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Job Description
Imagine a world where 8-year-olds confidently pitch business ideas to venture capitalists, and 10-year-olds deliver TED-style talks that leave adults in awe. At Alpha Schools, we're not just imagining it - we're making it happen. And we need your creative genius to take it to the next level.
What you will be doing
- Developing a comprehensive, engaging life skills curriculum for K-8 students, focusing on areas such as public speaking, storytelling, entrepreneurship, and financial acumen
- Designing objective and reliable assessment systems, utilizing standardized testing methodologies, to evaluate baseline skills, progress, and mastery in non-traditional educational areas
- Piloting new workshop designs with real students, conducting on-campus observations, gathering student insights, and collecting parent feedback to continuously refine and improve workshop designs
- Building your personal expertise through research, best practices, and trend analysis (RBHT), synthesizing diverse information to create innovative insights and approaches
- Collaborating with team members and facilitators to ensure workshops exceed quality expectations and achieve learning objectives
What you will NOT be doing
- Creating activities that prioritize entertainment over skill development
- Designing programs that underestimate children's learning potential
- Producing educational content that doesn't translate to real-world applications
- Developing passive, lecture-based learning materials
- Evaluating academic knowledge rather than practical skills
Key Responsibilities
Create a highly engaging and rigorous life skills curriculum, enabling kids to achieve tasks that seem impossible for their age and ensuring student and parent satisfaction.
Candidate Requirements
- Willing to work in-person at Alpha's Austin campus
- Bachelor's degree in any field
- At least 1 year of experience creating educational activities, workshops, or trainings in any field
- Experience observing and gathering qualitative data and feedback from students/attendees
- Proficiency using Gen AI tools (Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity, etc.) for independent project execution
- Legal right to work in the US without visa sponsorship
This position is also known as:
- Learning Experience Designer
- Curriculum Developer
- Learning And Development Specialist
- Training and Development Specialist
- Curriculum Writer
- Curriculum Designer