Youth Development Coach & Campus Leader

Alpha School; Oklahoma; On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one health benefits

Relocation support

W2 benefits

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. This Youth Development Manager role centers on developing Guides who coach students beyond academics, leading life-skills workshops, and using performance data to drive weekly improvements.

You will run your own cohort, set high standards, and mentor Guides to help 5-14 year-olds achieve confidence, discipline, and resilience that extend beyond the classroom.

Qualifications

• 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 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.
• 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

Data-driven decisions

Performance metrics

Team leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, or a related field

Master's degree in Education or related field

Job description

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. This Youth Development Manager role centers on developing Guides who coach students beyond academics, leading life-skills workshops, and using performance data to drive weekly improvements.

You will run your own cohort, set high standards, and mentor Guides to help 5-14 year-olds achieve confidence, discipline, and resilience that extend beyond the classroom.