What are the responsibilities and job description for the Principal Learning Consultant, Alpha - $200,000/year USD position at Crossover?
- On-site in Piedmont, CA | Chicago, IL | Bethesda, MD
- Weekly pay at $200,000/year. Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage begins day one
- Relocation assistance provided
Students at Alpha don't passively absorb lectures. They race through adaptive applications, mastering material at double the speed of conventional classrooms while simultaneously developing practical life skills. Your mission is to ensure three commitments are fulfilled for every student in your cohort: a genuine love for school, accelerated learning at 2x the traditional rate, and acquisition of skills no standard curriculum offers. You'll also mentor the Guides who uphold these commitments throughout your campus.
Data is how you begin each morning. Analytics reveal which students are progressing and which require additional support. By mid-morning you're facilitating a live session, guiding K-8 students through public speaking or concentration drills using Alpha's structured framework. Post-lunch, you're observing a Guide in action, then providing them with three concrete steps to refine their execution. On certain days you're the motivational catalyst in an energy huddle, converting leaderboard rankings into momentum. You maintain direct involvement with your own student cohort while simultaneously cultivating Guides capable of meeting your benchmark—and as they rise to that level, your influence scales from one cohort to an entire campus.
You'll witness reserved children present with poise to adult audiences. You'll observe a student who once "despised school" request to remain after hours. And you'll understand that the standard you maintained is precisely what enabled their transformation—because upholding expectations demonstrates your confidence in their ability to exceed them.
If you've broken records, converted struggling performers into high achievers, and you're prepared to do it for children: submit your application now.
What You Will Be Doing
- Facilitating one-hour live sessions with K-8 students focused on life competencies such as public speaking, concentration, and feedback exchange, adhering to Alpha's established framework
- Developing Guides through direct observation, precise feedback, and active mentorship so they execute sessions with equivalent energy and accuracy
- Conducting daily motivational sessions designed to propel 100% of students toward their weekly learning targets using developmentally appropriate incentives including school currency and competitive leaderboards
- Analyzing Coachbot data and student records to pinpoint who requires support, then providing that support directly
- Personally mentoring a small cohort of students, demonstrating the coaching and motivational techniques you require from every Guide
- Creating lesson plans or developing curriculum. Students engage with adaptive applications; your responsibility is to elevate the people surrounding them.
- Delivering lectures before a classroom. You're 80% performer, 20% content expert; if standing at a whiteboard appeals to you, this role isn't the fit.
- Accepting "close enough" from a student. 100% mastery is non-negotiable, and compromising that standard isn't compassion.
- Working from an office processing administrative documents. The majority of your day involves direct interaction with students and Guides.
Execute Alpha's 3 Promises: every student loves school, learns at 2x speed, and develops life skills—across your cohort and those managed by your Guides.
Basic Requirements
- Currently located in or willing to relocate to Piedmont, CA; Chicago, IL; or Bethesda, MD (relocation assistance available)
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or related area
- Demonstrated experience creating and executing educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives
- Proven history of managing a team of 5 or more individuals, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisions
- Demonstrated ability to coach, mentor, or provide constructive feedback that enhances engagement and performance
- Prior experience working with youth ages 5-14 in educational or developmental contexts
- Skilled in leveraging data and metrics to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
- Master's degree in Education, Psychology, or Business
- History as an athletic coach, camp director, or youth program leader where you directly motivated children to achieve quantifiable goals
- Experience coaching adults in positions where their output was measured and evaluated
- Confidence performing before large groups of children. The type of presence that commands attention from a room of 8-year-olds.
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 $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 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-5628-US-Raleigh-PrincipalLearn1.016
Salary : $200,000