Youth Development Coach, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour life skills workshops for Pre-K–8 students covering public speaking, concentration, teamwork, and feedback skills through hands-on, project-oriented methods
• Conducting daily individual and small-group motivational sessions to analyze student performance in adaptive platforms (utilizing Coachbot analytics), establish objectives, and ensure 100% weekly target achievement
• Overseeing and assessing Test2Pass evaluations to verify genuine life skill mastery rather than simple participation
• Adjusting your coaching approach across diverse age groups, from Pre-K learners requiring energetic, movement-based engagement to 8th graders needing direct accountability conversations
• Cultivating authentic connections with each student to establish trust that enables effective coaching through resistance, distraction, and uncertainty

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Providing lectures or conventional academic instruction (core academic content is delivered through adaptive applications, not by you)
• Creating lesson plans or developing curriculum independently (Alpha supplies life skills frameworks; your role is executing them with energy and narrative skill)
• Handling parent communications or administrative duties (Campus Leads manage these areas; your focus remains on students)
• Evaluating homework or conducting standardized test preparation (these elements don't exist in this model)
• Operating independently (you're integrated into a campus team including Lead Guides, Campus Leads, and colleagues who provide mutual feedback and accountability)

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• 3+ years of direct experience with Pre-K–8 students (in teaching, coaching, counseling, or youth program management roles)
• Demonstrated experience motivating or coaching Pre-K–8 students toward academic, behavioral, or extracurricular objectives, with at least one concrete example you can articulate (including the objective, your specific actions, and the result achieved)
• Regular use of generative AI platforms (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)
• Able to work on-site at Alpha's Central Houston, South Houston, or The Woodlands campus (relocation assistance provided)
• Authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in youth sports coaching, camp direction, or after-school programs where you held direct responsibility for motivating children toward specific objectives
• History of significant personal accomplishment (academic distinctions, competitive sports, or leadership positions requiring sustained high performance)
• Innate storytelling capability: you can maintain the attention of a room full of 12-year-olds for an hour without elevating your voice
• Success motivating disengaged or reluctant students and converting them into active participants

About Alpha

• Reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills
• 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
• For people who want to improve the system, not maintain it
• Where you can do the most meaningful work of your career