Academic Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Crossover; Round Rock (TX); On-site; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha in Austin is seeking an Academic Coach to coach students toward sustained growth and life-skill mastery at high-standards campuses. You will deliver 1:1 and group coaching, diagnose blockers with data, and run rigorous life-skills workshops to drive mastery and accountability.

Join a fast-moving, elite team offering impactful, six-figure roles and a culture built for builders who want to shape the next generation of learners.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field.
• At least one elite marker (athletics, academics, career achievement, or elite coaching).
• Experience in people-facing mentoring, coaching, or leadership that measurably raised others’ performance.
• Comfort operating in high-accountability environments with clear standards and follow-through.
• Ability to lead engaging, high-rigor group sessions and coach individuals with strong judgment.
• Willingness to work full-time (40 hours/week) in person at Alpha's Austin campus.
• Legal right to work in the U.S.

Responsibilities

• Run 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions that turn student goals into consistent execution and measurable progress.
• Use analytics and student goals to diagnose blockers and set ambitious, individualized motivation plans.
• Deliver rigorous life-skills workshops using credible storytelling, reflection, and real application, then assess mastery.
• Lead daily kickoff moments that set culture, reinforce high expectations, and align students before the work starts.
• Cultivate trusted mentor relationships with students and families through high standards, consistency, and sound judgment.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Analytics

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

\"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.

• You have done hard things. You have lived inside real standards. You know the difference between “trying” and performing. If you want to put that edge to work where it changes a young person’s trajectory, this role is built for you.
• Alpha School uses AI-powered 1:1 learning so students can master core academics in about two hours a day. That frees the rest of the day for life skills, passion-driven work, and real growth. At our highest-expectation campuses, students need more than supervision. They need a trusted mentor who can read the room, set the tone, and coach them through resistance, distraction, and self-doubt.
• This is not a traditional teaching job. You will not lecture, grade, or write curriculum. You will coach. You will run rigorous life-skills workshops. You will use data to diagnose what is holding a student back, then push with care and clarity until they follow through.
• If you have an elite marker and a track record of raising other people’s performance, we want to meet you. Apply to help build a campus culture where students show up focused, master real skills, and exceed ambitious goals.

What You Will Be Doing

• Run 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions that turn student goals into consistent execution and measurable progress
• Use analytics and student goals to diagnose blockers and set ambitious, individualized motivation plans
• Deliver rigorous life-skills workshops using credible storytelling, reflection, and real application, then assess mastery
• Lead daily kickoff moments that set culture, reinforce high expectations, and align students before the work starts
• Cultivate trusted mentor relationships with students and families through high standards, consistency, and sound judgment

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teach classes, lecture, or tutor as a traditional instructor
• Design curriculum, create lesson plans, or grade student work
• Manage adults, run campus operations, or take on administrative leadership scope
• Lower standards to drive short-term compliance or easy wins

Academic Coach Key Responsibilities

This role exists so that students at Alpha’s highest-expectation campuses stay highly motivated and achieve sustained growth and life-skill mastery under elite, high-standards coaching.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in any field
• At least one clear elite marker (athletics, academics, career achievement, or elite coaching)
• Experience in people-facing mentoring, coaching, or leadership that measurably raised others’ performance
• Comfort operating in high-accountability environments with clear standards and follow-through
• Ability to lead engaging, high-rigor group sessions and coach individuals with strong judgment
• Willingness to work full-time (40 hours/week) in person at Alpha's Austin campus
• Legal right to work in the U.S.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Multiple elite markers with clear evidence of raising standards and outcomes
• Experience using data and analytics to drive coaching plans and accountability
• Background in selective firms, competitive startups, or elite athletics programs with intense performance expectations

About Alpha

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills.

Join the team building school around student growth

Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

Roles with real student impact:

Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

Education work that pays like it matters:

Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience.

A culture built for builders:

Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with us

This is a full-time, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits (https://support.crossover.com/article/7581-w2-benefits-u-s-paychex-paid-only). All roles are year-long positions. The compensation level for this role is $150,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5831-US-RoundRoc-AcademicCoach.006