Elite Sports Mentor, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Alpha School; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 127,000 - 137,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha reimagines schooling by pairing elite athletic experience with high-touch coaching to push students to elite performance levels.

The Elite Sports Mentor role engages in 1-on-1 and small-group coaching, uses Coachbot analytics, and delivers life-skills workshops. It requires in-person work at multiple campuses with relocation support and a U.S. work authorization. This is a full-time position with six-figure compensation.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in a relevant field.
• At least 3 years of experience in student coaching, youth mentoring, athletic coaching, or leadership roles.
• Ability to design and deliver engaging multiweek life-skills workshops with clear progression.
• Willing to work in-person at an Alpha campus across listed US locations with relocation support.
• Legal right to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Running 1-on-1 and small-group coaching sessions using Coachbot analytics and student progress data to diagnose blockers, set ambitious goals, and hold students accountable for follow-through
• Delivering structured life-skills workshops built for mastery using credible storytelling from your own elite experience, then assessing mastery through Alpha's Test2Pass system
• Setting the cultural tone each morning through focused kickoffs that reinforce high-performance expectations across the campus
• Tracking student progress in real time and adjusting coaching strategies based on data, not instinct
• Building trusted mentor relationships with students and families through high standards, consistency, and documented motivation plans

Skills

Coaching experience

Mentoring

Data-driven approach

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coachbot analytics

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 believe the kindest thing you can do for an athlete is refuse to lower the bar. You've competed or coached at a level most people only read about: elite athletics, a top-tier university program with distinction, a national or professional team, or a venture you built from nothing. Now picture putting that same intensity to work in a room full of K-12 students who have never had someone with your competitive background in their corner, pushing them to standards they didn't know they could reach. If holding students to elite standards sounds harsh to you, stop reading.

What You Will Be Doing

• Running 1-on-1 and small-group coaching sessions using Coachbot analytics and student progress data to diagnose blockers, set ambitious goals, and hold students accountable for follow-through


• Delivering structured life-skills workshops built for mastery using credible storytelling from your own elite experience, then assessing mastery through Alpha's Test2Pass system


• Setting the cultural tone each morning through focused kickoffs that reinforce high-performance expectations across the campus


• Tracking student progress in real time and adjusting coaching strategies based on data, not instinct


• Building trusted mentor relationships with students and families through high standards, consistency, and documented motivation plans

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teaching lessons, designing curriculum, or grading assignments — Alpha's AI-powered academic model handles instruction; you handle motivation


• Lecturing to a classroom of 30 students (your work is high-touch coaching in small groups, not broadcast teaching)


• Managing other staff or climbing an administrative ladder (this role is about direct student impact, not organizational hierarchy)


• Sitting through faculty meetings or navigating school bureaucracy (your time stays focused on students)


• Lowering the bar to hit metrics (if a student scored 99%, your job is to figure out what kept them from 100%)

Elite Sports Mentor Key Responsibilities

Drive exceptional student motivation, growth, and life-skill mastery at Alpha's highest-expectation campuses.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree


• At least one instance of exceptional achievement in a highly selective, globally recognized domain (examples: national or international competition medals, top-tier university with distinction, highly selective firm or fellowship, elite performing arts institution, or founding and scaling a successful venture)


• At least 3 years of experience in student coaching, youth mentoring, athletic coaching, or leadership roles where you measurably raised others' performance


• Ability to design and deliver an engaging multiweek life-skills workshop with clear progression, compelling storytelling, and measurable mastery


• Willing to work in-person at an Alpha campus in Palo Alto, CA; San Francisco, CA; South Bay, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; or New York City, NY (relocation support provided)


• Legal right to work in the United States

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in elite competitive athletics (varsity D1, national team, or professional level) with experience coaching or mentoring younger athletes


• Experience in high-accountability environments like management consulting, investment banking, or military leadership


• Track record of youth development through mentoring in non-academic settings (community organizations, after-school programs, sports camps)


• Comfort presenting to and building trust with high-expectation families paying premium private school tuition

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

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.

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.