Elite Performance Coach for High-Achieving Students

Alpha School; Palo Alto (CA); On-site; USD 128,000 - 173,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha School is seeking a Performance Coach to work on high-expectation campuses, focusing on motivation, growth, and life-skill mastery. Your role emphasizes coaching, not teaching content, with AI handling instruction while you drive student accountability and ambition.

You will deliver structured life-skills workshops, diagnose blockers using Coachbot analytics, and guide students toward ambitious, measurable goals. This is a high-touch, student-centered role at multiple campuses in the US.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required with exceptional achievement in a selective domain.
• At least 3 years coaching/mentoring experience with measurable impact.
• Ability to design engaging multiweek life-skills workshops with progression.

Responsibilities

• Drive motivation, growth and mastery through high-expectation coaching.
• Deliver structured life-skills workshops and assess mastery using Test2Pass.
• Set morning tone with high-performance expectations campus-wide.
• Track progress with data-driven adjustments to coaching strategies.
• Build trusted mentor relationships with students and families.

Skills

1-on-1 coaching

Life-skills workshops

Mentoring

Data-driven coaching

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coachbot analytics

Test2Pass system

Job description

Alpha School is seeking a Performance Coach to work on high-expectation campuses, focusing on motivation, growth, and life-skill mastery. Your role emphasizes coaching, not teaching content, with AI handling instruction while you drive student accountability and ambition.

You will deliver structured life-skills workshops, diagnose blockers using Coachbot analytics, and guide students toward ambitious, measurable goals. This is a high-touch, student-centered role at multiple campuses in the US.