Academic Advisor, GT School (Remote) - $75,000/year USD
Schaumburg, Cook County, Illinois, 60159, USA
Listed on 2026-08-09
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Education / Teaching
Tutoring, Online Teaching
You've already reached elite levels of performance- whether in athletics, the arts, or in leadership. Now you're prepared to channel that excellence into meaningful impact. In this role at GT Anywhere, you'll mentor students to achieve the extraordinary: discover joy in learning, accelerate their progress, and develop into assured, independent thinkers. You'll deliver this from anywhere on the planet.
GT Anywhere is a virtual school designed for gifted learners who are prepared to advance rapidly. We combine AI-driven curriculum with personalized coaching to provide what conventional schooling cannot: unlimited academic velocity, rigorous depth across sciences and humanities, and a peer community of intellectual equals. As an Academic Advisor, you'll support K-8 students ready to move at their own accelerated pace.
You won't be delivering content, our technology manages that. You're the mentor who instills confidence, maintains high expectations, and helps students unlock their potential. Every interaction is significant. Every milestone matters.
If you've achieved high-level performance—in sports, the performing arts, research, or business—and you're eager to empower the next generation to do the same, this role is for you.
What You Will Be Doing- Conducting biweekly 1:1 virtual coaching conversations with each student, centered on academic planning, motivation, and growth mindset
- Hosting open "office hours" where students can access real-time guidance, encouragement, or problem-solving
- Leveraging AI tools and performance dashboards to monitor student advancement, pinpoint obstacles, and refine your coaching tactics
- Documenting observations, concerns, and strategic updates to keep each student on an accelerated learning path
- Working alongside your team to exchange effective strategies, elevate issues, and continuously refine the coaching framework
- Instructing lessons, evaluating assessments, or distributing homework, our technology manages the academic content
- Presenting lectures or adhering to a prescribed curriculum
- Supervising or overseeing unmotivated students—we coach with purpose, not control
- Attending unnecessary meetings or navigating bureaucratic processes
- Operating at low intensity, this team is designed for individuals who seek high performance and meaningful impact
Key Responsibilities
Drive quantifiable academic advancement and student engagement in a virtual environment by providing frequent, high-impact mindset coaching within a fully remote, technology-enabled framework.
Basic Requirements- Master's degree in any field
- At least 1 year of experience coaching, mentoring, or motivating K-8 students
- At least 6 months working with gifted students in an educational, coaching, or mentoring setting
- Proven high performance in any field - academics, athletics, entrepreneurship, or the arts
- Strong virtual presence and ability to connect with students quickly over "Zoom/Google Meet"
- Comfortable using dashboards and tech tools to track and adjust performance
- Ability to maintain at least 80 percent overlap with US business hours
- PhD in any field
- Background in performance coaching, sports psychology, or motivational work
- Experience working with homeschool or alternative education families
GT School is revolutionizing education with AI, expert coaching, and 50+ years of learning science. They blend cutting-edge tech with data-driven insights to unlock every student's full potential.
They're on a mission to disrupt the broken education system and unleash the true potential of gifted minds. Forget the one-size-fits-all approach that leaves brilliant students bored and disengaged.
This school has tossed the rulebook and created a modern learning environment powered by AI and guided by dedicated mentors. Their personalized approach accelerates learning - 2-6 times faster than traditional classrooms.
GT School students explore their passions, develop critical thinking skills, and learn to innovate.
Because that's where genius lies. GT School is where gifted minds turn potential into power. Working with usThis 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 $37 USD/hour, which equates to $75,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult for more details on this topic.
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