K-3 Student Growth Coach & Life-Skills Mentor

Alpha School; Inglewood (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alpha is hiring a Student Success Coach to work on-site at our California campuses. You’ll spend your day coaching K-3 students, leading energetic life-skills workshops, and using learning analytics to help each child hit ambitious weekly goals.

You’ll foster confidence and resilience through engaging activities, adapt your coaching style to different ages, and build strong relationships so students believe they can achieve more than they thought possible.

Qualifications

• Willing to work on-site at Alpha campuses in Palo Alto, Malibu, or San Francisco, CA.
• At least 3 years of experience working directly with children ages 4-9 through teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or similar environments.
• Experience leading group activities for young children, with a concrete example of the structure or routine you used and how you kept the group engaged.
• A track record of motivating young children to achieve challenging goals, with specific examples of your impact.
• A concrete example of changing your approach based on feedback and the result.
• Comfort using AI-powered learning while focusing your own energy on coaching, motivation, and life-skill development.
• The ability to balance warmth with unwavering expectations and keep young children engaged through energetic storytelling.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead engaging life-skills workshops that help K-3 students master communication, focus, feedback, and other durable skills through active participation rather than lectures.
• Coach students one-on-one and in small groups, using Coachbot analytics, proven motivation systems, and strong relationships to keep every child on track for ambitious weekly learning goals.
• Assess life-skill mastery through Alpha's Test2Pass framework, coaching students until they demonstrate real understanding—not just participation.
• Adapt your coaching style to the developmental needs of your cohort, whether that means songs, movement, and storytelling for younger learners or higher independence and accountability for older students.
• Build the kind of relationships where students feel supported enough to stretch beyond what they thought they could achieve.

Skills

Coaching

Public speaking

Motivation

Life skills

Storytelling

Education

Bachelor's degree in any subject

Job description

Alpha is hiring a Student Success Coach to work on-site at our California campuses. You’ll spend your day coaching K-3 students, leading energetic life-skills workshops, and using learning analytics to help each child hit ambitious weekly goals.

You’ll foster confidence and resilience through engaging activities, adapt your coaching style to different ages, and build strong relationships so students believe they can achieve more than they thought possible.