Counselor, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

Compensation & Location $100,000 annual W2 salary, distributed weekly; full health, dental, and vision coverage begins day one On‑campus role at Alpha K‑8 schools in Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Brownsville, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX (Central, South, or The Woodlands); Park City, UT (greater Salt Lake City area)—relocation assistance available This is not a teaching position. It is a motivation position. The most meaningful support you can offer a child who reaches 99% of their target is to insist they finish. If that principle feels uncomfortable, this role is not for you. If it energizes you because maintaining high expectations signals belief in a student's capacity, continue reading. Alpha students complete their academic work through AI‑driven applications. There are no lectures or textbooks. You will spend half your day facilitating one‑hour life‑skills workshops covering topics like public speaking, focus, and constructive feedback. The other half involves sitting with students individually or in small groups, analyzing their progress via Coachbot analytics, and ensuring each one reaches 100% of their weekly app‑based learning targets. Workshops provide a framework, but the most effective individuals in this role customize content and create new sessions when they identify unmet needs. Success in a quarter is defined by three outcomes: every student in your cohort completes their weekly app goals, passes the Test2Pass assessment for every life‑skills workshop, and 90% or more report that they love you. Falling short on any measure means the role has not been fulfilled. In your first year, you will internalize the operational model; once you demonstrate consistent adherence to standards, advancement to Lead Guide becomes available—a position in which you mentor new hires while continuing direct work with students. If you prefer conventional classroom instruction, need ready‑made lesson plans, or view warmth and rigor as incompatible, this opportunity is not aligned with your approach. If your background includes athletic coaching, camp counseling, tutoring where you refused to accept a student's resignation, or performance work that captivated groups of young children, the final stage before an offer is a full‑day campus visit coaching actual Alpha students. If that prospect excites you most, submit your application now. What You Will Be Doing Facilitating one‑hour life‑skills workshops for K‑8 cohorts covering public speaking, focus, feedback, and other foundational competencies—modifying the standard playbook and creating new sessions when you identify content gaps Conducting daily individual and small‑group motivation sessions to ensure every student reaches 100% of their weekly app goals, leveraging Coachbot analytics, Alpha’s incentive structures (school currency, leaderboards), and your relationship with each child to overcome resistance Delivering the Test2Pass—Alpha’s mastery‑based assessment—for each life skill, then coaching students who fall short until they achieve passing performance Adjusting your coaching approach across a broad developmental spectrum, from kindergarteners requiring high energy and kinesthetic engagement to eighth graders needing candid conversation and accountability Serving as the adult who upholds rigorous standards and simultaneously earns students’ trust; warmth creates the relational capital to challenge, and challenge demonstrates your confidence in their potential What You Won’t Be Doing Delivering whiteboard‑based instruction; academic content is embedded in the applications, not delivered by you Creating curriculum from the ground up; you animate an established playbook through dynamic facilitation and narrative Passively monitoring students on computers; motivation in this model is direct, relational, and persistent Reducing a weekly target to enable a student to meet it; when a child falls behind, the intervention addresses the child’s effort, not the standard Scoring assignments, preparing standardized test materials, or managing parent outreach; Campus Leads handle family communication, and the other tasks do not exist in this environment Counselor Key Responsibilities Drive every student in your K‑8 cohort to complete their weekly learning objectives, demonstrate mastery of each life skill, and conclude the year affirming that they loved you. Basic Requirements Available for in‑person work at an Alpha campus in Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Brownsville, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX (Central, South, or The Woodlands); Park City, UT—relocation support offered Bachelor’s degree in any field Minimum of 3 years of direct experience working with K‑8 students (classroom instruction, coaching, tutoring, camp leadership, or youth program management) A concrete example you can articulate of motivating a K‑8 student toward a challenging objective: the objective itself, your actions, and the result Comfort with AI managing instructional delivery while you concentrate on motivation and life‑skills development Regular use of generative AI platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude) Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship (or in Canada for the Toronto location) Nice‑to‑have Requirements Background in youth sports coaching, debate, camp direction, theater, or after‑school programming where you held direct accountability for driving kids toward measurable outcomes Demonstrated record of high personal achievement (academic, athletic, or career‑based) that reflects a sustained commitment to rigorous standards rather than performative posturing Narrative and presentation skills sufficient to engage a room of 12‑year‑olds for an hour without volume escalation History of converting disengaged or resistant learners into committed participants About Alpha Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real‑world skills. Join the team building school around student growth Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Alpha offers six‑figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. 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. 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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult for more details on this topic. 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. 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