Athletic Coach $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an in-person position based at our Austin, Texas campus.
Most schools focus on what students should think. This position focuses on teaching them how to execute.
Alpha is creating a new type of high school—one where students don't absorb lectures or memorize material. Instead, they build, ship, communicate, and evolve. They launch projects, validate ideas, and acquire real-world capabilities that most adults never attain. Your responsibility is ensuring they actually execute, and execute at a high level.
You will coach high school students directly as they launch businesses, manage projects, and cultivate the confidence, communication skills, and competence needed to thrive beyond the classroom. You are not here to deliver theory. You are here to coach execution. You will establish rigorous standards, maintain accountability, and challenge students to produce work that holds up in professional contexts. As the program scales, your impact expands; your workshops integrate into the school's core operations, and the students you develop become evidence of what this approach delivers.
This position is designed for people who have achieved something substantial outside traditional education—built a product, scaled an audience, operated within a startup, or delivered results in a demanding environment—and want to channel that expertise into developing the next generation. If you are seeking a conventional teaching position, this is not that. If you want to influence how driven teenagers think, operate, and perform, this is the opportunity.
If you have accomplished something tangible in your career and want to dedicate your time to guiding motivated teenagers toward their full potential, this is where it happens. Apply now
What you will be doing
- Create and facilitate hands-on workshops (40% of your time) covering subjects like entrepreneurship, financial literacy, personal branding, and other practical domains; leveraging your own professional background
- Provide 1:1 coaching to students (60% of your time) as they work through real projects in specific areas, including businesses, marketing campaigns, and coding products, asking strategic questions to identify obstacles and drive measurable advancement
- Maintain rigorous expectations for students across confidence, communication, and capability; stepping in when performance declines and establishing concrete commitments in each session
- Train students to leverage AI tools (ChatGPT, Claude) for content generation, refinement, and efficiency
- Maintain direct communication with students and parents regarding progress, shortfalls, and action items
What you will NOT be doing
- Conducting traditional lectures or following a standardized curriculum
- Evaluating large volumes of homework or emphasizing theoretical concepts
- Supporting unmotivated students or compromising standards to preserve comfort
- Working within a slow-moving, bureaucratic school system
Key responsibilities
Produce measurable improvement in students' confidence, communication, and practical capability by coaching them to execute consistently at a high standard.
Candidate requirements
- Documented history of significant personal achievement in at least one real-world area: launching a company, building an audience, generating revenue, publishing research, competing at an elite level, or equivalent
- Demonstrated capability to coach teenagers through resistance or avoidance behaviors
- 3+ years of experience coaching/mentoring teenagers
- Clear, straightforward communication style: comfortable facilitating group presentations and delivering candid feedback to teenagers and parents
- Proficiency with AI/technology tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)
- Available to work on-site in Austin, TX. Relocation support is provided
- Authorized to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Specialized expertise in at least one practical field (entrepreneurship, medicine, sales, technology, creative industries, finance, athletics) that you can apply directly in sessions and workshops
- Background working in a startup or high-growth organization at any capacity
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