Elite Sports Mentor $150,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- On-site at Alpha School locations: New York City, NY · Orange County (Lake Forest), CA · San Francisco, CA · Santa Barbara, CA
- $150,000/year compensation, distributed weekly. Health benefits begin on day one.
- Relocation assistance provided
You've reached the peak of a demanding, competitive arena. Perhaps elite athletics, a distinguished degree from a top-tier university, a position at a highly selective firm, or a venture you launched and grew. You understand the gap between participation and true competition. Now consider channeling that drive into a setting filled with K-12 students who have never encountered someone with your credentials—someone willing to push them toward standards they never imagined they could meet.
Alpha employs AI-driven 1:1 learning that allows students to complete core academics in roughly two hours daily. The remainder of the day is dedicated to life skills, self-directed projects, and meaningful development. At Alpha's most rigorous campuses, students require more than oversight. They need a credible mentor whose personal accomplishments model excellence: someone capable of assessing group dynamics, establishing expectations, and guiding them through resistance, distraction, and uncertainty.
Your role is not to teach content; it is to coach, challenge, and uphold the same exacting standards you've applied to yourself. You will dedicate 80% of your time to direct 1-on-1 and small-group coaching along with life-skills workshops. The remaining 20% involves setting the daily tone through focused morning sessions that cultivate a culture where mediocrity is unacceptable.
The trajectory here is not about advancing into management. It is about mastery. You begin by learning Alpha's framework and earning student trust. Within months, you become the person they rely on to push them beyond their perceived limits. The reward is not a title. It is witnessing a student who avoided eye contact in September confidently address a room of adults in May.
If you seek a way to leverage your elite background for impact beyond your own achievements, apply now. If you require a scripted curriculum, a conventional classroom, or a route to an administrative position, this is not the right fit.
What you will be doing
- Conducting 1-on-1 and small-group coaching sessions that identify individual obstacles, establish ambitious targets, and enforce accountability for execution
- Leading structured life-skills workshops designed for mastery rather than engagement, drawing on credible examples from your own elite background
- Evaluating student mastery using tools such as Test2Pass and monitoring progress through Coachbot analytics to refine coaching approaches in real time
- Establishing the cultural standard each morning with focused kickoffs that communicate high-performance expectations campus-wide
- Cultivating trusted mentor relationships with students and families by maintaining high standards, consistency, and documented motivation strategies
What you will NOT be doing
- Creating lesson plans, developing curriculum, or grading assignments. Alpha's academic structure manages that independently.
- Presenting to a classroom of 30 students. Your work centers on high-touch coaching with small groups, not traditional instruction.
- Supervising other staff or pursuing an administrative career path. This role focuses on direct student impact, not organizational advancement.
- Attending faculty meetings or dealing with institutional bureaucracy. Your time remains concentrated on students.
- Compromising standards to meet metrics. If a student achieves 99%, your job is to identify what prevented 100%.
Key responsibilities
Deliver exceptional student motivation, growth, and life-skill mastery at Alpha's most rigorous campuses.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- At least one instance of exceptional achievement in a highly selective, globally recognized domain (examples: national or international competition medals, top-tier university with distinction, highly selective firm or fellowship, elite performing arts institution, or founding and scaling a successful venture)
- At least 3 years of experience in student coaching, youth mentoring, athletic coaching, or leadership roles where you measurably raised others' performance
- Willingness to work in-person at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Orange County (Lake Forest), CA; San Francisco, CA; or Santa Barbara, CA
- Legal right to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Background in elite competitive athletics (varsity D1, national team, or professional level) with experience coaching or mentoring younger athletes
- Experience in high-accountability environments like management consulting, investment banking, or military leadership
- Track record of youth development through mentoring in non-academic settings (community organizations, after-school programs, sports camps)
- Comfort presenting to and building trust with high-expectation families paying premium private school tuition
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