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

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating structured one-hour life skills workshops (public speaking, concentration, feedback exchange) for elementary and middle school cohorts (K-8)
• Executing Alpha's established playbook without deviation
• Conducting targeted motivation interventions leveraging student data and Alpha's incentive architecture (campus currency, performance rankings) to achieve 100% goal attainment
• Developing Guides in program consistency and standards maintenance, ensuring each coaching interaction yields concrete performance enhancements
• Managing your own cohort of students while simultaneously advancing Guide capabilities
• Monitoring student satisfaction metrics, goal completion percentages, and Guide effectiveness indicators weekly to identify declining performance before escalation

Basic Requirements

• Available for on-campus work in Atlanta, GA; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Austin, TX; Keller (Fort Worth), TX; The Woodlands (Houston), TX (relocation assistance available)
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline
• Minimum 5 years in education, learning and development, coaching, youth leadership, or equivalent field
• Demonstrated history leading teams of 5+ adults, including recruitment and performance-based dismissal experience
• Hands-on experience with children ages 5-14 in educational or developmental contexts
• Created, initiated, or substantially scaled a program, team, business, school, or initiative from inception
• Documented practice of utilizing data and metrics for weekly goal-setting and decision-making, beyond passive reporting

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or related discipline
• Experience coaching athletics, leading outdoor or experiential programs, managing camps, or directing youth ministry at scales requiring cohort management and outcome measurement
• Transitioned from classroom teaching to program development or operational leadership roles: EdTech, tutoring enterprises, youth-focused nonprofits, or school support systems
• Early-career pattern of exceptional individual achievement — academic, athletic, or professional — prior to leadership transition
• Conviction that existing education structures fail students and personal commitment to systemic reconstruction

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.

Culture

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.

Contact Information

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.