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Youth Education Manager, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

Crossover
Santa Barbara, CA Full Time
POSTED ON 8/16/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 10/10/2026
Exceptional leaders understand that success is not defined by personal accomplishments—it is defined by the achievements of those they lead.

If you have a track record of developing high-performing teams, elevating individual performance beyond expectations, and operating in cultures where excellence is non-negotiable, this role provides an opportunity to channel those capabilities toward shaping future generations.

At Alpha, students do not sit through traditional lectures. They advance academically through adaptive technology while Guides concentrate on coaching, accountability, motivation, and life skills development. As a Lead Guide, your mission is to build and strengthen the team that powers this model—coaching Guides, cultivating leaders, and fostering an environment where students routinely surpass expectations.

This is neither an instructional coaching position nor a traditional teaching role. You will not review lesson plans or observe lectures, because those elements do not exist in our model. Instead, your focus will be on establishing a culture of excellence through Guide coaching, facilitating dynamic life skills workshops, and inspiring students to pursue and achieve ambitious objectives. Your effectiveness will be evaluated by the caliber of student experiences, the performance of your team, and your capacity to uphold rigorous standards while motivating others to meet them.

Alpha is constructing the world's premier K-12 educational experience. This demands leaders who have already demonstrated an ability to elevate others' performance, make decisions grounded in objective data, and champion innovative approaches over legacy practices. If that reflects your experience, we encourage you to connect with us.

This position is currently available at select Alpha campuses: Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Miami, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Boston, MA; Raleigh, NC; New York City, NY; Orange County, CA; and Santa Barbara, CA.

If you are based in one of these markets—or open to relocation—we welcome your application. Outstanding candidates from other locations are also invited to apply. As Alpha's footprint expands, we routinely align exceptional leaders with opportunities across our growing campus network.

What You Will Be Doing

  • Coaching Guides to reliably deliver outstanding student experiences while upholding Alpha's rigorous standards.
  • Facilitating dynamic life skills workshops that build communication, leadership, focus, and other practical competencies for K-12 students.
  • Inspiring students to pursue ambitious learning objectives and maximize progress within their self-directed academic programs.
  • Leveraging data, direct observation, and coaching dialogues to enhance Guide performance and student results.
  • Supporting the launch and establishment of new Alpha campuses by fostering a culture rooted in excellence, accountability, and continuous growth.

What You Won’t Be Doing

  • Delivering traditional academic instruction or subject-specific lectures.
  • Drafting lesson plans or designing curricular content.
  • Compromising standards to create a false sense of success rather than guiding students toward genuine mastery.
  • Leading a team from a distance without actively coaching students and Guides on the ground.
  • Defending outdated methods simply because "that's the way it's always been done."

Youth Education Manager Key Responsibilities

Guarantee that every student consistently receives Alpha's three core promises by developing high-performing Guides, facilitating compelling life skills experiences, and upholding rigorous standards for student achievement.

Basic Requirements

  • Willingness to work on-site at an Alpha campus (relocation support available): Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Miami, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Boston, MA; Raleigh, NC; New York City, NY; Orange County, CA; Santa Barbara, CA
  • Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field; Master's degree preferred.
  • At least 5 years of experience in education, coaching, learning and development, or a related leadership role.
  • Experience leading and developing teams of five or more people, including hiring and making performance-based termination decisions.
  • Demonstrated success using data to drive performance improvements.
  • Experience working with children ages 5-14 in an educational, coaching, or developmental setting.
  • Experience building or launching a new team, program, business, school, or initiative, with willingness to help open a new campus from zero.
  • Willingness to work in a school model that rejects traditional lecture-based pedagogy.
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States.

Nice-to-have Requirements

  • Experience coaching youth through athletics, debate, camps, or extracurricular programs.
  • Exceptional public speaking and storytelling skills.
  • A track record of achieving high levels of academic, professional, or athletic performance.
  • Experience motivating teams through ambitious goals while maintaining high accountability.
  • A passion for challenging conventional education and helping shape a new model for K-12 learning.

About Alpha

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 $200,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5628-US-SantaBar-YouthEducation

Salary : $200,000

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