Academic Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

• You have accomplished difficult things. You have operated within true standards. You understand the distinction between effort and results. If you seek to apply that capability where it alters a young person's path, this position is designed for you.
• Alpha School leverages AI-driven 1:1 instruction so students can complete core academics in roughly two hours each day. That leaves the remainder of the day for life skills, passion-centered projects, and genuine development. At our most demanding campuses, students require more than oversight. They require a credible mentor who can assess the environment, establish the standard, and guide them through resistance, distraction, and uncertainty.
• This is not a conventional teaching position. You will not deliver lectures, assign grades, or develop curriculum. You will coach. You will facilitate demanding life-skills workshops. You will apply data to identify what is blocking a student, then press forward with care and precision until they execute.
• If you possess an elite credential and a history of elevating others' performance, we want to speak with you. Apply to help create a campus environment where students arrive focused, develop real skills, and surpass ambitious targets.
  
  

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitate 1:1 and small-group coaching that converts student objectives into consistent action and quantifiable progress
• Leverage analytics and student objectives to identify obstacles and establish ambitious, personalized motivation strategies
• Execute demanding life-skills workshops through credible narrative, reflection, and practical application, then evaluate mastery
• Direct daily opening sessions that establish culture, affirm high expectations, and prepare students before work begins
• Build credible mentor relationships with students and families through high standards, consistency, and sound judgment
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Conduct classes, deliver lectures, or provide tutoring as a traditional instructor
• Develop curriculum, generate lesson plans, or evaluate student work
• Supervise adults, oversee campus operations, or assume administrative leadership responsibilities
• Reduce standards to secure short-term compliance or quick victories
  
  

Academic Coach Key Responsibilities

This role ensures that students at Alpha's most demanding campuses remain highly motivated and accomplish sustained growth and life-skill mastery through elite, high-standards coaching.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any field
• At least one distinct elite marker (athletics, academics, career achievement, or elite coaching)
• Experience in people-facing mentoring, coaching, or leadership that measurably elevated others' performance
• Comfort working in high-accountability environments with defined standards and follow-through
• Ability to facilitate engaging, high-rigor group sessions and coach individuals with strong judgment
• Willingness to work full-time (40 hours/week) in person at Alpha's Austin campus
• Legal right to work in the U.S.
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Multiple elite markers with documented evidence of raising standards and outcomes
• Experience applying data and analytics to inform coaching plans and accountability
• Background in selective firms, competitive startups, or elite athletics programs with rigorous performance expectations
  
  

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills.

Roles with real student impact: Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

Education work that pays like it matters: Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience.

A culture built for builders: Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!

Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5831-US-Waco-AcademicCoach