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

About the role

All of my students came back in the top 1% for growth and achievement on their MAP scores.

— Sam DePalo, Lead Guide, Alpha Fort Worth Texas

Responsibilities

• Running high-energy, one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students, developing communication, resilience, focus, leadership, and other durable skills while continuously improving the workshop experience.
• Coaching students individually and in small groups using Coachbot analytics, personalized accountability, and Alpha's motivation systems to help every student achieve ambitious weekly goals.
• Assessing life skill mastery through Test2Pass and providing targeted coaching until every student demonstrates genuine competence, not just participation.
• Adapting your coaching style across elementary and middle school students, knowing when a kindergartner needs movement and encouragement and when an eighth grader needs direct accountability.
• Analyzing weekly student performance data to identify patterns, remove obstacles, and continually improve outcomes for your entire cohort.

Requirements

• Willing to work in person at an Alpha campus in Malibu, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; Boston, MA; New York City, NY; Miami, FL; Miami Beach, FL; or Palm Beach, FL (relocation support provided)
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• At least 3 years of experience working directly with K-8 students through teaching, coaching, tutoring, mentoring, camp leadership, or youth programs
• Ability to describe a specific example of motivating a student to achieve a difficult goal, including your approach and the outcome
• Excited to let AI deliver academics while you focus on coaching, motivation, and life skills development

Qualifications

• Authorized to work in the United States without current or future visa sponsorship
• Nice-to-have requirements include experience coaching youth sports, debate, theater, camps, after-school programs, or other performance-based activities, personal record of high achievement in academics, athletics, leadership, or another competitive field, strong stage presence and storytelling skills, and demonstrated success helping disengaged, resistant, or struggling students become motivated, confident learners

Benefits

Success is objective. At least 90% of your students should consistently hit their weekly academic goals, demonstrate mastery of Alpha's life skills through Test2Pass assessments, and rate their experience with you at least 4 out of 5. Meet that standard consistently and you'll have a clear path to Lead Guide, coaching other Guides, and eventually Campus Lead, where you'll shape the culture and performance of an entire school.

Pay

$120,000/year W2 salary, paid weekly

Schedule

Immediate access to benefits (https://support.crossover.com/article/7581-w2-benefits-u-s-paychex-paid-only)

This role is a full-time, W2 employee position with year-long commitments.