Academic Mentor, GT School - $150,000/year USD

Crossover; Austin (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

GT School is seeking a dedicated Academic Mentor in Austin, TX to coach gifted K-12 students, accelerate learning, and deliver life-skills workshops with Coachbot analytics.

This full-time W-2 position offers elite credentials, daily AI-tool usage, and the chance to lead a small team as you raise student outcomes toward 100% goal completion.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university is required.
• At least 3 years coaching/mentoring/teaching students.
• Elite academic signals (e.g., National Merit, Olympiad, etc.).
• Daily usage of generative AI tools.

Responsibilities

• Coach a cohort of 15-20 K-12 students to master essential life skills and accelerate academically through personalized mentorship.
• Deliver one-hour life-skills workshops focusing on public speaking, focus, and feedback.
• Run individualized motivation sessions using AI analytics to track progress against goals.
• Administer mastery-based assessments to confirm skill retention.

Skills

Coaching and mentoring

Teaching experience

Academic excellence

AI tools usage

Education

Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university

Master's degree from a top-tier university

Tools

Generative AI tools usage (ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini)

Job description

You already know what gifted students are capable of — because you were one. If you've spent years watching that potential squandered by low expectations and one-size-fits-all lesson plans, here's the alternative.

At gt.school, your cohort of 15-20 K-12 learners moves through curriculum 5-10x faster than a standard classroom allows. Your job is to keep raising the ceiling: delivering one-hour life skills workshops on public speaking, focus, and feedback, and running individualized motivation sessions using Coachbot analytics to connect each student's goals to measurable app advancement. You'll watch students who once stumbled over their words pass the Test2Pass and walk away ready to present to any room. You bring your own academic record to every session. There's no script.

This is not classroom teaching. No grading pile, no classroom management, no lowest-common-denominator lesson plan. Those who build strong track records here — consistent student satisfaction, 100% goal-completion rates, demonstrated skill mastery — become candidates for lead roles, developing a small team of peers while maintaining their own cohort.

What You Will Be Doing

• Delivering one-hour life skills workshops on public speaking, focus, and feedback to a cohort of 15-20 K-12 students using gt.school's curriculum and your own academic expertise
• Running individualized motivation sessions, using Coachbot analytics to track each student's advancement in learning apps against their goals
• Administering mastery-based Test2Pass assessments to confirm student skill retention
• Adapting delivery in real time using storytelling, earned credibility, and AI-personalized instruction to keep gifted learners challenged and engaged
• Tracking progress against 100% goal-completion and 95% student satisfaction benchmarks

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Stepping into a traditional classroom — every student here chose to be here
• Grading papers, writing report cards, or handling the administrative overhead of a standard teaching role
• Teaching to standardized tests or external assessment mandates
• Dumbing down content — students here are capable of engaging with the full depth of your expertise
• Working with disengaged or average-pace learners

Academic Mentor Key Responsibilities

Coach a cohort of gifted K-12 students to master essential life skills and accelerate academically through personalized, high-standard mentorship.

Basic Requirements

• Willingness to work in-person in Austin (Georgetown), TX
• Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university (Ivy League or equivalent)
• Demonstrated record of academic excellence (e.g., National Merit Finalist, academic Olympiad medalist, or early college graduation)
• At least 3 years of experience coaching, mentoring, or teaching students
• At least one elite academic signal: prestigious fellowship or scholarship (Rhodes, Fulbright, NSF GRFP, Gates), PhD, Mensa or Triple Nine Society membership, or university-level teaching experience
• Daily self-reported usage of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or equivalent)
• Legal right to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree from a top-ranked research university
• Background as a participant or coach in competitive academic programs (MATHCOUNTS, Science Olympiad, national debate, or equivalent)
• Experience coaching high-achieving students toward elite outcomes (college admissions, fellowship applications, competitive exams)
• Background in cognitive science, educational psychology, or gifted and talented (GT) education

About GT School

GT School is revolutionizing education with AI, expert coaching, and 50+ years of learning science. They blend cutting-edge tech with data-driven insights to unlock every student's full potential.

Because that's where genius lies.

GT School is where gifted minds turn potential into power.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited.

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.