Elite Student Mentor & Life-Skills Coach

Crossover; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 125,000 - 139,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Immediate benefits

Weekly pay

Job summary

Alpha School seeks a Student Excellence Coach to motivate and mentor K-12 students. You will use coaching methods to drive growth, deliver life-skills workshops, and set ambitious goals in a high-expectation campus environment.

In this role, you’ll guide students with elite background experiences, maintain daily routines, and coordinate with families to sustain accountability and progress across multiple cohorts.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree required.
• 3+ years of coaching/mentoring experience with youth.
• Ability to design and deliver engaging life-skills workshops.
• Willing to work in-person at Alpha campuses in Palo Alto, SF, South Bay, Greenwich, NYC or Boca Raton, with relocation support.

Responsibilities

• Run 1-on-1 and small-group coaching sessions using analytics to diagnose blockers and set ambitious goals.
• Deliver structured life-skills workshops for mastery and assess progress.
• Set the cultural tone each morning to reinforce high-performance expectations.
• Track student progress and adjust coaching strategies based on data.
• Build trusted mentor relationships with students and families through high standards and motivation plans.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Alpha School seeks a Student Excellence Coach to motivate and mentor K-12 students. You will use coaching methods to drive growth, deliver life-skills workshops, and set ambitious goals in a high-expectation campus environment.

In this role, you’ll guide students with elite background experiences, maintain daily routines, and coordinate with families to sustain accountability and progress across multiple cohorts.