Associate

The most meaningful support you can offer a student at 99% of their weekly target is to hold the line and expect completion. Not from lack of care, but because you trust their capacity to meet the standard—and lowering that standard is the true disservice. You are not a classroom teacher. At Alpha, academic content is delivered through AI-driven adaptive learning platforms. No lessons from the front of the room. No physical textbooks. No dry-erase instruction. Motivation and life-skill development, typically relegated to the edges of traditional education, are central to your role here. Imagine a typical Tuesday. Half your hours are spent facilitating one-hour workshops for a K-8 group, covering topics like public speaking, sustained attention, and constructive peer feedback. The remainder is devoted to one-on-one or small-group coaching sessions with those same learners, reviewing Coachbot data, and driving each student toward 100% completion of their weekly app targets—leveraging school currency, competitive leaderboards, and the trust you've cultivated to overcome hesitation. Your quarterly success rests on three metrics: all students in your cohort complete their weekly app goals, all students pass the Test2Pass mastery checkpoint for each workshop, and at least 90% report they love you. Fall short on any single metric, and you've missed the mark. The reward comes when a student who began September convinced they couldn't do math asks you to increase their challenge level. This is a full-time, in-person position at one of Alpha's physical campuses. We hire across the country, so job postings may appear in nearby cities where we do not yet operate. Openings at this compensation level are currently available in Scottsdale, AZ; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, Houston, and Brownsville, TX; Springfield, MA; and Park City, UT. If you have experience coaching youth sports, leading a cabin at summer camp, or tutoring a student on the verge of quitting, the final step before an offer is a full day on campus coaching actual Alpha students. What You Will Be Doing Facilitating one-hour life-skills workshops for K-8 cohorts, addressing public speaking, sustained focus, and the exchange of constructive feedback Conducting daily one-on-one and small-group motivation sessions designed to guide every student to 100% completion of their weekly app targets, drawing on Coachbot analytics and Alpha's incentive structures (school currency, leaderboards) Delivering the Test2Pass mastery assessment for each life skill, then providing re-coaching to any student who does not pass on the first attempt until mastery is achieved Tailoring the workshop playbook and creating new sessions as needed to ensure the material resonates with both kindergarteners and eighth graders Serving as both the adult who upholds the standard and the adult your students trust enough to confide in What You Won’t Be Doing Delivering whiteboard instruction, writing lesson plans for math and reading, or grading student assignments; all academic content is managed by the apps Conducting standardized test preparation or being held accountable for class-wide exam performance Managing parent conferences, email correspondence, or complaints; campus leadership handles all parent communication Controlling behavior for 30 students simultaneously; cohorts are small and behavior support is delivered through individual coaching Supervising passive screen time; motivation work here is hands-on and relational Associate Key Responsibilities Guarantee that every student in your K-8 cohort completes their weekly learning targets, demonstrates mastery of each life skill, and finishes the year reporting they loved school. Basic Requirements Able to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Scottsdale, AZ; Oklahoma City and Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Dallas, Plano, Fort Worth, Houston, and Brownsville, TX; Springfield, MA; or Park City, UT - relocation assistance available Bachelor's degree in any discipline Minimum of 3 years of direct experience with K-8 (elementary and middle school) students: classroom instruction, tutoring, sports coaching, camp leadership, or youth program facilitation Comfortable allowing adaptive learning software to handle academic instruction while you focus on motivation and life-skills coaching A demonstrated history of high achievement—academic, athletic, or professional—that has made upholding rigorous standards instinctive rather than performative Stage presence sufficient to engage a room of 12-year-olds for an hour without escalating your voice Authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship Nice-to-have Requirements Experience coaching youth athletics, debate, theater, camp leadership, or after-school programs where you were directly accountable for students reaching a defined objective Background teaching social-emotional learning (SEL) or durable-skills curricula A specific student you can name who transitioned from disengaged or resistant to fully committed, along with the precise intervention you used Regular use of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT, Claude, or Gemini 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 spacehere is limited. We look forward to meeting you! Working with us This is a full-time, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits ( All roles are year-long positions. The compensation level for this role is $100,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult for more details on this topic. Crossover JobCode: LJ-4415-US-Plano-Associate.001 #J-18808-Ljbffr