Leadership and Coach, Alpha

On-site position in San Francisco, CA;
Santa Barbara, CA; or New York City, NY

$150,000 annual salary disbursed weekly. Full health coverage from day one

Relocation assistance available

You have accomplished difficult goals. You have operated under genuine standards. You understand the distinction between effort and results. If you are ready to apply that capability in a setting where it reshapes a young person's future, this position is designed for you.

Alpha School leverages AI-driven 1:1 instruction, enabling students to complete core academics in roughly two hours each day. This structure opens the remainder of the day for developing life competencies, pursuing personal interests, and genuine development. At our most rigorous campuses, students require more than oversight. They need a credible mentor capable of assessing the environment, establishing expectations, and guiding them through avoidance, distraction, and internal doubt.

This is not conventional classroom teaching. You will not deliver lectures, assign grades, or develop curriculum. Your role is to coach. You will facilitate demanding life-skills training. You will interpret data to identify what limits a student's progress, then intervene with precision and empathy until behavior changes.

If you possess an elite credential and a history of elevating others' performance, we are interested in speaking with you. Apply to contribute to a campus environment where students arrive prepared, build meaningful competencies, and surpass challenging targets.

• Facilitate 1:1 and small-group coaching that converts student aspirations into reliable action and quantifiable outcomes
• Leverage analytics and individual goals to identify obstacles and design challenging, personalized motivation strategies
• Execute high-rigor life-skills workshops grounded in authentic narrative, structured reflection, and practical application, followed by competency assessment
• Conduct daily opening sessions that establish culture, uphold high standards, and prepare students for focused work
• Build trusted mentor relationships with students and their families through consistent high expectations, reliability, and thoughtful judgment

• Teach traditional classes, deliver lectures, or provide academic tutoring
• Create curriculum, develop lesson plans, or evaluate student assignments
• Supervise staff, oversee campus operations, or assume administrative leadership responsibilities
• Compromise standards to achieve immediate compliance or superficial progress

Ensure students at Alpha's most demanding campuses remain deeply motivated and demonstrate continuous growth and life-skill development through elite, high-expectation coaching.

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• At least one verifiable elite marker (competitive athletics, academic distinction, professional accomplishment, or high-level coaching)
• Demonstrated experience in client-facing mentoring, coaching, or leadership roles that produced measurable improvement in others' performance
• Proven ability to operate effectively in high-accountability settings with explicit standards and consistent follow-through
• Capability to facilitate compelling, high-rigor group sessions and provide individual coaching with sound judgment
• Commitment to full-time, in-person work at an Alpha campus:
  San Francisco, CA;
  Santa Barbara, CA; or New York City, NY
• Authorization to work legally in the United States

• Track record using data and performance metrics to inform coaching strategies and accountability frameworks
• Experience in highly selective organizations, competitive startup environments, or elite athletic programs with rigorous performance cultures

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.

They don’t play by the old rules.

Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.

Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.

Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.

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!

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 $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 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-5740-US-Austin-LeadershipandG