Elite Student Success Coach — High-Impact Mentorship

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

Job summary

Alpha School is seeking an Academic Success Coach to motivate and mentor K-12 students at Alpha's high-expectation campuses.

You will not teach; you will coach, track progress, and lead life-skills workshops using your elite experience to set ambitious goals and build confidence. This in-person role requires relocation comfort to multiple campuses in the US, with the potential for ongoing impact and growth.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree is required.
• At least 3 years of experience in student coaching, youth mentoring, athletic coaching, or leadership roles with measurable impact.
• Ability to design and deliver engaging multiweek life-skills workshops with clear progression and measurable mastery.
• Willing to work in-person at Alpha campuses (multiple locations) with relocation support.
• Legal right to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Drive exceptional student motivation, growth, and life-skill mastery at Alpha's campuses.
• Deliver structured life-skills workshops using credible storytelling from your elite experience.
• Set the cultural tone each morning to reinforce high-performance expectations across the campus.
• Track student progress in real time and adjust coaching strategies based on data.
• Build trusted mentor relationships with students and families through high standards and documented motivation plans.

Skills

Coaching

Public speaking

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Alpha School is seeking an Academic Success Coach to motivate and mentor K-12 students at Alpha's high-expectation campuses.

You will not teach; you will coach, track progress, and lead life-skills workshops using your elite experience to set ambitious goals and build confidence. This in-person role requires relocation comfort to multiple campuses in the US, with the potential for ongoing impact and growth.