Youth Development Leader & Coach for K-8 Impact

Alpha School; Tulsa (OK); On-site; USD 135,000 - 165,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Day-one health benefits

Relocation support provided

Job summary

Alpha School seeks a Youth Development Manager to build a coaching culture that develops student confidence, resilience, leadership, and life skills. You will lead Guides, run weekly coaching sessions, and leverage data to improve outcomes across a campus.

Join a mission-driven team offering six-figure roles and relocation support. The role centers on coaching exceptional students and coaching adults to deliver results in a modern, AI-enabled education model.

Qualifications

• 5+ years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or related field.
• Directly managed one or more adult employees on an ongoing basis.
• Selected at least one candidate for hire into their team.
• Taken and written at least one corrective action for underperformance.
• Proposed or approved termination of a direct report for performance reasons.
• Experience growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up.
• Ability to use performance metrics and data to diagnose problems and drive improvements.
• Willingness to work in a school that 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 and high standards.
• Lead life skills workshops for K-8 students using proven playbooks.
• Use performance data to identify coaching opportunities and drive improvements weekly.
• Lead motivation sessions to help students own ambitious goals and achieve them.
• Maintain your own student cohort and model coaching excellence and accountability.

Skills

Leadership

Coaching

People management

Data-driven decision making

Education experience

Youth leadership

Performance coaching

High standards

Willingness to challenge status quo

US work authorization

Education

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

Bachelor's degree in related field

Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership

Job description

Alpha School seeks a Youth Development Manager to build a coaching culture that develops student confidence, resilience, leadership, and life skills. You will lead Guides, run weekly coaching sessions, and leverage data to improve outcomes across a campus.

Join a mission-driven team offering six-figure roles and relocation support. The role centers on coaching exceptional students and coaching adults to deliver results in a modern, AI-enabled education model.