Description
You have accomplished difficult things. You have operated within rigorous standards. You understand the distinction between effort and results. If you want to apply that experience where it shapes a young person's future, this position is designed for you.
Alpha School leverages AI-driven 1:1 instruction so students complete core academics in approximately two hours daily. This structure opens the remainder of the day for life-skills development, passion projects, and genuine growth. At our most demanding campuses, students require more than oversight. They require a credible mentor who can assess dynamics, establish expectations, and guide them through friction, 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 structured life-skills sessions. You will analyze data to identify what limits a student's progress, then apply pressure with intention and precision until they execute.
If you possess an elite credential and a demonstrated history of elevating others' performance, we want to speak with you. Apply to contribute to a campus environment where students arrive prepared, develop authentic competencies, and surpass ambitious targets.
What you will be doing
- Facilitate 1:1 and small-group coaching engagements that convert student ambitions into reliable execution and trackable outcomes
- Leverage analytics and student objectives to identify obstacles and design ambitious, personalized accountability frameworks
- Execute high-rigor life-skills workshops through authentic storytelling, guided reflection, and practical application, then evaluate mastery
- Conduct daily opening sessions that establish culture, communicate high expectations, and prepare students before work begins
- Build trusted mentor relationships with students and families through unwavering standards, reliability, and thoughtful judgment
What you will NOT be doing
- Conduct classes, 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
- Compromise standards to secure short-term compliance or superficial progress
Key responsibilities
This role ensures that students at Alpha's most demanding campuses maintain exceptional motivation and accomplish sustained progress and life-skill proficiency through elite, high-standards coaching.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- At least one verifiable elite marker (athletics, academics, professional achievement, or elite coaching)
- Proven experience in client-facing mentoring, coaching, or leadership that demonstrably improved others' performance
- Confidence working in high-accountability settings with explicit standards and consistent follow-through
- Capability to facilitate compelling, high-rigor group sessions and coach individuals with sound judgment
- Availability to work full-time (40 hours/week) onsite at Alpha's Austin campus
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S.
Nice to have
- Multiple elite markers with documented evidence of elevating standards and results
- Experience applying data and analytics to inform coaching strategies and accountability systems
- History in competitive firms, high-performing startups, or elite athletics organizations with rigorous performance cultures
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