Life Skills Growth Coach for K-8 Students

Crossover; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha hires a Student Learning Coach to lead life-skills workshops and coach K-8 students using adaptive AI tools. This full-time W2 role is on-site at multiple campuses, including Chicago, IL, with relocation support.

You will run one-hour workshops, mentor students individually and in groups, track progress with Coachbot and Test2Pass, and adapt your coaching across elementary and middle school levels. A Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant experience are required.

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.
• Excited to let AI deliver academics while you focus on coaching, motivation, and life skills development.
• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Leading high-energy, one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students, developing communication, resilience, focus, leadership, and other durable skills while continuously improving the workshop experience.
• Coaching students individually and in small groups using Coachbot analytics, personalized accountability, and Alpha's motivation systems to help every student achieve ambitious weekly goals.
• Assessing life skill mastery through Test2Pass and providing 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.

Skills

Coaching

Mentoring

Public Speaking

Youth Engagement

Education

Bachelor's degree

Tools

Coachbot analytics

Job description

Alpha hires a Student Learning Coach to lead life-skills workshops and coach K-8 students using adaptive AI tools. This full-time W2 role is on-site at multiple campuses, including Chicago, IL, with relocation support.

You will run one-hour workshops, mentor students individually and in groups, track progress with Coachbot and Test2Pass, and adapt your coaching across elementary and middle school levels. A Bachelor's degree and 3 years of relevant experience are required.