Youth Development Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Carry out 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions to transform student goals into actionable steps and measurable outcomes.
• Utilize analytics and student objectives to pinpoint obstacles and craft ambitious, personalized motivation strategies.
• Facilitate rigorous life-skills workshops through stories, reflective exercises, and practical applications, culminating in mastery evaluations.
• Lead morning sessions to set the tone, enforce high standards, and prepare students for their day.
• Maintain strong mentor relationships with students and families by upholding high standards, consistency, and sound judgment.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Deliver traditional classroom instruction, lectures, or academic tutoring.
• Create lesson plans, prepare materials, or evaluate student assignments.
• Supervise adult staff, manage campus operations, or perform administrative tasks.

Key Responsibilities

This role is dedicated to ensuring that students at Alpha's most challenging campuses stay highly motivated and achieve sustained growth and life-skill mastery through elite, high-standard coaching.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• At least one clear elite marker (athletics, academics, career achievement, or elite coaching).
• Experience in people-facing mentoring, coaching, or leadership that measurably improved others' performance.
• Ability to lead engaging, high-intensity group sessions and coach individuals with strong judgment.
• Willingness to work full-time (40 hours/week) in person at Alpha's Austin campus.
• Legal right to work in the U.S.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Multiple elite markers with clear evidence of raising standards and outcomes.
• Experience using data and analytics to drive coaching plans and accountability.
• Background in selective firms, competitive startups, or elite athletics programs with intense performance expectations.

About Alpha

Alpha reimagines the school day by focusing on faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to develop real-world skills. We hire teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school and curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Our mission is to offer six-figure roles for those committed to improving the education system rather than maintaining the status quo. Join a dynamic, ambitious, and student-focused team where meaningful work awaits.

Working with Us

• This is a full-time (40 hours per week) position.
• The role is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record.
• The compensation for this role is $75 USD/hour, which translates to $150,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year.
• The payment period is weekly.