Coach, Alpha – $150,000/year USD

On-site in Oklahoma City, OK; Atlanta, GA; Park City (Salt Lake City), UT; or Keller (Fort Worth), TX$150,000 annual salary paid weekly. Full health benefits from day oneRelocation assistance available

The best way to support a student who reaches 99% is to hold the line and refuse to call it 100%.

At Alpha, this isn’t up for discussion. It’s the operating principle behind every interaction. Academic instruction happens through self-paced applications, not through traditional front-of-room teaching. This structure allows you to focus on what truly transforms outcomes: facilitating high-impact sessions on public speaking, concentration, and constructive feedback. You’ll use live analytics to drive every student toward goal completion. You’ll develop the Guides who support you in this work. Your resources are performance data, a structured methodology, and the executive presence that commands attention from middle schoolers.

A typical morning begins with individual coaching for a Guide, examining Coachbot data and pinpointing where a student group is underperforming. By midday you’re running a structured workshop with students, executing a playbook exercise on feedback dynamics. Afternoon hours are dedicated to motivation work: one-on-one student conversations, identifying their intrinsic drivers, and leveraging Alpha’s reward architecture (campus currency, performance rankings) to re-engage a reluctant seventh grader. You maintain direct responsibility for a cohort, which keeps you proficient in the same competencies you’re teaching others.

You are accountable for three measurable promises: students love school, they progress at double the traditional classroom rate, and they develop essential life competencies. You begin coaching other Guides immediately. As you demonstrate scalable impact, your authority over campus-wide program standards increases.

Uphold the standard. Transform the student. Apply today.

What You Will Be Doing

Facilitating structured one-hour life skills workshops (public speaking, focus, feedback exchange) for K-8 students using Alpha’s established playbookConducting motivation interventions guided by Coachbot analytics and Alpha’s incentive architecture (campus currency, performance rankings) to achieve 100% goal attainmentDeveloping Guides in program adherence and standards maintenance, ensuring each coaching interaction yields concrete action stepsManaging your own cohort of students while simultaneously building Guide capabilitiesMonitoring student engagement scores, goal completion percentages, and Guide effectiveness data

What You Won’t Be Doing

Delivering academic lectures or providing subject tutoring. Academic learning occurs through digital applications.Creating original curriculum or designing lesson plans. Alpha’s playbook serves as your framework, allowing you to concentrate on delivery and relationship-building.Accepting 99% when the target is 100%. Maintaining this boundary demonstrates your belief in their capability.Coaching Guides on instructional methodology. Since Guides don’t teach content, your coaching centers on presence, motivation, and accountability.

Coach Key Responsibilities

Execute Alpha’s 3 Promises for every student at your level: they love school, they learn at twice the speed of traditional classrooms, and they develop real life skills.

Basic Requirements

Currently located in or willing to relocate to Oklahoma City, OK; Atlanta, GA; Park City (Salt Lake City), UT; or Keller (Fort Worth), TX (relocation assistance provided)Bachelor’s degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related disciplineMinimum 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development (L&D), coaching, or related fieldDemonstrated experience designing and executing educational programs, training systems, or curriculaProven leadership of teams consisting of 5 or more individuals, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisionsDirect experience working with children ages 5-14 in educational or developmental contextsProficiency using data analysis and performance metrics to inform decisions and drive continuous improvementLegal authorization to work in the United States

Nice-to-have Requirements

Master’s degree in Education, Psychology, Organizational Leadership, or related disciplineExperience in athletic coaching, residential camp leadership, or youth development programs with quantified results and enforced performance standardsBackground coaching adults in professional development or instructional coaching environmentsDocumented success improving quantifiable metrics (completion rates, engagement scores, team outcomes) through leadership interventions

About Alpha

Want 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 us

This 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-4844-US-Atlanta-Coach.072