Education Coach, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

Crossover; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha is seeking an Education Coach to guide students through adaptive AI-powered learning experiences on-site at multiple campuses in the U.S. You will develop non-academic skills such as discipline, resilience, and ownership, coaching students as they pursue ambitious weekly goals.

Your role emphasizes coaching over lecturing, with a focus on celebrating real progress and helping learners exceed their perceived limits.

Qualifications

• Coaching and mentorship skills
• Strong communication and leadership abilities
• Comfort with coaching youth and families

Responsibilities

• Coach students one-on-one and in small groups to build life skills.
• Lead energetic one-hour life skills workshops weekly.
• Use Coachbot analytics to tailor encouragement, accountability, and approach.

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

• $120,000/year W2 salary, paid weekly, plus day-one medical, dental, and vision benefits
• On-site at an Alpha campus in Bethesda, MD; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Greenwich, CT; Kirkland or Seattle, WA; Los Angeles, CA; Malibu, CA; Miami, FL; Miami Beach, FL; New York City, NY; Palm Beach, FL; San Francisco, CA; or Santa Barbara, CA (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 as an Education Coach 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 Test2Pass 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