful learning begins with trust, joy, and freedom of movement?
Alpha School is redefining early education by enabling children to advance academically at pace while dedicating greater time to developing essential life competencies. In Pre-K, that foundation begins even earlier: with emotional security, curiosity, and the resilience to persist.
Your role: guide an in-person Pre-K group in NYC that enjoys coming to school while demonstrating rapid early-learning gains—approximately 2x the rate seen in conventional preschool environments. You will create purposeful, sensory-engaged play experiences aligned to developmental benchmarks, then track progress weekly and iterate quickly for every child.
New York City offers: green spaces for experiential outdoor education, vibrant neighborhoods with engaged family networks, a world-class transit system, and proximity to leading early childhood innovation hubs.
Foster joy. Drive measurable growth. Submit your application today.
What You Will Be Doing
What You Won’t Be Doing
Early Childhood Educator Key Responsibilities Ensure NYC Pre-K children develop a genuine love of school while achieving accelerated early-learning growth through deliberate, play-based instruction.
Basic Requirements
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-EarlyChildhood.002