Academic Coach, Alpha - $100,000/year USD
About the role
Austin, TX: on-site position with relocation assistance available
$100,000 annually W2, weekly pay
Full-time: daily direct work with K-8 students
Responsibilities
- Facilitating one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 student groups, developing public speaking, teamwork, focus, and feedback skills through guided activities and narrative techniques
- Conducting 1:1 and small-group motivation sessions where you establish objectives with students, monitor their academic app performance, and provide intervention when progress stalls
- Adjusting your coaching approach across a broad age spectrum: methods effective for kindergartners differ substantially from those that challenge 13-year-olds
- Conducting Test2Pass assessments to verify genuine mastery of the life skills you have delivered
- Leveraging student profiles, progress metrics, and coachbot analytics to maintain precise awareness of each student's status before every interaction
Requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any field
- 3+ years of direct experience working with K-8 students
- Demonstrated history of motivating or coaching K-8 students to achieve goals exceeding baseline standards, with at least one concrete example you can describe in detail
- Availability to work on-site in Austin, TX (relocation support available)
- Comfortable operating in a non-traditional educational setting centered on motivation and student engagement rather than traditional instruction
- Legal authorization to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice-to-have Requirements
- Experience in youth sports coaching, competitive academic programs, or structured enrichment camp environments
- Familiarity with behavioral motivation methodologies such as goal-setting frameworks, incentive design, or accountability mechanisms
- Proven ability to connect with disengaged or resistant young learners and facilitate meaningful turnarounds
- Experience leading group sessions for children across varied age ranges
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.