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

About the role

In-person at one of three Houston, TX campus locations: Central Houston, South Houston, or The Woodlands (relocation assistance available)

$100,000 annual salary paid weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one

Responsibilities

• Facilitating one-hour life competency workshops for Pre-K through 8th grade students covering public speaking, focus, teamwork, and feedback skills (hands-on, project-oriented approach)
• Conducting daily individual and small-group coaching sessions where you assess each student's adaptive learning app performance (via Coachbot analytics), establish objectives, and challenge them to achieve 100% of weekly targets
• Overseeing and evaluating Test2Pass assessments to verify genuine mastery of each life skill rather than mere participation
• Adjusting your coaching approach across diverse age groups, from Pre-K students requiring high-energy, movement-based engagement to 8th graders needing direct conversation and accountability
• Cultivating authentic connections with each student so they develop sufficient trust to accept your guidance through resistance, lack of focus, and uncertainty

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• 3+ years of direct experience working with Pre-K through 8th grade students (in teaching, coaching, counseling, or youth program leadership capacities)
• Demonstrated experience motivating or coaching Pre-K through 8th grade students toward academic, behavioral, or extracurricular objectives, with at least one concrete example you can articulate (including the objective, your actions, and the result)
• Regular use of generative AI platforms (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)
• Availability to work in-person at Alpha's Central Houston, South Houston, or The Woodlands campus location (relocation assistance available)
• Authorization to work legally in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in youth sports coaching, camp direction, or after-school program management where you held direct responsibility for motivating children toward specific objectives
• History of exceptional personal accomplishment (academic distinctions, competitive athletics, 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 increasing volume
• Experience re-engaging disengaged or reluctant students and converting them into active, invested participants