Lead Performance Coach: Build High-Impact Guides

Alpha School; Providence (RI); On-site; USD 180,000 - 220,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Job summary

Alpha School seeks a Lead Guide to build and lead high-performing teams of Guides, coaching them to deliver an exceptional student experience within our adaptive, life-skills driven model.

You will use data and coaching conversations to raise performance, help launch new campuses, and sustain Alpha's culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. The role is full-time on-site with relocation support available across select campuses.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field; Master’s degree preferred.
• At least 5 years of experience in education, coaching, learning and development, or a related leadership role.
• Experience leading and developing teams of five or more people, including hiring and making performance-based termination decisions.
• Demonstrated success using data to drive performance improvements.
• Experience working with children ages 5-14 in an educational, coaching, or developmental setting.
• Experience building or launching a new team, program, business, school, or initiative, with willingness to help open a new campus from zero.
• Willingness to work in a school model that rejects traditional lecture-based pedagogy.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Responsibilities

• Coaching Guides to consistently deliver exceptional student experiences while maintaining Alpha's high standards.
• Leading engaging life skills workshops that develop communication, leadership, focus, and other real-world skills for K-12 students.
• Motivating students to achieve ambitious learning goals and maximize progress in their self-directed academic programs.
• Using data, observation, and coaching conversations to improve Guide performance and student outcomes.
• Helping launch and establish new Alpha campuses by building a culture centered on excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement.

Skills

Coaching

Leadership

Data-driven decisions

Team development

Public speaking

Education

Bachelor's in Education/psychology/business

Master's degree preferred

Job description

Alpha School seeks a Lead Guide to build and lead high-performing teams of Guides, coaching them to deliver an exceptional student experience within our adaptive, life-skills driven model.

You will use data and coaching conversations to raise performance, help launch new campuses, and sustain Alpha's culture of excellence, accountability, and continuous improvement. The role is full-time on-site with relocation support available across select campuses.