Head Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Alpha School; Guaynabo (PR); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha School is seeking a Head Coach for our San Juan campus to lead and motivate K-8 students through life skills workshops and structured motivation sessions. This hands-on role emphasizes data-driven decision making, fidelity to playbooks, and high standards, with direct feedback and actionable improvement plans for Guides.

You will work on-site full-time in Puerto Rico, shaping campus culture and ensuring Alpha's three promises are delivered every day to students and families.

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in Puerto Rico.
• Full-time on-site at the San Juan campus.
• 5+ years of relevant coaching experience.
• Experience leading a team of 5+ people.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students.
• Run structured motivation sessions to advance in apps and hit goals.
• Observe Guides and provide standards-based coaching with actionable feedback.
• Use data-driven judgment to uphold mastery standards.
• Collaborate with campus staff to ensure consistent delivery of Alpha's 3 Promises.

Skills

Coaching

Data-driven

Leadership

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education/related field

Job description

We are never going to lower the standard for any kid - instead we're going to raise the support to help them get there.

- Braden, Head Guide, Alpha Austin

Alpha is hiring.

• Onsite in San Juan, Puerto Rico
• 150,000 USD salary, paid weekly

If you have outgrown traditional school and you refuse to lower the bar just to keep the peace, this role will feel different. You will coach both kids and adults to ambitious outcomes, using data and clear standards, not lectures and lesson plans.

Alpha School is building an AI-powered model where students master core academics in just two hours a day, then spend afternoons building real-world life skills. Our promise is simple and demanding: students love school, learn 2x faster than peers, and build life skills. This role exists to make sure that promise is real for every K-8 student on our San Juan campus.

As Head Coach, you will stay hands-on. You will run one-hour life skills workshops, lead structured motivation sessions that move students forward in academic apps, and coach Guides with direct feedback and concrete improvement actions. This is not a traditional teaching role, and it is not a passive leadership job. You will be accountable for outcomes, fidelity to playbooks, and uncompromising standards.

If you want to lead from the front and build a campus culture where results are earned, show us how you drive high standards without excuses.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitate one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students by preparing and executing activities exactly to playbooks
• Run structured motivation sessions that push students to advance in academic apps and hit goals
• Observe Guides in action and deliver standards-based coaching with clear improvement actions and follow-through
• Use objective, data-driven judgment to uphold mastery standards, even when it is uncomfortable
• Collaborate day to day with campus staff to ensure consistent delivery of Alpha's 3 Promises

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teach or tutor academic content in a traditional classroom format
• Write lesson plans or design curriculum
• Improvise workshops or drift from established playbooks
• Lower mastery standards or reduce goals to manufacture \"success\"
• Lead from a desk through admin work while others do the real work with students

Head Coach Key Responsibilities

Make sure that every K-8 student at Alpha's San Juan campus consistently experiences Alpha's 3 Promises: they love school, learn 2x faster, and build life skills.

Basic Requirements

• Authorized to work in Puerto Rico
• Ability to work full-time on-site at the San Juan, Puerto Rico campus
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field
• 5+ years of relevant experience coaching people to ambitious outcomes
• Experience working with children ages 5-14 in a coaching, motivation, or youth development setting
• Experience leading a team of 5 or more, including hiring and performance-based firing decisions
• Experience developing and implementing educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives
• Strong verbal communication skills for K-8 audiences
• Data-driven decision-making ability (using metrics/analytics to set direction and hold the line)
• High-standards mindset with comfort giving direct feedback and holding goals without compromise

About Alpha

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.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. We look forward to meeting you!

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.