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

About the role

The role is designed for individuals passionate about motivating students towards achieving their goals, utilizing AI-powered applications and life-skills workshops.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating one-hour life-skills workshops for K-8 cohorts on topics including public speaking, focus, feedback, and other enduring skills.
• Conducting daily 1:1 and small-group motivation sessions that drive every student to 100% of their weekly app goals.
• Administering the Test2Pass (Alpha's mastery-based assessment) for each life skill, and coaching students who do not pass until they achieve mastery.
• Adjusting your coaching approach across a broad age spectrum, from kindergarteners to 8th graders.
• Serving as the adult who maintains high expectations and the adult students want to confide in.

Requirements

• Willing to work in-person at an Alpha campus in Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Brownsville, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX (Central, South, or The Woodlands); Park City, UT - relocation support available.
• Bachelor's degree in any field.
• At least 3 years of direct work with K-8 students (classroom teaching, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program leadership).
• A concrete example you can share of motivating a K-8 student toward a challenging goal.
• Willingness to allow AI to manage instructional content while concentrating on motivation and life-skills coaching.
• Basic proficiency in using generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude).

Qualifications

• Basic requirements include willingness to work in-person at an Alpha campus, a bachelor's degree, and at least 3 years of direct work with K-8 students.
• Nice-to-have qualifications include background in youth athletics coaching, debate, camp leadership, drama, or after-school programs; storytelling ability and stage presence; and proven success turning disengaged or resistant students into active, invested participants.

Benefits

Starting day one, benefits include health, dental, and vision coverage. Relocation support is available for those moving to a new location.

Pay

$100,000/year W2 salary, paid weekly.

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position.