Youth Development Specialist, Alpha

"All of my students came back in the top 1% for growth and achievement on their MAP scores."
— Sam DePalo, Lead Guide, Alpha Fort Worth Texas

Alpha is hiring.

• $120,000/year W2 salary, paid weekly, plus day‑one medical, dental, and vision benefits
• On‑site at an Alpha campus in Malibu, CA;
  San Francisco, CA;
  Santa Barbara, CA;
  Boston, MA;
  New York City, NY;
  Miami, FL;
  Miami Beach, FL; or Palm Beach, FL (relocation support provided)

Most schools ask students to meet expectations. You’ll teach them to exceed their own.

Every student has more in them than they believe. Most adults lower the bar when a student struggles. You do the opposite. You know confidence isn’t built through praise. It’s built by helping someone accomplish something they once thought was impossible. If you’ve ever refused to let a student, athlete, camper, or mentee quit on themselves, this is your kind of work.

Alpha has rebuilt school around a simple idea: AI is better at delivering academics, and exceptional humans are better at changing lives. Students complete core academics through adaptive AI‑powered learning apps. Your job is to develop everything technology can’t—discipline, resilience, communication, ownership, focus, and the belief that difficult things are worth doing. You won’t spend your day delivering lessons or grading papers.

You’ll spend it coaching students through challenges, celebrating real progress, and helping them achieve goals they never thought they could reach.

About 60% of your week is spent leading energetic, one‑hour life skills workshops on topics like public speaking, focus, leadership, and giving and receiving feedback. Around 30% is spent coaching students one‑on‑one or in small groups using Coachbot analytics to identify who needs encouragement, accountability, or a different approach. The remaining 10% is reviewing data, refining your coaching strategies, and preparing students for an even stronger week ahead.

You’ll start with proven workshop frameworks, then improve and expand them as you discover better ways to inspire students.

Success is objective. At least 90% of your students should consistently hit their weekly academic goals, demonstrate mastery of Alpha’s life skills through Test2

Pass assessments, and rate their experience with you at least 4 out of 5. Meet that standard consistently and you’ll have a clear path to Lead Guide, coaching other Guides, and eventually Campus Lead, where you’ll shape the culture and performance of an entire school.

This role isn’t for people who want to lecture, follow a curriculum, or simply keep students busy. It’s for coaches, mentors, youth leaders, performers, tutors, and educators who measure success by what their students become. Every finalist spends a full day coaching real Alpha students before receiving an offer. If that sounds more exciting than another interview, we’d love to meet you.

• Running high‑energy, one‑hour life skills workshops for K‑8 students, developing communication, resilience, focus, leadership, and other durable skills while continuously improving the workshop experience.
• Coaching students individually and in small groups using Coachbot analytics, personalized accountability, and Alpha's motivation systems to help every student achieve ambitious weekly goals.
• Assessing life skill mastery through Test2
  
  Pass and providing targeted coaching until every student demonstrates genuine competence, not just participation.
• Adapting your coaching style across elementary and middle school students, knowing when a kindergartner needs movement and encouragement and when an eighth grader needs direct accountability.
• Analyzing weekly student performance data to identify patterns, remove obstacles, and continually improve outcomes for your entire cohort.

• Delivering traditional classroom instruction. AI handles academic teaching so you can focus on developing students.
• Grading homework, creating lesson plans, or preparing students for standardized tests.
• Watching students work silently on computers. Every day is active, interactive, and centered on coaching.
• Waiting for approvals before helping a struggling…