Learning Guide, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

About the role

$120,000 annual W2 salary paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision benefits starting day one
On-site position at an Alpha K-8 campus located in Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Miami, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Raleigh, NC; Portland, OR; or Seattle, WA (with relocation support available)
You are not here to teach. Your role is to motivate.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating one-hour life-skills workshops for K-8 cohorts covering public speaking, focus, feedback exchange, and other essential skills, customizing the existing playbook and creating new sessions when you identify a need
• Conducting daily individual and small-group motivation sessions to drive every student toward their weekly app goals, leveraging Coachbot analytics, Alpha's incentive structures (school currency, leaderboards), and your rapport with each student to overcome resistance
• Administering Test2Pass (Alpha's mastery-based assessment) for each life skill and coaching students who fall short until they achieve mastery
• Adjusting your coaching approach across a broad age spectrum, from kindergarteners requiring high energy and physical activity to 8th graders needing direct conversation and accountability
• Analyzing weekly cohort performance data in Coachbot, pinpointing students who are falling behind, and modifying your coaching tactics for the next week based on the data insights

Requirements

• Basic Requirements: Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Miami, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Raleigh, NC; Portland, OR; or Seattle, WA (with relocation support available)
  Bachelor's degree in any field
  Minimum of 3 years of direct experience working with K-8 students (in teaching, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program leadership roles)
  Concrete example of motivating a K-8 student toward a challenging goal
• Nice-to-have Requirements: Background in youth sports coaching, debate, camp leadership, theater, or after-school programs where you held direct responsibility for motivating children toward measurable outcomes
  Demonstrated personal record of high achievement (academic, athletic, or professional) that shows holding others to rigorous standards is a consistent practice, not just a performance
  Storytelling ability and stage presence capable of engaging a room of 12-year-olds for an hour without needing to raise your voice
  Proven success in converting disengaged or reluctant students into engaged, active learners

Qualifications

Learning Guide Key Qualifications: Ensure that every student in your K-8 cohort meets their weekly learning targets, achieves mastery in each life skill, and finishes the year saying they loved working with you.

Skills

• Ability to facilitate one-hour life-skills workshops for K-8 cohorts
• Experience conducting daily individual and small-group motivation sessions
• Proficiency in administering Test2Pass (Alpha's mastery-based assessment)
• Knowledge of adjusting coaching approach across different age groups
• Experience analyzing weekly cohort performance data

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision benefits starting day one

Pay

$120,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours per week)