Youth Development Manager, Alpha

Effective leaders understand that success isn't defined by personal achievement—it's measured by the accomplishments of those they lead.

If your background includes building exceptional teams, elevating individual performance through coaching, and operating in settings where high standards are non-negotiable, this role provides an opportunity to channel those capabilities toward developing the next generation.

Alpha students don't spend their time in traditional lectures. They advance academically through adaptive technology, while Guides concentrate on coaching, accountability, motivation, and teaching essential life skills. As a Lead Guide, your mission is to develop the team that brings this model to life—mentoring Guides, cultivating emerging leaders, and establishing an environment where students routinely surpass expectations.

This is neither an instructional coaching position nor a conventional teaching role. You won't be reviewing lesson plans or observing lectures—those don't exist here. Instead, your focus will be building a culture rooted in excellence: coaching your team of Guides, facilitating dynamic life skills workshops, and inspiring students toward ambitious achievement. Performance will be evaluated through the quality of student experiences, team effectiveness, and your capacity to uphold rigorous standards while motivating others to reach them.

Alpha is constructing the world's premier K-12 educational experience. That mission demands leaders who have already demonstrated the ability to elevate others' performance, make decisions grounded in objective data, and champion innovative approaches rather than defend legacy systems. If this resonates with your experience, we're eager to connect.

This position is presently available at select Alpha campuses:
Greenwich, CT;
Boca Raton, FL;
Miami, FL;
Miami Beach, FL;
Boston, MA;
Raleigh, NC;
New York City, NY;
Orange County, CA; and Santa Barbara, CA.

If you reside in one of these areas—or are open to relocation—we welcome your application. Outstanding candidates from other locations are equally encouraged to apply. As Alpha continues its expansion, we frequently align exceptional leaders with emerging opportunities throughout our growing campus network.

• Coaching Guides to reliably provide outstanding student experiences while upholding Alpha's rigorous standards.
• Facilitating compelling life skills workshops that build communication, leadership, concentration, and other practical competencies for K-12 students.
• Inspiring students to reach ambitious learning objectives and optimize progress within their self-paced academic programs.
• Leveraging data, direct observation, and coaching dialogues to enhance Guide effectiveness and student results.
• Supporting the launch and establishment of new Alpha campuses by fostering a culture grounded in excellence, accountability, and ongoing development.

• Delivering traditional academic instruction or subject-specific lectures.
• Developing lesson plans or designing academic curriculum.
• Compromising standards to create artificial feelings of success rather than facilitating genuine mastery.
• Leading a team remotely from an office without direct, regular involvement in coaching both students and Guides.
• Maintaining outdated methods simply because they represent established tradition.

Guarantee that every student consistently receives Alpha's three core promises by developing high-performing Guides, facilitating dynamic life skills experiences, and sustaining rigorous standards for student achievement.

• Willingness to work on-site at an Alpha campus (relocation assistance available):
  Greenwich, CT;
  Boca Raton, FL;
  Miami, FL;
  Miami Beach, FL;
  Boston, MA;
  Raleigh, NC;
  New York City, NY;
  Orange County, CA;
  Santa Barbara, CA
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related discipline;
  Master's degree preferred.
• Minimum of 5 years of experience in education, coaching, learning and development, or a comparable leadership capacity.
• Proven experience leading and developing teams of five or more…