Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

• On-site position in Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma City, OK; Keller (Fort Worth), TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT
• $150,000 annual salary, distributed weekly. Full health benefits begin on day one
• Relocating for this role? We provide relocation assistance
  
  

The most supportive action you can take for a student who achieved 99% is to insist it's not 100%.

At Alpha, this isn't up for discussion. It defines every interaction. Students acquire academic knowledge via self-directed applications, not through traditional instructor-led teaching. This model empowers you to focus on what genuinely transforms outcomes: facilitating dynamic workshops on public speaking, concentration, and feedback skills. Drive students toward complete mastery of learning objectives using live analytics. Develop the Guides working with you. Your resources include performance data, a tested framework, and the executive presence that captures the attention of middle schoolers instead of losing it.

A typical morning may begin with a one-on-one Guide coaching conversation, examining Coachbot data and pinpointing where a student group is underperforming. By midday you're facilitating an active workshop with students, executing a structured activity on feedback exchange. Afternoons transition to motivational interventions: engaging individual students, uncovering their intrinsic drivers, and leveraging Alpha's incentive architecture (campus currency, performance leaderboards) to re-engage a reluctant 7th grader. You maintain direct ownership of a cohort, ensuring you remain proficient in the capabilities you're training others to master.

You will be measured on three deliverables: students love attending school, they progress at double the rate of traditional classrooms, and they acquire essential life competencies. You'll begin coaching other Guides immediately. As you demonstrate scalable impact, your authority over campus-wide program standards expands.

Uphold the standard. Transform the student. Apply today.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour structured workshops on essential life competencies (public speaking, concentration, feedback exchange) for students in grades K-8, following Alpha's established playbook
• Conducting motivational interventions leveraging Coachbot analytics and Alpha's incentive architecture (campus currency, performance leaderboards) to achieve 100% student goal attainment
• Developing Guides in program adherence and standards enforcement, ensuring each coaching session yields concrete action steps for improvement
• Overseeing your own student cohort while simultaneously training other Guides
• Monitoring student satisfaction metrics, goal completion percentages, and Guide performance indicators
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering lectures or providing academic tutoring. Students acquire content knowledge through digital applications.
• Creating curriculum or instructional plans. Alpha's playbook serves as your operational framework, allowing you to concentrate on delivery and relationship-building.
• Accepting 99% when the standard is 100%. Maintaining high expectations demonstrates your belief in student capability.
• Training Guides in pedagogical methods. Since Guides don't deliver instruction, your coaching focuses on presence, motivation, and accountability practices.
  
  

Coach Key Responsibilities

Execute Alpha's 3 Promises for every student in your grade level: they love attending school, they progress at twice the speed of conventional classrooms, and they develop real-world life skills.

Basic Requirements

• Currently located in or willing to relocate to Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma City, OK; Keller (Fort Worth), TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance available)
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development (L&D), coaching, or related field
• Demonstrated experience designing and executing educational programs, training initiatives, or curricula
• Proven leadership experience managing teams of 5 or more individuals, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisions
• Direct experience working with children ages 5-14 in educational or developmental contexts
• Demonstrated proficiency using data analysis and performance metrics to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement
• Legal authorization to work in the United States
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or related discipline
• Experience in athletic coaching, camp leadership, or youth performance programs with measurable outcomes and enforced standards
• Background coaching adults in professional development or instructional coaching contexts
• Documented success improving quantifiable outcomes (completion rates, satisfaction metrics, team performance) through leadership intervention
  
  

About Alpha

Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.

They don’t play by the old rules.

Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.

Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.

Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.

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-4844-US-SugarLan-Coach.050