Academic Coach, Alpha - $150,000/year USD

On-site at Alpha School locations: New York City, NY Orange County (Lake Forest), CA San Francisco, CA Santa Barbara, CAAnnual salary of $150,000, paid weekly. Health benefits begin on day one.Relocation assistance providedYou have excelled in an intensely competitive arena. Perhaps elite-level sports, a distinguished record at a top university, a role at a highly selective organization, or a business you launched and grew yourself. You understand the gap between participation and real competition. Now consider channeling that drive into a setting where K-12 students—who have never had access to someone with your credentials—are guided toward standards they never imagined reaching.Alpha leverages AI-driven 1:1 learning that allows students to complete core academics in roughly two hours per day. The remaining time is dedicated to life skills, self-directed projects, and meaningful personal development. At Alpha's most rigorous campuses, students require more than oversight. They need a credible mentor whose personal accomplishments embody excellence: someone capable of managing group dynamics, establishing expectations, and guiding them through doubt, distraction, and pushback.Your role is not to instruct; it is to coach, challenge, and uphold the same exacting standards you have applied to yourself. You will allocate 80% of your time to direct 1-on-1 and small-group coaching alongside life-skills workshops. The remaining 20% is devoted to shaping each day's tone: purposeful morning sessions that build a culture where average is unacceptable.This trajectory does not lead toward management positions. It centers on depth of impact. You begin by mastering Alpha's methodology and earning student trust. Within months, you become the person they rely on to push them beyond perceived limits. The return is not a title. It is witnessing a student who struggled with eye contact in September confidently address a room of adults in May.If you have been searching for a way to leverage your elite background toward something beyond personal achievement, apply now. If you require a scripted curriculum, a conventional classroom structure, or a pathway to administrative leadership, this is not the right fit.What You Will Be DoingConducting 1-on-1 and small-group coaching that identifies specific obstacles, establishes ambitious objectives, and ensures students follow through with accountabilityLeading structured life-skills workshops designed for skill mastery rather than engagement alone, drawing on credible narratives from your own high-achievement backgroundEvaluating student mastery using tools such as Test2Pass and monitoring progress through Coachbot analytics to refine coaching tactics in real timeEstablishing the campus culture each morning with focused kickoff sessions that uphold high-performance standards across the schoolCultivating trusted mentor relationships with students and their families by maintaining high expectations, consistency, and clear motivation plansWhat You Won’t Be DoingCreating lesson plans, developing curriculum, or grading student work. Alpha's academic structure addresses those separately.Delivering lectures to large classrooms of 30 students. Your focus is intensive coaching in small settings, not mass instruction.Supervising other staff members or pursuing an administrative career path. This position emphasizes direct student impact rather than organizational advancement.Attending faculty meetings or dealing with institutional red tape. Your schedule remains concentrated on student engagement.Compromising standards to meet targets. If a student achieves 99%, your task is to identify what prevented 100%.Academic Coach Key ResponsibilitiesProduce exceptional student motivation, development, and life-skill mastery at Alpha's most demanding campuses.Basic RequirementsBachelor's degreeAt least one documented instance of exceptional achievement in a highly selective, globally recognized field (examples: medals in national or international competition, distinguished performance at a top-tier university, role at a highly selective firm or fellowship, training at an elite performing arts institution, or founding and growing a successful venture)Minimum 3 years of experience in student coaching, youth mentoring, athletic coaching, or leadership positions where you demonstrably improved others' performanceAbility to work on-site at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Orange County (Lake Forest), CA; San Francisco, CA; or Santa Barbara, CALegal authorization to work in the United StatesNice-to-have RequirementsHistory in elite competitive athletics (D1 varsity, national team, or professional level) along with coaching or mentoring experience with younger athletesBackground in high-accountability fields such as management consulting, investment banking, or military leadershipProven youth development experience through mentoring outside academic contexts (community organizations, after-school initiatives, sports camps)Ease in presenting to and earning trust from high-expectation families investing in premium private educationAbout AlphaWant to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom? Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.They don’t play by the old rules. Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!Working with usThis is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $75 USD/hour, which equates to $150,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.Crossover Job Code: LJ-5740-US-FortLaud-AcademicCoach.001