Lead Instructional Coach, Alpha

Lead Instructional Coach, Alpha

Alpha is transforming the traditional school experience. Our students accelerate through adaptive applications, achieve mastery in half the time, and develop practical life competencies. As Lead Instructional Coach you will ensure the "3 Promises" are delivered to every student in your cohort while coaching Guides to replicate that success.

• Elevated compensation for high‑cost markets – pay exceeds our standard guide compensation to reflect metro area living expenses.
• Full health coverage and ample paid time off.
• Relocation support – offered to exceptional candidates.
• Professional growth – access to coaching, training, and defined advancement opportunities.

• Developing and training Guides to deliver Alpha's workshops with exceptional quality.
• Building Guide Playbooks that document facilitation best practices, effective learning activity design, and challenge resolution.
• Delivering consistent, actionable feedback to Guides that drives student engagement and academic success.
• Personally coaching a small student cohort, demonstrating advanced mentorship and motivational techniques.

• Creating lesson plans – Guides facilitate student learning via adaptive applications; your role is training them to become outstanding motivators.
• Compromising expectations – when our success benchmark is 100%, you uphold that standard.
• Running dull training sessions – you will develop Guides through dynamic, energizing, experiential learning.

Develop Guides and students to ensure every learner in your cohort loves school, learns at 2× speed, and masters life skills. No exceptions.

• Currently based in or willing to relocate for on-site work at one of the Alpha campuses (Bethesda, MD;
  Boston, MA;
  Chicago, IL;
  Fort Lauderdale, FL;
  Seattle, WA; or CA:
  East Bay (San Francisco), Palo Alto, Santa Monica, or Los Angeles).
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or related area.
• Proven track record developing and executing innovative educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives.
• Strong leadership and mentorship capabilities with experience building, managing, and inspiring high‑performing teams.
• Background working with youth (ages 5-18) in educational or developmental settings.
• Skilled in data analysis and leveraging metrics to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. 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.

Full‑time, 40 hours per week, on‑site at one of our campuses. Salary is $200,000 per year with weekly pay and comprehensive benefits.