Elite Student Growth Coach: 1:1 & Life Skills

Alpha School; Santa Rosa (CA); On-site; USD 118,000 - 146,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha reimagines education with AI-powered 1:1 learning to accelerate core academics while emphasizing life skills and growth. We seek a Peak Performance Coach to mentor students at our highest-expectation campuses, using data to diagnose barriers and drive growth.

You will not lecture or grade; you will coach, run life-skills workshops, and push students toward sustained achievement. Full-time in-person role at Austin or San Francisco campuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in any field is required.
• One clear elite marker (athletics, academics, career achievement, or elite coaching) is required.
• Experience in people-facing mentoring, coaching, or leadership that measurably raised others’ performance.
• Ability to operate in high-accountability environments with clear standards.

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

Elite marker

Mentoring

Coaching

Accountability

Education

Bachelor’s degree in any field

Job description

Alpha reimagines education with AI-powered 1:1 learning to accelerate core academics while emphasizing life skills and growth. We seek a Peak Performance Coach to mentor students at our highest-expectation campuses, using data to diagnose barriers and drive growth.

You will not lecture or grade; you will coach, run life-skills workshops, and push students toward sustained achievement. Full-time in-person role at Austin or San Francisco campuses.