Life Skills Coach, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour sessions on life competencies including public speaking, concentration, teamwork, and feedback exchange, adjusting your delivery style and intensity across Pre-K through 8th grade developmental stages
• Conducting daily individual and small-group coaching conversations where you analyze student performance in adaptive platforms (via Coachbot analytics), establish targets, and hold them accountable to achieving 100% of weekly milestones
• Overseeing and assessing Test2Pass evaluations to verify genuine mastery of each life competency, distinguishing between participation and true achievement
• Providing focused interventions when students lag academically or show declining engagement — diagnosing underlying issues and developing corrective action plans
• Cultivating authentic connections with every student, establishing the trust necessary for them to accept guidance through moments of resistance, distraction, and uncertainty

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Presenting traditional lectures or teaching core academic content directly (students acquire subject knowledge through adaptive platforms, independent of your instruction)
• Creating original lesson plans or developing curriculum materials (Alpha supplies structured life skills frameworks; your responsibility is executing them with enthusiasm and storytelling)
• Handling parent communication or administrative school functions (Campus Leads manage these areas; your attention remains on student development)
• Evaluating assignments or preparing students for standardized testing (these elements don't exist in Alpha's model)
• Operating independently (you work within a campus team alongside Lead Guides, Campus Leads, and colleagues who exchange feedback and maintain mutual accountability)

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• Minimum 3 years of direct experience working with Pre-K through 8th grade students (in teaching, coaching, counseling, or youth program management roles)
• Demonstrated experience coaching or motivating Pre-K through 8th grade students toward academic, behavioral, athletic, or enrichment objectives, with at least one concrete example you can articulate (including the objective, your specific actions, and measurable results)
• Comfort with a coaching-focused model where all academic instruction is delivered through the learning platform. Your function centers on motivation and guidance, not subject-matter teaching
• Active daily use of generative AI applications (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, or Claude)
• Availability to work on-site at Alpha's Springfield, MA location (relocation assistance provided)
• Authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in youth sports coaching, residential camp leadership, or after-school programming where you held direct accountability for motivating children toward defined outcomes
• History of notable personal accomplishment (academic distinctions, competitive athletics, or leadership positions that demanded consistent high performance)
• Innate storytelling capability: you can maintain engagement with Pre-K through 8th grade audiences for extended periods without escalating volume
• Success connecting with disengaged or reluctant learners and converting them into motivated participants
• Experience supporting students who receive special education accommodations

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.

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.

Crossover Job Code

LJ-5822-US-Springfi-LifeSkillsCoac.002