Impactful Education Coach & Life-Skills Mentor

Crossover; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Relocation support

Weekly payroll

Job summary

Alpha is hiring Education Coaches to lead high-energy life skills workshops for K-8 students and coach them toward ambitious weekly goals. You’ll use Coachbot analytics to tailor coaching and motivate performance, while building confidence, resilience, and ownership in students who are learning in an AI-enhanced environment.

You’ll work in person at Alpha campuses across the U.S., delivering real-world guidance and feedback beyond traditional lessons.

Qualifications

• Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in multiple U.S. locations.
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience working directly with K-8 students through teaching, coaching, tutoring, mentoring, camp leadership, or youth programs.
• Ability to describe a specific example of motivating a student to achieve a difficult goal, including your approach and the outcome.
• Excited to let AI deliver academics while you focus on coaching, motivation, and life skills development.
• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Leading high-energy, one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students, developing communication, resilience, focus, leadership, and other durable skills while continuously improving the workshop experience.
• Coaching students individually and in small groups using Coachbot analytics, personalized accountability, and Alpha's motivation systems to help every student achieve ambitious weekly goals.
• Assessing life skill mastery through Test2Pass and providing targeted coaching until every student demonstrates genuine competence, not just participation.
• Adapting your coaching style across elementary and middle school students, knowing when a kindergartner needs movement and encouragement and when an eighth grader needs direct accountability.
• Analyzing weekly student performance data to identify patterns, remove obstacles, and continually improve outcomes for your entire cohort.

Skills

Coaching

Public speaking

Leadership

Mentoring

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coachbot analytics

Job description

Alpha is hiring Education Coaches to lead high-energy life skills workshops for K-8 students and coach them toward ambitious weekly goals. You’ll use Coachbot analytics to tailor coaching and motivate performance, while building confidence, resilience, and ownership in students who are learning in an AI-enhanced environment.

You’ll work in person at Alpha campuses across the U.S., delivering real-world guidance and feedback beyond traditional lessons.