Youth Development Manager, Alpha - $200,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour interactive workshops focused on life skills and social-emotional learning (SEL) for K-8 students, covering subjects such as public speaking and concentration, using Alpha's established curriculum framework
• Conducting daily motivational sessions designed to ensure 100% of students meet their weekly app-based learning targets through age-appropriate motivators including school currency systems and leaderboards
• Developing Guides through direct observation, specific feedback, and practical training to ensure they execute workshops with equivalent enthusiasm and exactness
• Analyzing Coachbot data and individual student records to pinpoint those requiring additional support, then providing direct intervention
• Personally mentoring your assigned student cohort, demonstrating the coaching and motivational techniques you require from all Guides

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Creating lesson plans or developing curriculum materials. Students progress through adaptive applications; your responsibility is elevating the people who support them.
• Delivering traditional lectures to a classroom. You're predominantly an engaging facilitator, minimally a content expert; if standing at a whiteboard appeals to you, look elsewhere.
• Compromising standards due to external pressure from parents or school leadership. When a student achieves 99%, the response is "not yet"—and you'll be empowered to maintain that boundary.
• Spending your day in an office managing administrative tasks. The majority of your time involves direct interaction with students and Guides.
• Waiting extended periods for performance evaluations. Outcomes are visible in real time through Coachbot, and adjustments occur immediately.

Basic Requirements

• Currently residing in or prepared to relocate to Beverly Hills, CA; Piedmont, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Miami, FL; Boston, MA; Raleigh, NC; New York City, NY; Seattle, WA (relocation assistance available)
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline (Master's degree preferred; conventional teaching certifications not required)
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or comparable field
• Demonstrated experience creating and executing educational programs, curricula, or training systems
• Proven history of managing teams of 5 or more individuals, including responsibility for recruitment and performance-based dismissal decisions
• Background in coaching, mentoring, or delivering constructive feedback to enhance engagement and outcomes
• Direct experience working with children ages 5–14 in educational or developmental contexts
• Skilled in leveraging data and analytics to inform decisions and support ongoing improvement

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, or Business
• Experience as a sports coach, camp director, or youth program coordinator where you directly inspired children to achieve quantifiable goals
• History of coaching adults in positions where their output was measured and evaluated
• Able to engage and energize large groups of children. The presence that commands attention from a room full of 8-year-olds

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. 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. Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.