Life‑Skills Coach for K‑8 Growth & Impact

Alpha School; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alpha School is hiring a Student Learning Coach. This role isn’t lecturing—it's getting a student to do the hard thing they didn’t think they could do.

You’ll coach students through challenges, celebrating real progress and helping them reach goals they never thought possible with AI-powered learning. You’ll spend about 60% leading life-skills workshops for K-8, 30% coaching individuals or small groups, and 10% reviewing data to refine your approach.

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 to achieve a difficult goal, including your approach and the 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 other 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, not just participation.
• Adapting your coaching style across elementary and middle school students, knowing when a kindergartner needs movement and encouragement and when an eighth grader needs direct accountability.
• Analyzing weekly student performance data to identify patterns, remove obstacles, and continually improve outcomes for your entire cohort.

Education

Bachelor's degree in any discipline

Job description

Alpha School is hiring a Student Learning Coach. This role isn’t lecturing—it's getting a student to do the hard thing they didn’t think they could do.

You’ll coach students through challenges, celebrating real progress and helping them reach goals they never thought possible with AI-powered learning. You’ll spend about 60% leading life-skills workshops for K-8, 30% coaching individuals or small groups, and 10% reviewing data to refine your approach.