Counselor, Alpha - $150,000/year USD
About the role
At Alpha, kids learn academics in two hours a day through self-guided AI-powered apps. No teachers. No lectures. No classroom management of subject content. That frees you to do the work that actually changes their trajectory: leading high-energy workshops on public speaking, focus, and feedback; motivating students to hit every learning goal using real-time analytics; and coaching the Guides who work alongside you.
Responsibilities
Leading one-hour live workshops on life skills (public speaking, focus, giving and receiving feedback) for K-8 (elementary and middle school) cohorts, following Alpha's playbook rather than improvising
Running motivation sessions using student analytics and Alpha's incentive system (school currency, leaderboards) to drive 100% student goal completion
Coaching Guides on program fidelity and standards enforcement, with every session producing tangible improvement actions
Maintaining your own student cohort while developing other Guides
Tracking student satisfaction scores, goal completion rates, and Guide performance metrics weekly to spot underperformance before it compounds
Requirements
Willing to work on-campus in Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Austin, TX; Keller (Fort Worth), TX; The Woodlands (Houston), TX (relocation support provided)
Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field
5+ years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or a comparable field
Track record of leading a team of 5 or more adults, including hiring and making performance-based termination decisions
Direct experience working with kids aged 5-14 in an educational or developmental setting
Built, launched, or significantly grew a program, team, business, school, or initiative from the ground up
Proven use of data and metrics to set weekly goals and drive decisions, not just report results
Likely to be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada
Nice-to-have Requirements
Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or a related field
Coached athletics, led wilderness or experiential programs, directed camps, or ran youth ministry at a scale that required running cohorts and measuring outcomes
Left classroom teaching to build or run programs from a different seat: EdTech, tutoring businesses, youth nonprofits, or school intervention teams
Early-career track record of high personal performance — academic, athletic, or professional — before moving into leadership
Belief that the current education system is broken and personal investment in rebuilding it
Qualifications
Willing to work on-campus in Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Austin, TX; Keller (Fort Worth), TX; The Woodlands (Houston), TX (relocation support provided)
Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field
5+ years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or a comparable field
Track record of leading a team of 5 or more adults, including hiring and making performance-based termination decisions
Direct experience working with kids aged 5-14 in an educational or developmental setting
Built, launched, or significantly grew a program, team, business, school, or initiative from the ground up
Proven use of data and metrics to set weekly goals and drive decisions, not just report results
Likely to be legally authorized to work in the United States or Canada
Skills
Leading one-hour live workshops on life skills (public speaking, focus, giving and receiving feedback) for K-8 (elementary and middle school) cohorts, following Alpha's playbook rather than improvising
Running motivation sessions using student analytics and Alpha's incentive system (school currency, leaderboards) to drive 100% student goal completion
Coaching Guides on program fidelity and standards enforcement, with every session producing tangible improvement actions
Maintaining your own student cohort while developing other Guides
Tracking student satisfaction scores, goal completion rates, and Guide performance metrics weekly to spot underperformance before it compounds
Benefits
Day-one health benefits. Relocation support available.
Pay
$150,000/year W2 salary, paid weekly.
Schedule
Full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position.