Life Skills Coach, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

Alpha School; Dorado (PR); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

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Benefits

Job summary

Alpha School seeks a Life Skills Coach to lead a K–3 cohort in Dorado, Puerto Rico. You’ll run hands-on workshops, guide behavior, and drive progress in adaptive learning apps using Coachbot analytics.

You’ll coach with energy, clarity, and high expectations to achieve 2x academic progress each semester and 90%+ student satisfaction.

Compensation is $100,000 USD per year, full-time, in-person, with benefits.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• Fluent English to speak clearly with students and families.
• Intermediate Spanish to manage behavior and communicate with families.
• 3+ years of experience working with children ages 4–9 in high‑energy, high‑engagement settings.
• Experience actively managing groups of 10–15+ young children.
• Exposure to structured goal‑setting or progress targets with children.
• Track record of receiving feedback and applying it.
• Willing to work in person in Dorado, Puerto Rico.
• Legal authorization to work in Puerto Rico without sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Run one‑hour, hands‑on life skills workshops using storytelling and active practice.
• Use Coachbot analytics to spot blockers, set targets, and keep students on pace.
• Lead group check‑ins that reinforce goals and surface problems early.
• Apply motivation systems to drive visible behavior changes in focus and persistence.
• Intervene immediately when students are stuck, coaching problem‑solving in real time.

Skills

Fluent English

Intermediate Spanish

Group management

Coaching

Education

Bachelor's degree in any field

Job description

"Alpha is the future of education. That's not hyperbole: on average, Alpha students grow 2.6 times faster than peers on nationally normed MAP tests."

Alpha is hiring.

• Location: Dorado, Puerto Rico (on-site) | Compensation: $100,000/year | Full-time: 40 hours/week

If you want a quiet classroom and a script to follow, stop here. This role is for someone who can command a room of 10–15 young kids, keep energy high, and hold a hard line on standards. You will coach behavior, focus, and follow-through in real time, and you will expect mastery, not participation trophies.

Alpha is an AI-powered private school built around a simple idea: kids can master core academics faster with adaptive learning apps, then use the rest of the day to build the life skills that actually change their future. Your job is to make that model work for a K–3 cohort. As a Guide you lead one cohort band — either K-1 (Kindergarten–1st) or 2-3 (2nd–3rd) — and tailor your energy, pacing, and workshops to that band. You will run hands‑on life skills workshops (public speaking, focus, giving and receiving feedback) and drive daily progress inside the learning apps using Coachbot analytics, clear targets, and consistent motivation systems.

This is high‑accountability work. The scoreboard is clear: 2x academic progress each semester, 90%+ student satisfaction, and students who can prove life‑skill mastery through Test2Pass. If you’re ready to coach with energy, precision, and conviction, we want to meet you.

What You Will Be Doing

• Run one‑hour, hands‑on life skills workshops that use storytelling, pacing, and active practice so students can pass Test2Pass
• Use Coachbot analytics to spot blockers early, set daily and weekly targets, and keep every student on pace in adaptive learning apps
• Lead group check‑ins that reinforce goals, celebrate wins, and surface problems before they turn into missed targets
• Apply motivation systems (school currency, leaderboards, incentives) to drive visible behavior change in focus, persistence, and output
• Intervene immediately when students are stuck or off‑task, coaching problem‑solving and self‑correction in the moment

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering academic lectures or tutoring as the primary source of instruction
• Passively supervising kids on devices while hoping progress happens
• Lowering weekly goals to make the numbers look good
• Running workshops where students “participate” but cannot demonstrate mastery afterward

Life Skills Coach Key Responsibilities

This role exists so a K–3 cohort consistently delivers 2x academic progress each semester while maintaining 90%+ student satisfaction and verified life‑skill mastery.

Basic Requirements

The job title "Life Skills Coach" already matches this role closely — the reader is likely someone who identifies as a coach of behavior, focus, and life skills rather than a classroom teacher. They already understand "coaching," "workshops," and "behavior management" framing. What they may not assume by default is the academic‑progress and ed‑tech layer (Coachbot, adaptive learning apps, Test2Pass, cohort bands) since "coach" roles outside Alpha don't typically carry academic KPIs. The source JD is already written in coach‑first language (command a room, coach behavior, hard line on standards), so very little needs to change. I'll keep nearly everything as‑is since it's already aligned to this exact title; only minor emphasis moves where the academic/ed‑tech layer could read as foreign to someone purely thinking "coach."

If you want a quiet classroom and a script to follow, stop here. This role is for someone who can command a room of 10–15 young kids, keep energy high, and hold a hard line on standards. You will coach behavior, focus, and follow‑through in real time, and you will expect mastery, not participation trophies.

• Bachelor's degree in any field
• Fluent English to speak clearly with students and families throughout the school day
• At least intermediate Spanish proficiency to manage behavior, give directions, and communicate with families
• 3+ years of experience working with children ages 4–9 in high‑energy, high‑engagement settings (classroom, camp, coaching, or afterschool programs)
• Experience actively managing and engaging groups of 10–15+ young children (not supervision‑only)
• Exposure to structured goal‑setting or progress targets with children
• Track record of receiving performance feedback and applying it
• Willing to work in person in Dorado, Puerto Rico
• Legal authorization to work in Puerto Rico without sponsorship

Nice‑to‑have Requirements

• Experience running structured workshops that include an assessment or performance check
• Experience using data or learning analytics to drive student progress (e.g., app dashboards, progress reports)
• Direct experience with incentive systems such as points, currency, badges, or leaderboards in a youth setting

About Alpha

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real‑world skills.

Join the team building school around student growth

Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

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. All roles are year‑long positions. The compensation level for this role is $100,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult for more details on this topic.