Academic Coach, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• 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

Basic 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
• Nice-to-have: 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

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.

Culture

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.

Crossover Job Code

LJ-5801-US-LakeTrav-AcademicCoach