Life Skills & Student Growth Coach (K-8)

Alpha School; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Weekly pay

Job summary

Alpha is hiring a Student Learning Coach to empower K-8 students through coaching, life-skills workshops, and AI-powered learning tools. This full-time, on-site role focuses on developing discipline, resilience, communication, and ownership in students while leveraging adaptive AI to support academics.

You'll lead energetic workshops, coach individuals and small groups, analyze progress with Coachbot analytics, and help students achieve ambitious weekly goals in a fast-moving, student-centered

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

Responsibilities

• Lead high-energy, one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students, developing communication, resilience, focus, leadership, and other durable skills.
• 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.

Education

Bachelor's degree in any discipline

Job description

Alpha is hiring a Student Learning Coach to empower K-8 students through coaching, life-skills workshops, and AI-powered learning tools. This full-time, on-site role focuses on developing discipline, resilience, communication, and ownership in students while leveraging adaptive AI to support academics.

You'll lead energetic workshops, coach individuals and small groups, analyze progress with Coachbot analytics, and help students achieve ambitious weekly goals in a fast-moving, student-centered