Senior Associate, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

On-site role at Alpha School's Brownsville, TX campus$100,000 annual W2 compensation, distributed weekly. Health benefits begin on day one.Relocation assistance provided for a one-school-year campus commitmentYou've dedicated years to coaching young people — not merely instructing them. You understand the distinction: coaching means forging connections, issuing challenges, and refusing to accept anything less than a student's peak performance. Instruction is about delivering material. You've never functioned as a content distribution mechanism.Alpha operates what may be the most unconventional educational model you've encountered. Students don't occupy rows while absorbing lectures. Instead, they progress through AI-driven learning platforms at individualized speeds. AI manages the academic instruction. Your responsibility centers on facilitating life skills workshops that capture the attention of K-8 learners, conducting motivation sessions that drive them toward weekly learning targets, and maintaining standards when students attempt to disengage. The academic progression is handled. You manage the human dimension.This position offers an upward trajectory worth pursuing, and that trajectory means deeper student influence. Guides who reliably achieve their metrics (100% cohort completion of weekly app objectives, satisfaction ratings above 90%) advance into Lead Guide positions where they mentor fellow educators in refining this approach. Students remain the central focus.The campus sits in Brownsville, neighboring SpaceX's Starbase facility. If your motivation for leaving your present position is the mission — transforming a child's self-perception — rather than enhancing your résumé, submit your application.What You Will Be DoingFacilitating one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 students addressing topics including public speaking, concentration, and feedback exchangeAdministering Test2Pass mastery assessments following each workshop to validate genuine skill acquisition rather than passive attendanceConducting daily motivation sessions leveraging student profiles, personal interests, and Coachbot analytics to achieve 100% cohort completion of weekly app progression targetsEmploying storytelling techniques, incentive structures (campus currency, leaderboards), and individualized rapport to overcome student reluctanceMonitoring cohort satisfaction metrics toward maintaining a 90%+ benchmark on student feedback surveysWhat You Won’t Be DoingPresenting traditional board-based lectures. Academic advancement occurs through self-directed AI-powered applications, not through direct instruction from you.Supervising passively. The environment involves students using computers; the role demands active engagement.Compromising standards in response to student resistance. Test2Pass expectations remain firm, irrespective of individual student circumstances during any given week.Creating curriculum materials independently. Workshop frameworks and lesson plans are supplied; your responsibility is executing them with the interpersonal presence and narrative skill that ensures genuine student comprehension.Handling parent communications, conducting admissions processes, or supervising campus logistics. Those functions belong to separate positions.Senior Associate Key ResponsibilitiesGuide a cohort of K-8 students to achieve 100% completion of their weekly academic objectives while facilitating life skills workshops that maintain 90%+ satisfaction ratings.Basic RequirementsBachelor's degree in any disciplineMinimum 3 years of direct experience working with K-8 (elementary and middle school) studentsStrong storytelling and facilitation capabilities — capacity to maintain children's engagement throughout one-hour sessionsAvailability to work on-site at the Alpha campus located in Brownsville, TXLegal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorshipNice-to-have RequirementsExperience as an athletic coach, camp counselor, or youth program coordinatorDemonstrated history of strong performance in competitive settings (academic, athletic, or professional domains)Familiarity with self-directed or application-based learning environmentsAbout 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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 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-5234-US-PompanoB-SeniorAssociat