Performance Coach, Alpha

• On-site in San Francisco, CA;
  Santa Barbara, CA; or New York City, NY
• Weekly salary of 150,000 USD. Health benefits begin day one
• Relocation assistance available

You have accomplished difficult things. You have operated inside genuine standards. You understand the distinction between effort and execution. If you are ready to apply that discipline in a setting where it reshapes a young person's path, this position is designed for you.

Alpha School leverages AI-powered 1:1 learning, enabling students to complete core academics in approximately two hours daily. The remaining time is allocated to life skills, passion-based projects, and meaningful development. At our most rigorous campuses, students require more than oversight. They need a credible mentor who can assess the environment, establish expectations, and guide them through resistance, distraction, and uncertainty.

This is not conventional teaching. You will not deliver lectures, assign grades, or develop curriculum. You will coach. You will facilitate demanding life-skills workshops. You will interpret data to identify what is limiting a student's progress, then drive accountability with precision and empathy until they execute.

If you possess an elite credential and a history of elevating others' performance, we want to speak with you. Apply to help create a campus culture where students arrive prepared, develop real competencies, and surpass ambitious benchmarks.

• Conduct 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions that convert student objectives into reliable execution and trackable progress
• Leverage analytics and student objectives to identify obstacles and create ambitious, personalized motivation strategies
• Facilitate rigorous life-skills workshops through authentic storytelling, structured reflection, and practical application, then evaluate mastery
• Oversee daily opening moments that establish culture, uphold high expectations, and prepare students before work begins
• Build trusted mentor relationships with students and families by maintaining high standards, consistency, and thoughtful judgment

• Instruct classes, deliver lectures, or provide tutoring in a traditional instructor capacity
• Develop curriculum, generate lesson plans, or evaluate student work
• Supervise adults, oversee campus operations, or assume administrative leadership responsibilities
• Compromise standards to achieve short-term compliance or superficial success

Ensure students at Alpha's most rigorous campuses maintain strong motivation and accomplish sustained growth and life‑skill mastery through elite, high‑standards coaching.

• Bachelor's degree in any field
• At least one distinct elite marker (athletics, academics, career achievement, or elite coaching)
• Demonstrated experience in people‑facing mentoring, coaching, or leadership that measurably improved others' performance
• Confidence working in high‑accountability environments with defined standards and consistent follow‑through
• Capacity to facilitate engaging, high‑rigor group sessions and provide individual coaching with sound judgment
• Willingness to work full‑time on‑site at an Alpha campus:
  San Francisco, CA;
  Santa Barbara, CA; or New York City, NY
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S.

• Experience applying data and analytics to inform coaching plans and drive accountability
• Background in competitive firms, high‑growth startups, or elite athletics programs with rigorous performance expectations

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. They don’t play by the old rules. Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands‑on, passion‑driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.

Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education. Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. 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 $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5740-US-Santa Bar-Performance Coa.
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