What are the responsibilities and job description for the Student Engagement Coach - Part-Time, Alpha - $50,000/year USD position at Crossover?
"You want to see that sparkle in your students' eye when they accomplish something that they, and maybe you, didn't think was accomplishable."
— Katie, Lead Guide, Alpha Denver
Alpha is hiring.
Be the reason kids look forward to 4 p.m.
As a Student Engagement Coach, you already know that the moments that stick with kids aren't always the ones in a lesson plan — they're the ones where someone kept them locked in, moving, and excited to come back. At Alpha Hours, you'll lead students in grades 3–8 through high-energy afternoons that combine AI-powered academics with hands-on life skills. Your job is to keep students focused, motivated, participating, and excited to come back.
About half your time will be spent guiding students through Alpha's adaptive, mastery-based academic program. The technology handles the academic instruction. You own the room: setting the pace, maintaining high standards, spotting when focus drops, and getting students back on track. The other half is about life skills. You'll facilitate workshops in areas such as public speaking, goal-setting, and collaboration, coaching students until they can show what they've learned.
Alpha is building a different model of education, one designed to help students master academics efficiently and spend more time developing the skills they need for life. This is a part-time, in-person role in Manhattan's Financial District, with a set afternoon and Saturday schedule. If you want to keep doing the engagement work you're good at, without lesson plans or grading, we want to hear from you.
What You Will Be Doing
Drive high student engagement and continued participation in Alpha Hours by creating focused, motivating academic sessions and high-energy life-skills experiences.
Basic Requirements
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 part-time (20 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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $50,000 USD/year assuming 20 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-5851-US-Elizabet-StudentEngagem
— Katie, Lead Guide, Alpha Denver
Alpha is hiring.
Be the reason kids look forward to 4 p.m.
As a Student Engagement Coach, you already know that the moments that stick with kids aren't always the ones in a lesson plan — they're the ones where someone kept them locked in, moving, and excited to come back. At Alpha Hours, you'll lead students in grades 3–8 through high-energy afternoons that combine AI-powered academics with hands-on life skills. Your job is to keep students focused, motivated, participating, and excited to come back.
About half your time will be spent guiding students through Alpha's adaptive, mastery-based academic program. The technology handles the academic instruction. You own the room: setting the pace, maintaining high standards, spotting when focus drops, and getting students back on track. The other half is about life skills. You'll facilitate workshops in areas such as public speaking, goal-setting, and collaboration, coaching students until they can show what they've learned.
Alpha is building a different model of education, one designed to help students master academics efficiently and spend more time developing the skills they need for life. This is a part-time, in-person role in Manhattan's Financial District, with a set afternoon and Saturday schedule. If you want to keep doing the engagement work you're good at, without lesson plans or grading, we want to hear from you.
What You Will Be Doing
- Running high-energy academic sessions: Launch sessions, set expectations, and keep 3rd - 8th grade students focused as they work independently through Alpha’s adaptive academic program.
- Leading hands-on life-skills workshops: Facilitate activities in public speaking, goal-setting, collaboration, and other practical skills.
- Motivating students in real time: Notice when energy or focus drops and intervene quickly to get students engaged and moving forward.
- Coaching students toward visible growth: Give clear feedback as students practice new skills and prepare to demonstrate them at the AlphaTest Showcase.
- Owning the room: Maintain strong behavior standards, positive energy, participation, and pace from the start of each session to the finish.
- Writing lesson plans, designing curriculum, or grading papers.
- Standing at the front of the room lecturing students through academic content.
- Spending your time providing 1:1 tutoring or individualized special-education support.
- Passively supervising an afterschool room while students entertain themselves.
- Taking schoolwork home after your scheduled hours.
Drive high student engagement and continued participation in Alpha Hours by creating focused, motivating academic sessions and high-energy life-skills experiences.
Basic Requirements
- Ability to work in person in Manhattan’s Financial District every Monday–Thursday from 3:30 p.m.–6:30 p.m. and Saturday from 8:30 a.m.–1:30 p.m., approximately 20 hours per week.
- Currently enrolled in college or have completed a bachelor’s degree.
- Prior work or volunteer experience directly responsible for school-age children, such as in a school, camp, afterschool program, youth program, coaching, or tutoring setting.
- Ability to independently manage a group of students, maintain clear behavior standards, and keep students focused and motivated.
- Strong verbal communication and facilitation skills, with the ability to give clear instructions and generate active participation.
- Willingness to attend paid training before independently running sessions.
- Authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.
- Experience leading groups of students in grades 3–8.
- Experience facilitating workshops, camps, extracurricular programs, or other highly participatory student activities.
- A track record of keeping students engaged and motivated in group settings.
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 part-time (20 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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $50,000 USD/year assuming 20 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-5851-US-Elizabet-StudentEngagem
Salary : $50,000