Student Success Coach, Alpha

Overview

The curriculum is already created, and the AI is prepared to deliver instruction. Your role is to help a child discover their capability in areas they previously believed were out of reach. At Alpha, academic work is completed in only two hours daily through adaptive learning technology. This structure allows Guides to dedicate their time to transforming trajectories: cultivating confidence, resilience, communication skills, and the determination to embrace difficult challenges.

Your day will be spent coaching students through obstacles, recognizing achievements, and demonstrating rigorous standards combined with authentic support.

• Facilitate dynamic life‑skills workshops for K‑3 students, enabling them to develop communication, concentration, feedback reception, and other enduring competencies through active engagement rather than passive instruction.
• Provide one‑on‑one and small‑group coaching, using Coachbot analytics, established motivation frameworks, and meaningful relationships to ensure every child advances toward ambitious weekly learning targets.
• Evaluate life‑skill proficiency through Alpha’s Test2
  
  Pass framework, continuing to coach students until they exhibit genuine mastery—not merely attendance.
• Tailor your coaching approach to match the developmental stage of your cohort, using songs, physical activity, narratives for younger children or increased autonomy and responsibility for older students.
• Establish relationships in which students feel supported to push beyond their perceived limitations.

• Delivering academic instruction from a whiteboard. Academic learning occurs through adaptive software.
• Developing curriculum from the ground up. You’ll refine and customize proven playbooks rather than create lessons from scratch.
• Supervising students as they quietly complete computer‑based work. Your function is active coaching, encouragement, and engagement.
• Reducing standards when students face difficulties. Growth happens by helping students meet the challenge, not by adjusting the challenge downward.
• Overseeing homework, grading assignments, or managing standard parent correspondence.

Develop a cohort of K‑3 students who are enthusiastic about attending school, reliably meet ambitious learning targets, and acquire the life skills that equip them for long‑term success beyond elementary school.

• Willingness to work on‑site at one of Alpha’s campuses. Current openings are available in La Jolla (San Diego);
  Orange County (Lake Forest);
  Los Angeles (South Bay, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Malibu);
  San Francisco Bay Area (San Francisco, Palo Alto, Piedmont);
  Greenwich, CT;
  Boca Raton;
  Miami;
  Miami Beach;
  Palm Beach Gardens;
  Chicago;
  Boston;
  New York City; and Kirkland (Seattle area). Relocation assistance is available.
• Bachelor’s degree in any subject.
• At least three years of experience working directly with children ages 4‑9 through teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or similar environments.
• A track record of motivating young children to achieve challenging goals, with specific examples of your impact.
• Comfort using AI‑powered learning while focusing your own energy on coaching, motivation, and life‑skill development.
• The ability to balance warmth with unwavering expectations.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

• Experience in youth sports, children's theater, camp leadership, Montessori, progressive education, or high‑engagement after‑school programs.
• Personal experience achieving ambitious goals in academics, athletics, or your career.
• Outstanding storytelling or performance skills that naturally capture the attention of young children.
• Evidence of helping reluctant or shy children become confident, engaged participants.

Openings are currently available in La Jolla (San Diego), Orange County (Lake Forest), Los Angeles (South Bay, Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Malibu), San Francisco Bay Area (San Francisco, Palo Alto, Piedmont), Greenwich, CT, Boca Raton, Miami, Miami Beach, Palm Beach Gardens, Chicago, Boston, New York City, and Kirkland (Seattle area).

This is a full‑time (40 hours per week) contractor position. The compensation level for this role is $60 USD per hour, which equates to $120,000 USD per year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. The role requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record.