Youth Development Specialist

$120,000 USD/year ^{Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks}  ($60 USD/hour)

• Facilitating one-hour life-skills workshops for K-8 cohorts addressing public speaking, concentration, feedback exchange, and other foundational competencies, modifying existing frameworks and creating new sessions when you identify missing elements
• Conducting daily individual and small-group motivation sessions that drive every student toward their weekly app targets, leveraging Coachbot analytics, Alpha's reward structures (school currency, leaderboards), and your personal connection with each child to overcome reluctance
• Delivering the Test2Pass (Alpha's mastery-based evaluation) for each life skill, and providing coaching to students who fall short until they achieve passing standards
• Adjusting your coaching approach across a broad age spectrum, from kindergarteners requiring high energy and physical activity to 8th graders needing direct conversation and personal accountability
• Analyzing weekly cohort performance metrics in Coachbot, pinpointing students falling behind, and modifying your coaching tactics for the upcoming week based on what the data reveals

• Delivering whiteboard instruction; academic content is embedded in the apps, not delivered by you
• Creating an entire curriculum starting from nothing; you begin with an established playbook and customize it with your unique energy and narrative approach
• Passively monitoring students on computers; motivation in this role is hands-on, individualized, and persistent
• Working through bureaucratic approval processes to secure resources for students in need; if a child requires additional coaching time, you decide and implement the same day
• Evaluating homework, conducting standardized test preparation, or handling parent correspondence; Campus Leads manage parent-facing responsibilities, and the other tasks do not exist in this model

Ensure every student in your K-8 cohort achieves their weekly learning objectives, masters each life skill, and finishes the year expressing genuine appreciation for your guidance.

• Willing to work on-site at an Alpha campus in Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Miami Beach, FL; Palm Beach Gardens, FL; Chicago, IL; Raleigh, NC; Portland, OR (relocation assistance available)
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• Minimum 3 years of direct experience working with K-8 students (classroom instruction, coaching, tutoring, camp leadership, or youth program management)
• A concrete example you can articulate of motivating a K-8 student toward a challenging goal: the objective, your actions, and the result
• Comfort with AI managing instructional delivery while you concentrate on motivation and life-skills development
• Legal authorization to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship

• Background in youth sports coaching, debate, camp leadership, theater, or after-school programming where you held direct responsibility for motivating children toward defined objectives
• Personal record of notable achievement (academic, athletic, or professional), demonstrating that maintaining high standards for others reflects your consistent approach rather than an adopted stance
• Narrative ability and commanding presence sufficient to engage a room of 12-year-olds for an hour without needing to elevate your voice
• Demonstrated success converting disengaged or resistant students into motivated participants