Youth Development Specialist, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

About the role

The role is not traditional instruction but rather motivation. Your primary task is to facilitate one-hour life-skills sessions and conduct daily motivational sessions to ensure students meet their weekly targets.

Responsibilities

• Facilitate one-hour life-skills sessions for K-8 cohorts covering public speaking, concentration, feedback delivery, and other foundational competencies, modifying the existing framework and creating new sessions when needed.
• Conduct daily individual and small-group motivational sessions to drive every student toward their weekly app targets, using Coachbot analytics, Alpha's incentive structures, and personal connections with each student to overcome reluctance.
• Administer Test2Pass (Alpha's mastery-based evaluation) for each life skill, and continue coaching students who do not initially pass until mastery is achieved.
• Adjust your coaching approach across various age groups, from kindergarteners requiring high energy and physical activity to 8th graders needing direct conversation and responsibility.
• Analyze weekly cohort performance metrics in Coachbot, pinpoint students falling behind, and modify your coaching strategy for the upcoming week based on data insights.

Requirements

• Available to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Beverly Hills, CA; Piedmont, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Chicago, IL; Raleigh, NC; Portland, OR (relocation assistance available).
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• Minimum of 3 years of direct experience with K-8 students (classroom instruction, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program management).
• A concrete example of motivating a K-8 student toward a challenging goal, including the objective, your actions, and the result.
• Comfort with AI managing the instructional delivery while focusing on motivation and life-skills development.
• Communication and presentation skills sufficient to engage a room of 12-year-olds for an hour without needing to elevate your voice.
• History of converting disengaged or resistant students into enthusiastic contributors.

Nice-to-have requirements

• Background in youth sports coaching, debate, camp leadership, theater, or after-school programs where you held direct responsibility for motivating children toward defined objectives.
• Demonstrated personal record of high achievement (academic, athletic, or professional), indicating that maintaining rigorous standards for others is an established trait, not an adopted stance.

Qualifications

• Comfort with AI managing the instructional delivery while focusing on motivation and life-skills development.
• Communication and presentation skills sufficient to engage a room of 12-year-olds for an hour without needing to elevate your voice.
• History of converting disengaged or resistant students into enthusiastic contributors.

Skills

• Ability to adapt and create new content based on student needs.
• Strong motivational and communication skills.
• Experience with AI-driven educational platforms.

Benefits

No traditional lectures or physical textbooks are used. Comprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage starts day one.

Pay

$120,000 annual W2 compensation, distributed weekly.

Schedule

Full-time on-site position at an Alpha campus in Beverly Hills, CA; Piedmont, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Chicago, IL; Raleigh, NC; Portland, OR (relocation assistance available).