Elite AI-Powered Academic Coach & Life Skills Mentor

Alpha School; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 127,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha School, leveraging AI-powered 1:1 learning, seeks an Academic Coach to help students at our high-expectation campuses reach growth milestones. This is not a traditional teaching role; you will coach, run life-skills workshops, and diagnose blockers with data to push students toward sustained mastery.

You will build mentorship with students and families, maintaining high standards and a consistent, supportive environment that drives focus and performance.

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.

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

Mentoring

Coaching

Data-driven

Education

Bachelor's degree in any field

Job description

Alpha School, leveraging AI-powered 1:1 learning, seeks an Academic Coach to help students at our high-expectation campuses reach growth milestones. This is not a traditional teaching role; you will coach, run life-skills workshops, and diagnose blockers with data to push students toward sustained mastery.

You will build mentorship with students and families, maintaining high standards and a consistent, supportive environment that drives focus and performance.