On-Site L&D Manager: Coach Guides to Elevate Students

Alpha School; Fort Worth (TX); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation support

Health benefits (day-one)

Job summary

Alpha School is hiring an on-site Learning & Development Manager to build a coaching and training program that turns Guides into exceptional coaches rather than traditional instructors. You will lead life-skills workshops, coach performance using data, and mentor a student cohort to drive measurable growth.

In this role you will model high standards, manage a campus-based team, and help students 5–14 build confidence, resilience, and leadership.

Qualifications

• Willing to work on campus in Dallas, TX; Oklahoma City, OK; Austin, TX; Fort Worth, TX; or Tulsa, OK (relocation support provided).
• Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, or a related field.
• 5+ years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or a related field.
• Has directly managed one or more adult employees on an ongoing basis.
• Has personally selected at least one candidate for hire into their team.
• Has personally taken and put in writing at least one specific corrective action, directed at a direct report, in response to that person’s underperformance.
• Has personally formally proposed, with supporting justification, or approved the termination of at least one direct report for performance reasons.
• Sustained, recurring responsibility for the learning, behavior, motivation, or growth of children ages 5-14 in an educational, developmental, athletic, or youth leadership setting.
• Track record of building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, business, or initiative from the ground up, rather than simply maintaining or inheriting one.
• Proven ability to use performance metrics and data to diagnose problems, prioritize actions, and deliver measurable results.
• Willingness to work in a school that deliberately rejects traditional pedagogy.
• Legally authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Coach and develop Guides to deliver Alpha’s coaching model with consistency, energy, and uncompromising standards.
• Lead engaging life skills workshops covering communication, focus, feedback, leadership, and resilience for K-8 students using proven playbooks.
• Use student and Guide performance data to identify coaching opportunities, remove barriers, and drive measurable improvements every week.
• Lead motivation sessions that help every student take ownership of ambitious goals and consistently achieve them.
• Maintain your own student cohort while modeling the coaching excellence and accountability you expect from every Guide.

Skills

Coaching

Leadership

Education

Data analysis

Performance metrics

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership

Master’s degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership

Job description

Alpha School is hiring an on-site Learning & Development Manager to build a coaching and training program that turns Guides into exceptional coaches rather than traditional instructors. You will lead life-skills workshops, coach performance using data, and mentor a student cohort to drive measurable growth.

In this role you will model high standards, manage a campus-based team, and help students 5–14 build confidence, resilience, and leadership.