Youth Development Specialist, Alpha - $120,000​/year USD

• $120,000/year W2 salary paid weekly, with medical, dental, and vision benefits starting on day one
• On-site position at an Alpha campus in Malibu, CA;
  San Francisco, CA;
  Santa Barbara, CA;
  Boston, MA;
  New York City, NY; or Miami Beach, FL (relocation assistance available)

• $120,000/year W2 salary paid weekly, with medical, dental, and vision benefits starting on day one
• On-site position at an Alpha campus in Malibu, CA;
  San Francisco, CA;
  Santa Barbara, CA;
  Boston, MA;
  New York City, NY; or Miami Beach, FL (relocation assistance available)

Traditional schools set expectations. You'll guide students to surpass what they think is possible.

Every young person holds potential they haven't yet recognized. When students face difficulty, most adults reduce demands. Your approach is different. You understand that confidence doesn't emerge from empty praise—it grows when someone accomplishes what they previously considered beyond reach. If you've refused to allow a student, athlete, camper, or mentee to give up on themselves, this work will resonate with you.

Alpha has redesigned education around one core principle: AI excels at academic delivery, while exceptional people excel at transforming lives. Students handle core academics through adaptive, AI-driven learning platforms. Your responsibility is cultivating what technology cannot—discipline, resilience, communication, ownership, focus, and the conviction that challenging pursuits are worthwhile. Your day won't involve delivering lectures or grading assignments. Instead, you'll coach students through obstacles, recognize meaningful progress, and support them in reaching goals they previously deemed impossible.

Approximately 60% of your time goes toward facilitating energetic, one-hour life skills workshops covering subjects like public speaking, focus, leadership, and feedback exchange. Roughly 30% involves one-on-one or small group coaching, using Coachbot analytics to pinpoint students requiring encouragement, accountability, or modified strategies. The final 10% is dedicated to examining data, refining coaching methods, and preparing students for greater success in the week ahead.

You'll begin with established workshop frameworks, then enhance and expand them as you identify more effective ways to motivate students.

Performance metrics are clear. A minimum of 90% of your students should reliably achieve their weekly academic targets, demonstrate proficiency in Alpha's life skills via Test2

Pass assessments, and provide ratings of at least 4 out of 5 for their experience with you. Maintain this standard consistently and you'll have a defined path to Lead Guide, mentoring other Guides, and ultimately Campus Lead, where you'll influence the culture and outcomes of an entire school.

This position isn't designed for those who prefer lecturing, adhering to fixed curricula, or simply occupying students. It's built for coaches, mentors, youth leaders, performers, tutors, and educators who define success by student transformation. Every finalist completes a full day coaching actual Alpha students before an offer is extended. If that prospect excites you more than another standard interview, we want to hear from you.

• Facilitating high-energy, one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students, building communication, resilience, focus, leadership, and other enduring skills while continuously refining the workshop delivery.
• Providing individual and small group coaching using Coachbot analytics, customized accountability, and Alpha's motivational frameworks to support every student in reaching ambitious weekly objectives.
• Evaluating life skill proficiency through Test2
  
  Pass and delivering focused coaching until each student displays authentic competence, not merely attendance.
• Adjusting your coaching approach across elementary and middle school age groups, recognizing when a kindergartner requires movement and positive reinforcement and when an eighth grader benefits from direct accountability.
• Reviewing weekly student performance metrics to detect patterns, eliminate barriers, and consistently enhance results across your entire cohort.