Learning Guide, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour life skill workshops covering public speaking, focus, collaboration, and feedback exchange, calibrating your delivery and energy for Pre-K–8 developmental stages
• Conducting daily individual and small-group motivation sessions to review student progress in adaptive learning platforms (via Coachbot analytics), establish goals, and ensure 100% weekly target completion
• Overseeing and evaluating Test2Pass assessments to verify genuine life skill mastery rather than mere attendance
• Implementing targeted interventions when students experience academic or engagement setbacks — diagnosing underlying issues and creating recovery strategies
• Cultivating authentic relationships with each student to establish the trust necessary for coaching through resistance, distraction, and uncertainty

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Teaching traditional academic content or delivering lectures (core curriculum is managed through adaptive applications, not instructor-led sessions)
• Creating original lesson plans or curriculum materials (Alpha supplies life skills playbooks; your responsibility is dynamic execution through storytelling and engagement)
• Handling parent communications or administrative functions (Campus Leads manage these areas; your focus remains exclusively on students)
• Handling academic assignments or preparing students for standardized tests (these elements do not exist in this model)
• Operating independently (you function within a campus team including Lead Guides, Campus Leads, and colleagues who provide feedback and mutual accountability)

About the Role

Guarantee that every student in your cohort develops a love for school, achieves mastery in essential life skills, and completes 100% of academic objectives through adaptive learning technology.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• 3+ years of direct experience with Pre-K–8 students (teaching, coaching, counseling, or youth program management)
• Demonstrated experience motivating or coaching Pre-K–8 students toward academic, behavioral, athletic, or extracurricular objectives, with at least one concrete example you can articulate (including the objective, your actions, and measurable results)
• Comfort with a coaching-exclusive model where academic content delivery is entirely platform-managed. Your function is motivation and guidance, not subject instruction
• Daily utilization of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)
• Availability to work on-site at Alpha's Springfield, MA campus (relocation assistance provided)
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in youth sports coaching, camp leadership, or after-school programs where you held direct accountability for motivating children toward specific objectives
• History of significant personal accomplishment (academic distinction, competitive athletics, or leadership positions requiring sustained high performance)
• Instinctive storytelling capability: you can command the attention of Pre-K–8 students for an hour without volume escalation
• Success re-engaging disengaged or resistant students and converting them into active learners
• Experience supporting students who receive special education services

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.

Working with Us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.