Youth Mentor, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

About the role

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. This role involves coaching Pre-K through 8th grade students in life skills such as public speaking, concentration, and giving and receiving feedback.

Responsibilities

• Facilitating one-hour life skills workshops covering public speaking, focus, collaboration, and feedback exchange, adjusting your delivery and energy for Pre-K through 8th grade age ranges
• Conducting daily 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions in which you assess each student's adaptive learning app progress (via Coachbot analytics), establish goals, and hold them accountable to 100% weekly completion
• Administering and scoring Test2Pass assessments to verify genuine mastery of each life skill, not mere attendance or participation
• Intervening with targeted support when a student lags academically or disengages — diagnosing the underlying issue and creating a personalized recovery strategy
• Cultivating authentic relationships with each student so they trust you enough to receive coaching through moments of resistance, distraction, and doubt

Requirements

• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• 3+ years of direct experience working with Pre-K–8 students (in teaching, coaching, counseling, or youth program leadership capacities)
• Demonstrated experience motivating or coaching Pre-K–8 students toward academic, behavioral, athletic, or extracurricular objectives, with at least one concrete example you can articulate (including the goal, your actions, and the result)
• Comfort with a coaching-exclusive model where all academic instruction is delivered by the learning platform. Your function is motivation and guidance, not subject-matter teaching
• Daily use of generative AI tools (such as ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)
• Availability to work on-site at Alpha's Springfield, MA campus (relocation assistance provided)
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without need for visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Background in youth sports coaching, camp leadership, or after-school programs where you held direct accountability for motivating children to achieve defined goals
• History of personal high achievement (academic distinction, competitive athletics, or leadership positions demanding sustained excellence)
• Innate storytelling skill: you can command the attention of Pre-K–8 students for an hour without needing to raise your voice
• Success re-engaging disengaged or resistant students and converting them into active learners
• Experience supporting students who receive special education services

Benefits

• Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one

Pay

$100,000 annual salary, paid weekly

Schedule

Full-time (40 hours per week)