Student Success Coach, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

About the role

Alpha is hiring Student Success Coaches to lead energetic, one-hour life skills workshops and coach students one-on-one or in small groups. You’ll help K–8 students develop discipline, resilience, communication, ownership, focus, and the belief that difficult things are worth doing. This role is for coaches, mentors, youth leaders, performers, tutors, and educators who measure success by what their students become.

Responsibilities

• Lead high-energy, one-hour life skills workshops on topics like public speaking, focus, leadership, and giving and receiving feedback.
• Coach students individually and in small groups using Coachbot analytics, personalized accountability, and Alpha’s motivation systems to help every student achieve ambitious weekly goals.
• Assess life skill mastery through Test2Pass and provide targeted coaching until every student demonstrates genuine competence.
• Adapt coaching style across elementary and middle school students, knowing when a kindergartner needs movement and encouragement and when an eighth grader needs direct accountability.
• Analyze weekly student performance data to identify patterns, remove obstacles, and continually improve outcomes for your entire cohort.

Requirements

• Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in Malibu, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Miami, FL; Miami Beach, FL; or Palm Beach, FL (relocation support provided).
• Bachelor’s degree in any discipline.
• At least 3 years of experience working directly with K–8 students through teaching, coaching, tutoring, mentoring, camp leadership, or youth programs.
• Ability to describe a specific example of motivating a student to achieve a difficult goal, including your approach and the outcome.
• Excited to let AI deliver academics while you focus on coaching, motivation, and life skills development.
• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have

• Experience coaching youth sports, debate, theater, camps, after-school programs, or other performance-based activities.
• Personal record of high achievement in academics, athletics, leadership, or another competitive field.
• Strong stage presence and storytelling skills that can keep a room of students engaged without relying on volume or discipline.
• Demonstrated success helping disengaged, resistant, or struggling students become motivated, confident learners.

Pay

$120,000 USD per year, paid weekly.

Benefits

• Day-one medical, dental, and vision benefits.