Youth Development Coach, Unbound Academy

Overview

This opportunity is for licensed teachers ready to shift from managing classrooms to transforming young lives. Imagine a role where your focus isn't on lesson planning, lecturing, or grading—but instead on guiding students to become self-assured, capable individuals. Unbound Academy redefines what teaching means. This hybrid position supports a tuition-free, fully virtual Arizona charter school that trades worksheets for experiential learning and centers personal development.

Students work through core academics on their own using AI-powered platforms in just two concentrated hours daily. The remainder of their day goes toward cultivating practical skills through facilitated workshops, coaching sessions, and discovery. Your role won't involve delivering pre-written lessons or monitoring a virtual classroom. Instead, you'll facilitate dynamic online sessions that push students to think critically, create boldly, collaborate effectively, and evolve personally.

You ll guide them through storytelling, entrepreneurship, wellness practices, and critical thinking while fostering independence, self-assurance, and executive function skills. This position isn’t for educators seeking to recreate conventional schooling on Zoom. It s designed for licensed teachers prepared to relocate to Arizona, embrace a hybrid model, and prepare students for real life. If you re finished with classroom administrative tasks and eager to pursue the most impactful work of your professional life, continue reading.

• Facilitating engaging virtual workshops centered on life competencies including communication, creative thinking, problem-solving, and self-management
• Coaching students individually and in small cohorts to strengthen confidence, accountability, and executive function abilities
• Leveraging platform analytics and student indicators to customize support and monitor development over time
• Working alongside fellow educators to design and refine project-based learning opportunities
• Building a supportive, energizing environment where students feel recognized, stretched, and inspired to develop

• Instructing core academic content; this is managed by adaptive AI tutoring systems
• Presenting scripted lectures or overseeing a conventional classroom structure
• Grading assignments, distributing homework, or creating standardized lesson plans

Drive student development and life preparedness by facilitating meaningful, practical learning experiences within a hybrid, fully virtual school environment.

• Available to begin on August 1st, 2026
• Valid U.S. teaching certificate from any state, or an expired certificate eligible for reinstatement, with certification transferable to Arizona
• At least 2 years of experience teaching or tutoring in virtual or online settings using videoconferencing platforms (Zoom, Google Meet, Microsoft Teams) and e-learning tools (Canvas, Google Classroom, or similar)
• At least 3 years of experience mentoring, coaching, tutoring, or leading youth ages 8–14
• Educated (K–16) within the U.S., Canada, or U.K. school systems
• Strong virtual presence and comfort leading students via video
• Willing to work full-time, Monday–Friday, 8:00am–5:00pm U.S. Mountain Time (Arizona time)
• Willing to work in a hybrid role in Arizona

Unbound Academy is Arizona’s first virtual, tuition-free charter school, designed to make grades 4-8 limitless, personal, and exciting. This isn’t just an alternative to the traditional school system. It’s a revolutionary way for your family to reclaim time, unlock potential, and reimagine what education can be. At Unbound Academy, students can master their core academics in just two hours a day.

Our teachers use an AI-powered learning model to adjust to each child’s pace and interests, ensuring progress happens twice as fast as in a typical classroom. By cutting out the fluff and streamlining coursework, we not only make a significant academic impact—we make learning fun, personal, and incredibly effective. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited.

Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

This 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 $30 USD/hour, which equates to $60,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult  for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5636-US-Phoenix-Youth Developme.
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