Education Coach, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

Traditional schools push students to meet benchmarks. You'll empower them to surpass their own limits.

Every young person possesses untapped potential they don't yet recognize. When a student faces obstacles, most adults reduce expectations. Your approach is different. You understand that genuine confidence doesn't emerge from empty affirmation. It develops when someone achieves what they previously considered beyond reach. If you've ever insisted that a student, athlete, participant, or mentee continue when they wanted to give up, this work will resonate with you.

Alpha has redesigned education around one core principle: AI excels at academic delivery, while exceptional people excel at transformation. Students advance through foundational academics via adaptive AI-driven platforms. Your responsibility centers on cultivating what technology cannot—self-discipline, perseverance, articulation, personal responsibility, concentration, and the conviction that challenging pursuits hold value. Your day won't involve lesson delivery or paper grading. Instead, you'll guide students through obstacles, acknowledge meaningful growth, and enable them to accomplish objectives they once deemed impossible.

Approximately 60% of your weekly schedule involves facilitating dynamic, hour-long life skills sessions addressing subjects such as public speaking, concentration, leadership, and feedback exchange. Roughly 30% consists of individual or small-group coaching supported by Coachbot analytics to determine which students require encouragement, accountability, or modified tactics. The final 10% encompasses data analysis, coaching refinement, and preparation to strengthen student outcomes in the coming week. You'll begin with established workshop structures, then enhance and expand them as you identify more effective approaches to student inspiration.

Performance metrics are clearly defined. A minimum of 90% of your students must regularly achieve their weekly academic targets, exhibit proficiency in Alpha's life skills via Test2Pass evaluations, and provide ratings of at least 4 out of 5 for their experience with you. Maintain this benchmark reliably and you'll access a transparent advancement pathway to Lead Guide, supporting fellow Guides, and ultimately Campus Lead, where you'll influence the entire school's culture and results.

This position doesn't suit individuals seeking to lecture, adhere to rigid curricula, or merely occupy students. It's designed for coaches, mentors, youth facilitators, performers, tutors, and educators who define success through student transformation. All finalists complete a full-day coaching session with actual Alpha students prior to any offer. If that prospect excites you more than standard interviews, we're eager to connect.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating energetic, hour-long life skills sessions for students in grades K-8, building communication, perseverance, concentration, leadership, and other enduring competencies while consistently enhancing workshop delivery.
• Providing personalized coaching to students through one-on-one and small-group formats using Coachbot analytics, customized accountability mechanisms, and Alpha's motivational frameworks to ensure every student reaches ambitious weekly objectives.
• Evaluating life skill proficiency via Test2Pass and delivering focused coaching until each student exhibits authentic capability, not merely engagement.
• Modifying your coaching approach for elementary and middle school age groups, recognizing when a kindergarten student requires physical activity and positive reinforcement versus when an eighth-grade student needs straightforward accountability.
• Reviewing weekly performance metrics to detect trends, eliminate barriers, and continuously enhance results across your entire student group.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Providing conventional classroom lectures. AI manages academic instruction, enabling your focus on student development.
• Evaluating assignments, designing lesson plans, or preparing students for standardized examinations.
• Supervising students as they quietly complete computer-based work. Daily activities are energetic, participatory, and coaching-focused.
• Seeking permission before supporting a student facing difficulties. You possess the authority to respond swiftly and take necessary action.
• Handling parent correspondence or administrative documentation. Campus Leads manage family relationships, allowing your complete attention on students.

Education Coach Key Responsibilities

Develop a student cohort that reliably reaches ambitious academic objectives, demonstrates mastery of critical life skills, and cultivates the confidence, perseverance, and self-ownership necessary for long-term success beyond Alpha.

Basic Requirements

• Available for in-person work at an Alpha campus in Bethesda, MD; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; Greenwich, CT; Malibu, CA; Miami, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Palm Beach, FL; San Francisco, CA; or Santa Barbara, CA (relocation assistance provided)
• Bachelor's degree in any field
• Minimum of 3 years direct experience working with students in grades K-8 through teaching, coaching, tutoring, mentoring, camp facilitation, or youth programming
• Capable of providing a concrete example of inspiring a student to accomplish a challenging objective, detailing your methodology and the result
• Enthusiastic about allowing AI to manage academic instruction while you concentrate on coaching, motivation, and life skills cultivation
• Authorized for employment in the United States without present or future visa sponsorship requirements

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in youth sports coaching, debate, theater, camp programs, after-school initiatives, or other performance-oriented activities
• Personal history of notable accomplishment in academics, athletics, leadership roles, or another competitive domain
• Compelling presentation abilities and narrative skills that maintain student engagement without depending on raised voice or disciplinary measures
• Proven track record helping unmotivated, resistant, or challenged students transform into engaged, self-assured learners

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 $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 for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5607-US-Pembroke-EducationCoach.033