Student Learning Coach, Alpha

"All of my students came back in the top 1% for growth and achievement on their MAP scores."

— Sam DePalo, Lead Guide, Alpha Fort Worth Texas

Alpha is hiring.

• Spending the majority of your week leading high-energy, one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students, developing communication, resilience, focus, leadership, and other durable skills while continuously improving the workshop experience.
• Coaching students individually and in small groups using Coachbot analytics, personalized accountability, and Alpha's motivation systems to help every student achieve ambitious weekly goals.
• Assessing life skill mastery through Test2
  
  Pass and providing targeted coaching until every student demonstrates genuine competence, not just participation.
• Adapting your coaching style across elementary and middle school students, knowing when a kindergartner needs movement and encouragement and when an eighth grader needs direct accountability.
• Analyzing weekly student performance data to identify patterns, remove obstacles, and continually improve outcomes for your entire cohort.

• Delivering traditional classroom instruction. AI handles academic teaching so you can focus on developing students.
• Grading homework, creating lesson plans, or preparing students for standardized tests.
• Watching students work silently on computers. Every day is active, interactive, and centered on coaching.
• Waiting for approvals before helping a struggling student. You have the autonomy to act quickly and do what's needed.
• Managing parent communication or administrative paperwork. Campus Leads own parent relationships so you can focus on students.

Build a cohort of students who consistently achieve ambitious academic goals, master essential life skills, and develop the confidence, resilience, and ownership to succeed long after they leave Alpha.

• Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in Malibu, CA;
  San Francisco, CA;
  Santa Barbara, CA;
  Boston, MA;
  New York City, NY;
  Miami, FL;
  Miami Beach, FL; or Palm Beach, FL (relocation support provided)
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• At least 3 years of experience working directly with K-8 students through teaching, coaching, tutoring, mentoring, camp leadership, or youth programs
• Ability to describe a specific example of motivating a student to achieve a difficult goal, including your approach and the outcome
• Excited to let AI deliver academics while you focus on coaching, motivation, and life skills development
• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship

• Experience coaching youth sports, debate, theater, camps, after-school programs, or other performance-based activities
• Personal record of high achievement in academics, athletics, leadership, or another competitive field
• Strong stage presence and storytelling skills that can keep a room full of students engaged without relying on volume or discipline
• Demonstrated success helping disengaged, resistant, or struggling students become motivated, confident learners

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. We look forward to meeting you!

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 $120,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult  for more details on this topic.

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