Youth Development Specialist, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

• On-site position in Brownsville, TX (relocation support provided)
• $100,000 annual salary, distributed weekly, with full health benefits
  
  

Most educators burn out battling bureaucracy. They draft lesson plans that go unread. They endure meetings that never lead to change. You realized long ago that's not what teaching is about. Teaching is about the student right in front of you.

At Alpha, academic instruction is delivered through software. Personalized learning apps guide each student through content at an individual pace. There are no lectures, no homework assignments, no papers to grade. This structure allows you to focus entirely on the work that transforms lives: facilitating life skills workshops where teens develop public speaking ability, concentration, and feedback literacy, then coaching them individually to maintain momentum and achieve their learning targets. Half your time is spent leading group sessions. The other half is spent in one-on-one coaching, reviewing Coachbot analytics to pinpoint exactly where a student is struggling and why.

After every workshop, students complete a mastery-based assessment. You're expected to earn a 90% approval rating. Every student should be progressing consistently in their learning apps. These aren't stretch goals—they're standards. Setting high expectations demonstrates your confidence in their potential. In this role, you'll develop expertise in creating workshops that teenagers genuinely want to attend, gain fluency with advanced educational technology, and form meaningful relationships with students and families. Our Brownsville location is adjacent to SpaceX. The cutting edge of education meets the cutting edge of aerospace, and you'll be the one fulfilling Alpha's central mission: students who are excited about school, learn at twice the typical rate, and acquire skills with real-world value. If you've been searching for a school model that aligns with your vision of what education should be, you've found it.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour life skills workshops for high school students covering areas such as public speaking, concentration, and feedback skills, with mastery validated through structured Test2Pass evaluations
• Conducting daily coaching sessions informed by Coachbot data to engage individual students, diagnose learning obstacles within their apps, and help them move past barriers
• Co-creating personalized motivation plans with students, incorporating rewards and incentive structures that encourage autonomous advancement in their academic applications
• Preparing by reviewing curriculum materials and session outlines, then adjusting your approach in real time based on group dynamics and student engagement
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering content instruction in traditional subjects. Math, literacy, and all academic material are taught through software.
• Overseeing school operations or supervising staff. No budget oversight, no recruitment, no administrative committees—you concentrate exclusively on your student cohort.
• Relying on punitive discipline methods. No detention, no suspension, no appeals to authority. You cultivate respect and energy through reasoning and positive reinforcement.
  
  

Youth Development Specialist Key Responsibilities

Develop a cohort of high school students who are enthusiastic about attending school, achieve learning outcomes at twice the standard pace through adaptive technology, and demonstrate competency in practical life skills.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any field
• 3 years of direct experience working with high school students (ages 13-18)
• Able to work on-site in Brownsville, TX (relocation assistance available)
• Authorization to work legally in the United States
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Experience as a sports coach, camp counselor, or youth program facilitator who has inspired teenagers in non-classroom settings
• Demonstrated success leading groups toward quantifiable outcomes (completion metrics, performance standards, behavioral shifts)
• Familiarity with adaptive learning software or educational technology platforms
• Ability to tell stories that captivate teenage audiences, delivered with cultural sensitivity and authentic connection
  
  

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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 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-5771-US-Austin-YouthDevelopme