Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

Tell Us About the Role

Alpha is seeking a Coach to facilitate structured workshops and conduct motivation sessions for K-8 students. The role involves no teaching or creating curriculum, but instead focuses on executing Alpha's established playbook and fostering student growth.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate one-hour structured workshops on essential skills (communication, concentration, feedback exchange) for K-8 cohorts, adhering to Alpha's playbook.
• Conduct motivation sessions using student data and Alpha's incentive architecture to achieve 100% goal attainment across your cohort.
• Develop Guides in program adherence and standards maintenance, ensuring each coaching interaction yields concrete next steps.
• Manage your own student cohort while simultaneously advancing other Guides' capabilities.
• Maintain direct responsibility for your own cohort, ensuring continuous refinement of competencies taught.
• Monitor student satisfaction metrics, goal completion percentages, and Guide effectiveness indicators weekly to identify performance gaps before they escalate.

Requirements

• Available to work on-site in Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Austin, TX; Keller (Fort Worth), TX; The Woodlands (Houston), TX (relocation assistance available).
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline.
• 5+ years professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or comparable domain.
• Demonstrated history of managing a team of 5 or more adults, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisions.
• Hands-on experience working with children aged 5-14 in educational or developmental contexts.
• Experience building, launching, or substantially scaling a program, team, business, school, or initiative from inception.
• Established practice of using data and metrics to establish weekly objectives and inform decisions, beyond simply reporting outcomes.

Basic Requirements

• Legal authorization to work in the United States or Canada.
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline.
• 5+ years professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or comparable domain.
• Demonstrated history of managing a team of 5 or more adults, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisions.
• Hands-on experience working with children aged 5-14 in educational or developmental contexts.
• Experience building, launching, or substantially scaling a program, team, business, school, or initiative from inception.
• Established practice of using data and metrics to establish weekly objectives and inform decisions, beyond simply reporting outcomes.

Nice-to-Have Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or related field.
• Experience coaching athletics, leading outdoor or experiential programs, overseeing camps, or managing youth ministry at a scale requiring cohort management and outcome measurement.
• Transitioned from classroom instruction to program development or operations roles: EdTech, tutoring enterprises, youth-focused nonprofits, or school intervention teams.
• Achieved exceptional individual performance in academic, athletic, or professional pursuits prior to leadership roles.
• Conviction that traditional education systems are fundamentally flawed and personal commitment to systemic reform.

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. 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.