Coaching Manager - K-8 Life Skills & Social-Emotional Learning

• In-person: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Piedmont, CA; South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Miami, FL; Boston, MA; Bethesda, MD; Raleigh, NC; New York City, NY; Seattle, WA (relocation assistance available)
• $200,000/year, paid weekly | Health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
  
  

The most meaningful support you can offer a student who achieves 99% is to refuse calling it 100%. Not out of indifference — but because you know they can reach it, and lowering standards is the true disservice. If this reasoning resonates, continue reading. If it feels too strict, this position will be a poor fit.

Alpha students don't attend traditional lectures. They advance through adaptive applications at double the speed of conventional classrooms while developing practical life skills simultaneously. Your role ensures three core commitments are met for every student in your cohort: they develop a love for school, they accelerate learning by 2x, and they acquire capabilities no textbook can provide. You'll also mentor the Guides who fulfill these same commitments throughout your campus.

Data informs every choice, and every workday involves direct interaction. You'll divide your time between your own student cohort and the Guides under your leadership — and the expectation remains consistent for both: trackable advancement, without compromise. When a Guide's session underperforms, you don't file documentation; you observe, discuss, and resolve it within hours.

You'll witness reserved children presenting with confidence to adults. You'll observe a student who previously "despised school" requesting to remain after hours. And you'll recognize that the standard you maintained is precisely what enabled their growth, because upholding expectations is how you demonstrate belief in someone's potential.

You may be initiating a completely new campus from the ground up and setting the cultural foundation that will shape the school. As the campus develops, your priorities transition from operational startup work to coaching leadership, cultivating the team that expands Alpha's approach across your area.

If this opportunity appeals to you, submit your application now.

What You Will Be Doing

• Facilitating one-hour live life skills and social-emotional learning (SEL) sessions with K-8 students covering subjects like public speaking and concentration, using Alpha's established playbook
• Conducting daily motivational sessions that ensure 100% of students reach their weekly app targets through age-appropriate incentives such as school currency and leaderboards
• Developing Guides via observation, focused feedback, and direct training so they execute workshops with the same enthusiasm and accuracy you demonstrate
• Analyzing Coachbot data and student profiles to pinpoint who requires intervention, then providing personal support

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• Directly mentoring your own student cohort, exemplifying the coaching and motivational techniques you require from every Guide
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Creating lesson plans or building curriculum. Students advance via adaptive apps; your responsibility is making the people supporting them exceptional.
• Delivering traditional lectures to a classroom. You're 80% performer, 20% content expert; if standing at a whiteboard appeals to you, this isn't the right role.
• Compromising standards due to pressure from parents or administrators. When a student achieves 99%, the response is "not yet" — and you'll have organizational support to maintain that standard.
• Working from an office reviewing documents. The majority of your time is spent directly with students and Guides.
• Waiting extended periods for performance evaluations. Data is accessible in real-time through Coachbot and adjustments occur immediately.
  
  

Coaching Manager Key Responsibilities

Fulfill Alpha's 3 Promises throughout your cohort and among the Guides you develop: every student loves school, accelerates learning at 2x speed, and develops authentic life skills.

Basic Requirements

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• Currently located in or willing to relocate to Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Piedmont, CA; South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Miami, FL; Boston, MA; Bethesda, MD; Raleigh, NC; New York City, NY; Seattle, WA (relocation assistance available)
• Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or a related field (Master's preferred; traditional teaching credentials are not required)
• Minimum 5 years of experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or a related field
• Proven experience developing and executing educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives
• Demonstrated history of managing a team of 5 or more individuals, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisions
• Experience providing coaching, mentorship, or constructive feedback to enhance engagement and performance
• Background working with youth ages 5–14 in an educational or developmental context
• Skilled in leveraging data and metrics to inform decisions and support continuous improvement
• Authorized to work legally in the United States
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Master's degree in Education, Psychology, or Business
• Experience as an athletic coach, camp director, or youth program leader where you directly motivated children to achieve quantifiable goals

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• History coaching adults in positions where their performance was monitored and evaluated
• Confidence performing before large groups of children. The type of presence that commands attention from a room full of 8-year-olds.
  
  

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 $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 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-5628-US-BocaRato-CoachingManage