Description
- On-site in San Francisco, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; or New York City, NY
- $150,000 annual salary paid weekly. Health benefits begin on day one
- Relocation assistance available
You have accomplished difficult things. You have operated inside genuine standards. You understand the gap between effort and results. If you are ready to apply that discipline in a setting that reshapes a young person's future, this position is designed for you.
Alpha School employs AI-driven 1:1 instruction so students complete core academics in roughly two hours per day. The remaining time is dedicated to life skills, passion projects, and substantive development. At our most rigorous campuses, students require more than oversight. They require a credible mentor who can assess dynamics, establish expectations, and guide them through resistance, distraction, and uncertainty.
This is not a conventional teaching position. You will not deliver lectures, assign grades, or develop curriculum. You will coach. You will facilitate demanding life-skills workshops. You will analyze data to identify what is limiting a student's progress, then apply pressure with intention and precision until they execute.
If you hold an elite credential and a history of elevating others' performance, we are interested in speaking with you. Apply to contribute to a campus environment where students arrive focused, develop real competencies, and surpass ambitious targets.
What you will be doing
- Conduct 1:1 and small-group coaching that converts student objectives into reliable execution and quantifiable outcomes
- Leverage analytics and individual goals to identify obstacles and establish ambitious, personalized motivation strategies
- Facilitate high-rigor life-skills workshops through authentic storytelling, structured reflection, and practical application, then evaluate mastery
- Oversee daily opening sessions that establish culture, reinforce elevated expectations, and focus students before work begins
- Build trusted mentor relationships with students and families by maintaining high standards, consistency, and strong judgment
What you will NOT be doing
- Teach courses, deliver lectures, or provide tutoring in a traditional instructor capacity
- Develop curriculum, construct lesson plans, or evaluate student assignments
- Supervise adults, oversee campus operations, or assume administrative leadership responsibilities
- Reduce standards to achieve short-term compliance or superficial results
Key responsibilities
Ensure students at Alpha's most rigorous campuses remain highly motivated and achieve sustained growth and life-skill mastery through elite, high-standards coaching.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- At least one demonstrable elite marker (athletics, academics, professional achievement, or elite coaching)
- Background in people-facing mentoring, coaching, or leadership that demonstrably improved others' performance
- Comfort working in high-accountability settings with explicit standards and consistent follow-through
- Capability to facilitate engaging, high-rigor group sessions and coach individuals with sound judgment
- Willingness to work full-time on-site at an Alpha campus: San Francisco, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; or New York City, NY
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Experience applying data and analytics to inform coaching strategies and accountability frameworks
- History in selective organizations, competitive startups, or elite athletics programs with rigorous performance standards
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