Counselor, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

About the role

This is not a teaching position. You motivate. The most impactful thing you can do for a student who reaches 99% of their target is to refuse to accept it as complete. If that expectation troubles you, this role is not a fit. If it energizes you because maintaining high standards is how you demonstrate belief in a student's potential, continue reading.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating one-hour life-skills sessions for K-8 groups on public speaking, concentration, feedback, and other foundational competencies, customizing the framework and creating new sessions when you identify a need
• Conducting daily individual and small-group motivation meetings that drive every student to 100% completion of their weekly app targets, leveraging Coachbot data, Alpha's incentive structures (campus currency, leaderboards), and your connection with each student to overcome resistance
• Delivering the Test2Pass (Alpha's mastery-based evaluation) for each life skill, and working with students who fall short until they achieve mastery
• Adjusting your approach across a broad age spectrum, from kindergarteners requiring high energy and physical activity to 8th graders needing candid conversation and personal accountability
• Serving as the adult who maintains expectations and the adult students trust; warmth creates the credibility to challenge, and challenging demonstrates your confidence in their capability

Requirements

• Able to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Brownsville, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX (Central, South, or The Woodlands); Park City, UT — relocation assistance available
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• Minimum 3 years of direct experience working with K-8 students (classroom instruction, coaching, tutoring, camp leadership, or youth program facilitation)
• A concrete example you can articulate of motivating a K-8 student toward a challenging objective: the objective itself, your approach, and the result
• Comfort with AI managing instructional content while you concentrate on motivation and life-skills development
• Regular use of generative AI platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)

Qualifications

• Authorization to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship (or in Canada for the Toronto campus)

Skills

• Narrative and presentation skills sufficient to engage a room of 12-year-olds for an hour without needing to raise your voice

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!

Benefits

On-site role at an Alpha K-8 school in Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Brownsville, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston (Central, South, or The Woodlands), TX; Park City, UT (Salt Lake City area) — relocation assistance available

Pay

$100,000 annual W2 salary with weekly pay

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position