Learning Guide, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

• On-campus position at an Alpha School location: Lake Forest (Orange County), CA
• Piedmont, CA
• Santa Barbara, CA
• Santa Monica, CA
• Fort Lauderdale, FL
• Palm Beach Gardens, FL
• Chicago, IL
• Boston, MA
• Raleigh, NC
• Charlotte, NC
• Portland, OR
• Seattle, WA
• Annual compensation of $120,000 USD, distributed weekly. Health, dental, and vision coverage begins day one
• Relocation assistance available. Teaching certification not required.
  
  

The most meaningful support you can offer a student who achieved 95% is insisting they push further. If that philosophy unsettles you, this role isn't for you. If it resonates, you're already aligned with our approach.

At Alpha, students bypass traditional lectures. They progress through academic content using AI-driven adaptive software at individualized speeds, frequently mastering an entire grade level within weeks. Your role encompasses everything beyond the software's capabilities: guiding students through setbacks, teaching them to provide constructive feedback, maintaining standards they didn't realize they could reach, and fostering genuine enthusiasm for learning. You'll facilitate hands-on life skills workshops covering public speaking, concentration, and time management, then conduct motivation sessions designed to inspire authentic engagement rather than mere compliance.

This environment differs fundamentally from conventional classrooms. You'll support a small K-12 student cohort who recognize you personally. You'll monitor their development through Coachbot analytics, identify when learners encounter obstacles, and guide them toward self-directed problem-solving. When every student in your cohort achieves their weekly objectives and 90% deliver positive feedback on surveys, you'll have evidence the approach succeeds because of your execution.

Guides who demonstrate mastery with their cohorts advance to Lead Guide positions—mentoring fellow Guides and influencing campus-wide delivery of Alpha's mission. Alpha continues expanding to new campuses, and those who establish excellence standards now become the architects of future scale. If education hasn't been on your radar but you believe you could alter a child's path, this opportunity transforms that conviction into your profession. Submit your application today.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour life skills workshops for K-12 students addressing topics such as public speaking, concentration, and feedback delivery: interactive, project-driven sessions where you engage dynamically rather than lecture
• Supporting a small student cohort daily, leveraging Coachbot analytics and learner profiles to establish personalized objectives, monitor application progress, and drive continuous advancement for each student
• Developing and administering mastery-based assessments (Test2Pass) that confirm genuine skill acquisition rather than passive attendance
• Building individual relationships with students: discovering their passions, identifying what drives each learner, and tailoring your coaching methods appropriately
• Maintaining performance standards: ensuring 100% of students reach weekly targets, achieving 90% satisfaction ratings on student surveys
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering academic instruction. Students acquire math, reading, and science knowledge through adaptive applications. You won't be positioned at a whiteboard demonstrating long division.
• Creating lesson plans independently. Alpha supplies life skills curriculum and implementation guides. Your responsibility is execution and delivery, not original development.
• Evaluating assignments, conducting parent meetings, or overseeing standardized testing. Report card completion and state test preparation aren't part of this position.
• Supervising students passively while they use computers. When learners face challenges, you coach them toward self-sufficiency. Passive observation contradicts this role's purpose.
• Compromising standards when students resist. The motivational framework depends on maintaining high expectations, not accommodating discomfort through exceptions.
  
  

Learning Guide Key Responsibilities

Guide a cohort of K-12 students who are enthusiastic about school, accelerate their learning through adaptive software, and develop life skills via dynamic workshops.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• Minimum 3 years of direct experience working with K-8 students (through professional employment or organized volunteer positions including coaching, camp counseling, or youth programming)
• Available to work on-site at an Alpha School campus in one of these locations: Lake Forest (Orange County), CA; Piedmont, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Raleigh, NC; Charlotte, NC; Portland, OR; Seattle, WA
• Authorized to work legally in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background as an athletic coach, theater director, debate coach, or camp program coordinator where you inspired students toward excellence, not merely participation
• Demonstrated history of exceptional personal achievement (academic, athletic, or professional) that establishes credibility with students and parents
• Confidence presenting to groups: the presence to command attention from a room of twelve-year-olds without volume escalation
• Experience with adaptive learning platforms or educational technology tools (e.g., Khan Academy, IXL, DreamBox)
  
  

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 $60 USD/hour, which equates to $120,000 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-5607-US-SantaBar-LearningGuide.023