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

About the role

This position is designed for coaches, mentors, youth facilitators, performers, tutors, and educators who define success through student transformation. Every candidate reaching the final stage spends an entire day coaching actual Alpha students prior to offer extension.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating energetic, one-hour life skills sessions for students in grades K-8, building communication, perseverance, concentration, leadership, and other enduring competencies while continuously enhancing workshop quality.
• Providing one-on-one and small-group coaching guided by Coachbot analytics, customized accountability measures, and Alpha's motivational frameworks to ensure each student reaches ambitious weekly objectives.
• Evaluating life skill proficiency via Test2Pass and delivering focused coaching until all students exhibit true competence beyond mere attendance.
• Modifying your coaching approach for elementary and middle school populations, recognizing when a five-year-old requires physical activity and positive reinforcement versus when a thirteen-year-old needs candid accountability.
• Reviewing weekly performance metrics to detect trends, eliminate barriers, and systematically enhance results across your entire student group.

Requirements

• Available to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Bethesda, MD; Boca Raton, FL; Boston, MA; Greenwich, CT; Malibu, CA; Miami, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Palm Beach, FL; San Francisco, CA; or Santa Barbara, CA (relocation assistance offered).
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited institution in any field.
• Minimum of 3 years directly engaging with K-8 students via teaching, coaching, tutoring, mentoring, camp facilitation, or youth programming.
• Capable of articulating a concrete instance where you inspired a student to accomplish a challenging objective, detailing your methodology and the result.
• Enthusiastic about allowing AI to manage academic instruction while you concentrate on coaching, motivation, and life skills cultivation.
• Likely authorized for U.S. employment without current or future need for visa sponsorship.

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background coaching youth athletics, debate, performing arts, camps, extracurricular programs, or other performance-oriented activities.
• Documented track record of exceptional achievement in academics, sports, leadership, or another competitive domain.
• Compelling stage presence and narrative ability that maintains student attention without resorting to raised voice or punitive measures.
• Prominent capability transforming unmotivated, resistant, or underperforming students into engaged, self-assured learners.

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.

Working with us

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 $60 USD/hour, which equates to $120,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.