Description
- On-site in San Francisco, CA; Santa Barbara, CA; or New York City, NY
- $150,000 annual salary, paid weekly. Health benefits from 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 want to apply that discipline in a role that redirects a young person's path, this position was designed for you.
Alpha School leverages AI-driven 1:1 learning to enable students to master foundational academics in roughly two hours per day. The remaining time is dedicated to life skills, passion projects, and authentic development. At our most rigorous campuses, students require more than oversight. They need a credible mentor capable of assessing dynamics, establishing expectations, and guiding them through friction, distractions, and uncertainty.
This is not a conventional teaching position. You will not deliver lectures, assign grades, or develop curriculum. You will coach. You will lead demanding life-skills workshops. You will interpret data to identify what is blocking a student, then press forward with intention and precision until they execute.
If you hold an elite credential and a history of elevating others' performance, we want to speak with you. Apply to shape a campus environment where students arrive prepared, develop true competencies, and surpass challenging targets.
What you will be doing
- Conduct 1:1 and small-group coaching sessions that convert student objectives into steady execution and quantifiable outcomes
- Leverage analytics and student objectives to identify barriers and design ambitious, personalized motivation strategies
- Facilitate demanding life-skills workshops through authentic storytelling, guided reflection, and practical application, then evaluate mastery
- Lead daily opening sessions that establish culture, uphold high standards, and focus students before work begins
- Build trusted mentor relationships with students and families by maintaining high standards, consistency, and solid judgment
What you will NOT be doing
- Teach classes, deliver lectures, or provide tutoring in a traditional instructor capacity
- Develop curriculum, write lesson plans, or grade assignments
- Supervise staff, oversee campus operations, or assume administrative leadership responsibilities
- Compromise standards to secure short-term compliance or superficial progress
Key responsibilities
Ensure students at Alpha's most rigorous campuses remain highly motivated and demonstrate sustained growth and life-skill mastery through elite, high-standards coaching.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- At least one distinct elite marker (athletics, academics, career accomplishment, or elite coaching)
- Experience in direct mentoring, coaching, or leadership roles that measurably improved others' performance
- Comfort working in high-accountability settings with defined standards and consistent follow-through
- Capability to facilitate engaging, high-rigor group sessions and coach individuals with sound judgment
- Availability 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 plans and accountability measures
- Background in competitive firms, high-growth startups, or elite athletics programs with rigorous performance standards
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