Life Skills Coach for K-8 Growth

Alpha School; Spotswood (NJ); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Relocation support

Job summary

Alpha School is hiring a Student Learning Coach to work on-site at campuses across the United States. You will coach K-8 students, lead energetic life-skills workshops, and use Coachbot analytics to drive weekly progress.

You will develop essential soft skills—public speaking, focus, leadership—and guide students toward ambitious goals with a hands-on coaching approach. Relocation support is available for select campuses.

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 motivate students and demonstrate outcomes.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-energy, one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students; develop communication, resilience, focus, leadership, and durable skills.
• Coach students individually and in small groups using Coachbot analytics and motivation systems to help achieve weekly goals.
• Assess life-skill mastery through Test2Pass and provide targeted coaching until genuine competence is demonstrated.
• Adapt coaching style across age groups; tailor approaches for kindergartners to eighth graders.
• Analyze weekly student performance data to identify patterns and improve outcomes for the cohort.

Skills

Coaching

Public speaking

Mentoring

K-8 education

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

Alpha School is hiring a Student Learning Coach to work on-site at campuses across the United States. You will coach K-8 students, lead energetic life-skills workshops, and use Coachbot analytics to drive weekly progress.

You will develop essential soft skills—public speaking, focus, leadership—and guide students toward ambitious goals with a hands-on coaching approach. Relocation support is available for select campuses.