Youth Development Specialist, Alpha

Job Compensation and Location

$120,000/year W2 salary, paid weekly; health, dental, and vision benefits from day one.

On-site at an Alpha K‑8 campus in:
Beverly Hills, CA;
Piedmont, CA;
Greenwich, CT;
Boca Raton, FL;
Fort Lauderdale, FL;
Miami Beach, FL;
Palm Beach Gardens, FL;
Chicago, IL;
Raleigh, NC;
Portland, OR (relocation assistance available).

You will not teach; you will motivate students. Your primary focus is coaching and facilitating life‑skills sessions, analyzing data, and ensuring students achieve weekly application targets.

• Facilitating one‑hour life‑skills sessions for K‑8 cohorts covering public speaking, concentration, feedback exchange, and other foundational competencies; modify the framework and create new sessions as needed.
• Conducting daily individual and small‑group motivation sessions to drive every student toward their weekly app targets, leveraging Coachbot analytics and Alpha's incentive structures.
• Delivering the Test2
  
  Pass mastery‑based evaluation for each life skill, coaching students who do not achieve passing scores until mastery is demonstrated.
• Adjusting coaching approach across a broad age spectrum, from kindergarteners requiring high energy and physical activity to 8th graders needing direct conversation and accountability.
• Analyzing weekly cohort performance metrics in Coachbot, pinpointing students falling behind, and modifying coaching tactics for the following week based on data insights.

• Delivering whiteboard lectures; academic content is handled by the applications.
• Creating an entire curriculum without foundation; you begin with an established playbook and enhance it.
• Passively monitoring students at computers; motivation must be active, individualized, and persistent.
• Working through bureaucratic approval processes for resources; when a student requires additional coaching time, you decide and implement immediately.
• Grading assignments, conducting standardized test preparation, or handling parent communication; those responsibilities belong to Campus Leads.

Guarantee that every student in your K‑8 cohort achieves weekly learning targets, demonstrates mastery of each life skill, and concludes the year expressing genuine appreciation for your guidance.

• Available to work on‑site at an Alpha campus in the listed locations (relocation assistance available).
• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• Minimum 3 years of direct experience working with K‑8 students (classroom instruction, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program management).
• Concrete example of motivating a K‑8 student toward a challenging goal: objective, actions, and results.
• Comfort allowing AI to deliver instructional content while you concentrate on motivation and life‑skills development.
• Authorization to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship.

• Background in youth sports coaching, debate, camp leadership, theater, or after‑school programs with direct responsibility for motivating children toward defined objectives.
• Demonstrated personal achievement (academic, athletic, or professional) indicating high standards.
• Narrative ability and presence sufficient to engage a room of 12‑year‑olds for an hour without escalating volume.
• History of transforming disengaged or resistant students into engaged contributors.

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real‑world skills.

Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. It offers six‑figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. The culture is fast‑moving, ambitious, and student‑focused.

Full‑time (40 hours per week). Weekly payment at $60 USD per hour, equivalent to $120,000 USD per year (assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year).