Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

About the role

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. This role involves coaching and mentoring K-3 students, leading workshops, and developing playbooks.

Responsibilities

• Coaching Guides and students through performance data, classroom observation, and direct feedback, then maintaining accountability to measurable objectives for both
• Leading one-hour live workshops for K-3 students on life skills including public speaking, focus, collaboration, resilience, accountability, and feedback exchange
• Conducting individual and small-group motivation sessions that link each child's goals and interests to tangible academic progress
• Developing and refining playbooks that convert your best practices into repeatable systems other Guides can implement reliably
• Training Guides on those playbooks and demonstrating excellence in facilitation so standards remain consistent as the team expands

Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation assistance is provided
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field
• At least 5 years working with elementary-aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9)
• Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and to remove people based on performance outcomes
• Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up, not inheriting an existing one
• Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods
• Legally authorized to work in the United States

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in a related field
• Proven record using metrics, dashboards, or analytics to diagnose problems and drive measurable improvement
• Experience coaching or managing other adults toward measurable outcomes, not just executing the work yourself
• Background in youth development, camp leadership, competitive coaching, tutoring, or enrichment where motivation was essential
• Confidence and skill facilitating or public speaking in front of rooms full of young children

Qualifications

Willingness to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Austin, TX or Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; relocation assistance is provided. Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field. At least 5 years working with elementary-aged children (roughly ages 5 to 9). Experience leading a team of 5 or more people, including authority to hire and to remove people based on performance outcomes. Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, team, school, or initiative from the ground up, not inheriting an existing one. Comfortable working in a school that rejects traditional teaching methods. Legally authorized to work in the United States.