What are the responsibilities and job description for the Life Skills Coach, Alpha - $100,000/year USD position at Crossover?
- On-site in Springfield, MA (we provide relocation assistance)
- $100,000 annual salary, paid every week. Health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
Alpha operates differently than conventional schools. Students complete an entire day's worth of academics in roughly two hours using adaptive technology. No classroom lectures. No traditional textbooks. Your role focuses on what software cannot deliver: guiding Pre-K through 8th grade students in life skills such as public speaking, concentration, and constructive feedback. You'll spend half your time facilitating hands-on workshops using structured curriculum guides and narrative techniques. The remaining half involves working with students individually or in small groups, analyzing their performance in adaptive learning platforms via Coachbot analytics, and driving them toward 100% completion of weekly objectives. Students demonstrate mastery through Test2Pass evaluations, not participation metrics.
This is demanding, selective work. Your first year centers on mastering the system: workshop facilitation, motivation coaching, mastery verification, and demonstrating your ability to hold every student accountable to 100% goal completion. Excel in these areas and advancement to Lead Guide becomes available. You must combine genuine care with unwavering standards. Apply today.
What You Will Be Doing
- Facilitating hour-long life skill workshops covering public speaking, concentration, teamwork, and constructive feedback, adjusting your delivery and energy for Pre-K through 8th grade audiences
- Conducting daily individual and small-group coaching sessions where you analyze student performance in adaptive learning platforms (via Coachbot analytics), establish objectives, and drive them toward 100% weekly goal achievement
- Overseeing and scoring Test2Pass evaluations to verify genuine mastery of each life skill, not merely attendance
- Intervening with focused support when students lag academically or in participation — diagnosing underlying issues and creating action plans for recovery
- Cultivating authentic connections with every student so they trust your guidance through moments of resistance, distraction, and uncertainty
- Providing lectures or conventional academic teaching (core content is delivered through adaptive platforms, not by you)
- Creating lesson plans or curriculum materials from the ground up (Alpha supplies life skills frameworks; your role is to execute them with engagement and narrative skill)
- Handling parent communications or administrative tasks (Campus Leads manage those functions; you remain focused on student coaching)
- Evaluating homework or preparing students for standardized testing (these elements don't exist in this model)
- Operating independently without collaboration (you're embedded in a campus team with Lead Guides, Campus Leads, and colleagues who provide feedback and mutual accountability)
Guarantee that every student in your cohort develops a love for learning, achieves mastery in critical life skills, and reaches 100% of their academic targets using adaptive learning technology.
Basic Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
- 3 years working directly with Pre-K–8 students (in teaching, coaching, counseling, or youth program management).
- Demonstrated experience motivating or coaching Pre-K–8 students toward academic, behavioral, athletic, or extracurricular objectives, with at least one concrete example you can articulate (the objective, your actions, and the result).
- Comfort with a coaching-focused model where all core academic instruction is delivered by the learning platform. Your function is motivation and guidance, not subject-matter teaching.
- Regular use of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude).
- Availability to work on-site at Alpha's Springfield, MA campus (relocation assistance available).
- Authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.
- Background in youth sports coaching, camp direction, or after-school programming where you held direct accountability for motivating children toward measurable outcomes.
- History of notable personal accomplishment (academic distinctions, competitive sports, or leadership positions requiring consistent high performance).
- Innate storytelling talent: you can maintain the attention of Pre-K–8 students for an hour without elevating your voice.
- Success re-engaging disengaged or reluctant students and converting them into active learners.
- Experience supporting students who receive special education services.
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, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits (https://support.crossover.com/article/7581-w2-benefits-u-s-paychex-paid-only). All roles are year-long positions. The compensation level for this role is $100,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-5822-US-Lowell-LifeSkillsCoac
Salary : $100,000