K-8 Life-Skills Coach | AI-Driven Mentorship

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

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one benefits

Healthcare benefits

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. As an Education Coach, you will develop what technology cannot—discipline, resilience, communication, ownership, and focus—coaching students through challenges and celebrating real progress.

This is a full-time, in-person role at multiple Alpha campuses across the United States, with day-one benefits and a clear path to leadership roles as you help students achieve

Qualifications

• 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, including approach and outcome.
• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-energy, one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students, developing communication, resilience, focus, leadership, and durable skills.
• Coach students individually and in small groups using Coachbot analytics, personalized accountability, and Alpha's motivation systems to help every student achieve ambitious weekly goals.
• Assess life skill mastery through Test2Pass and provide targeted coaching until every student demonstrates genuine competence.
• Adapt coaching style across elementary and middle school students, knowing when a kindergartner needs movement and encouragement and when an eighth grader needs direct accountability.
• Analyze weekly student performance data to identify patterns, remove obstacles, and improve outcomes for the entire cohort.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Motivation

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coachbot analytics

Test2Pass assessments

Job description

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. As an Education Coach, you will develop what technology cannot—discipline, resilience, communication, ownership, and focus—coaching students through challenges and celebrating real progress.

This is a full-time, in-person role at multiple Alpha campuses across the United States, with day-one benefits and a clear path to leadership roles as you help students achieve