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 design personalized motivation strategies.
• Facilitate rigorous life-skills workshops through storytelling, reflective exercises, and practical applications, culminating in mastery evaluations.
• Lead morning sessions to set the tone, enforce high standards, and prepare students for the day ahead.
• Maintain strong mentor relationships with students and their families by upholding high ethical 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 assume administrative leadership roles.

Key Responsibilities

This role is dedicated to ensuring that students at Alpha's most demanding campuses stay highly motivated and achieve sustained growth and life-skill mastery through elite, high-standards 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 raised others' performance.
• Ability to lead engaging, high-rigor 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

Join the team building a school focused on student growth. Alpha reimagines the school day to enhance faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to develop real-world skills. We hire teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Our mission is to offer six-figure roles for those committed to improving the education system, not just maintaining it. Alpha fosters a culture of innovation and dedication, ideal for professionals looking to make a significant impact.

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 $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year.
• The payment period is weekly.