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

AI can teach a six‑year‑old to read. It cannot make her want to. Closing that gap is your work. At Alpha, students in grades K–3 complete their academics through AI‑powered applications in two hours per day. As a Guide, you lead a single cohort band—either K‑1 or 2‑3—and adjust your energy, pacing, and workshop delivery to fit that band. No lectures. No worksheets. Half of each day is spent facilitating one‑hour life‑skills workshops covering public speaking, focus, and the skills of giving and receiving feedback. The remaining half involves one‑on‑one or small‑group coaching, reviewing Coachbot analytics, and guiding every child toward 100% completion of their weekly app targets. A successful quarter means every student completes their weekly app goals, passes the Test2Pass for every life‑skills workshop, and 90%+ report they love you. If you are drawn to traditional teaching, prefer a fully scripted curriculum, or think warmth and rigor are incompatible, this role is not for you. What You Will Be Doing Facilitate one‑hour life‑skills workshops for K‑3 cohorts on public speaking, focus, feedback, and other enduring skills, customizing the playbook for your group rather than following it verbatim. Conduct daily 1:1 and small‑group coaching sessions that ensure every student stays on track to meet weekly app goals, leveraging Coachbot analytics, Alpha's incentive structures (school currency, leaderboards), and the individual relationship you build with each child. Deliver the Test2Pass, Alpha's mastery‑based assessment, for each life skill, and continue to coach students who do not pass until mastery is achieved. Engage kindergarteners where they are with songs, stories, movement, and playfulness while maintaining real, measurable expectations for second and third graders. Serve as the warm adult children are excited to see at drop‑off and the adult who will not accept them coasting. What You Won’t Be Doing Deliver instruction from the whiteboard. Academic teaching is embedded in the apps, not in you. Create curriculum from the ground up. Alpha supplies the playbook and you execute it. Babysit students at computers. Motivation in this role is active, personal, and persistent. Reduce a weekly target so a child can reach it. When a student falls behind, the solution is to support the student, not adjust the goal. Grade homework, run standardized test prep, or handle parent communication. Campus Leads manage parent‑facing responsibilities, and the rest does not exist here. Learning Coach Key Responsibilities Ensure every student in your K‑3 cohort completes their weekly learning goals, achieves mastery in each life skill, and finishes the year reporting they loved you. Basic Requirements Willing to work on‑site at an Alpha campus in one of the following locations: La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Palo Alto, Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Monica, South Bay (LA), Greenwich, CT, Boca Raton, Miami, Miami Beach, Palm Beach Gardens (FL), Chicago, IL, or Boston, MA (relocation support provided). Bachelor's degree in any subject. At least 3 years working directly with children ages 4 to 9 (early‑elementary teaching, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program leadership). A specific example you can describe of motivating a young child to a hard goal: the goal, what you did, and the outcome. Willingness to let AI handle the instructional content while you focus on motivation and life‑skills coaching. Willingness to hold high standards with students even when they push back. Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship. Nice‑to‑have Requirements Experience in youth athletics coaching, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori/progressive early education, or after‑school programs where you were directly responsible for motivating young kids toward specific goals. Personal history of high achievement (academic, athletic, or professional), such that holding others to a hard bar is a pattern, not a posture. Natural performer’s presence with little kids: the ability to hold a room of kindergarteners through voice, silliness, and movement. Track record of turning shy or resistant little kids into confident, active participants. Working with Us Full‑time (40 hours per week), long‑term position. The contract is entered into as a Contractor of Record with Crossover. Compensation is $60 USD per hour, which equates to $120,000 USD per year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. Payment is made weekly. #J-18808-Ljbffr Crossover