Learning Coach, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

About the role

We are hiring a Learning Coach at Alpha Austin. This role is based in-person at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY or Miami, FL, with relocation support provided. The position offers a salary of $200,000/year and is full-time.

What You Will Be Doing

• Coach Guides and students using performance data, classroom observations, and direct feedback to achieve measurable improvements.
• Facilitate engaging workshops for K-3 students focused on communication, resilience, collaboration, accountability, focus, and other life skills.
• Lead one-on-one and small-group coaching sessions that connect student motivation to academic growth and independence.
• Build and refine repeatable coaching playbooks that raise performance across the Guide team.
• Train and mentor Guides while modeling exceptional coaching and facilitation every day.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Delivering traditional classroom instruction or lecturing through academic content; adaptive technology handles core academics.
• Managing discipline through punishment or lowering expectations when students struggle.
• Working from an office instead of working directly with students and Guides every day.
• Owning campus operations, budgets, or parent communications; your focus is developing people and improving outcomes.
• Following conventional elementary school practices simply because "that's how schools have always done it."

Learning Coach Key Responsibilities

You will own outcomes for a cohort of K-3 students, using data, observation, and coaching to ensure every child loves school, learns twice as fast, and develops exceptional life skills. You will build high-performing Guides, highly motivated students, and a coaching culture that consistently produces exceptional academic and life outcomes.

Basic Requirements

• Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY or Miami, FL; relocation support is provided.
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, Organizational Leadership, Child Development, or a related field.
• At least 5 years of experience working with elementary-aged children (approximately ages 5-9).
• Experience leading teams of five or more people, including performance management and hiring decisions.
• Experience building, launching, or significantly growing a program, school, team, or initiative rather than maintaining an existing one.
• Demonstrated success using data and measurable outcomes to improve team or student performance.
• Excited by challenging conventional education models and embracing a coaching-first approach.
• Likely to be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in a related field.
• Experience using dashboards, analytics, or performance metrics to drive continuous improvement.
• Track record of coaching adults toward measurable performance outcomes.
• Background in youth development, competitive coaching, enrichment programs, camps, or other high-accountability environments.
• Strong public speaking and facilitation skills with young children.

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.