Head of School, Alpha - $200,000/year USD jobs in United States
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Crossover · 17 hours ago

Head of School, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

Crossover is seeking a Head of School for its flagship Alpha campus in Houston, aiming to reshape education through innovative leadership. The role involves overseeing a team of Guides, ensuring students achieve their goals, and maintaining high standards using data-driven decision-making.

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Responsibilities

Launch Houston's flagship Alpha campus: Execute Alpha's three core promises for 100 plus students from day one with operational excellence in every area
Facilitate live workshops with K through 12 students on life skills: Lead compelling one-hour sessions covering public speaking, growth mindset, giving and receiving feedback. Apply Alpha's playbook to help students develop skills overlooked by traditional schools while enjoying the process
Drive every student to 100 percent goal achievement: Create customized motivational models for individual students. Apply data-driven methods to address resistance and sustain engagement with the Alpha platform. Success is defined by every student reaching their objectives
Develop Guides through coaching: Leverage quantitative and qualitative data to pinpoint performance gaps. Provide direct, actionable feedback during coaching sessions and monitor progress. Hold your team accountable using logic and objectivity, not empathy that lowers standards
Execute data-driven campus leadership: Evaluate performance across staff, operations, parent relations, and culture. Identify problems, perform root cause analysis, engage stakeholders, implement measurable solutions. Monitor every decision and revise based on outcomes
Maintain excellence without exception: Establish and uphold Alpha's quality standards for students and staff. Take difficult actions when performance is insufficient. Model the standard as the campus leader

Qualification

Data analysisLeadershipTeam managementEducation experiencePublic speakingCoachingStartup mindsetPassion for educationRelating to students

Required

Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related field
At least 7 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, business, or related field
Direct experience building and managing teams of at least 15 people with full hiring and firing authority
Experience working with youth ages 5 through 14
Strong data analysis skills and experience using metrics to drive decision-making and continuous improvement
Passion for transforming education. Belief that the traditional system is fundamentally broken
Compelling and energetic speaker who commands attention from rooms full of students or staff
Able to relate to K through 12 students, understand their interests and culture, serve as a positive role model
Legally authorized to work in the United States

Preferred

Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related field
Deep knowledge of the Houston or wider Texas education landscape
Startup mindset: thrives under pressure, adaptable in new situations, comfortable building systems from scratch

Benefits

Day-one health benefits
HSA
FSA
401k Roth

Company

Crossover

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Crossover is a global recruitment company, founded in 2014.

Funding

Current Stage
Late Stage

Leadership Team

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Brad Weinert
COO
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