You've reached the top of a brutally competitive arena. Perhaps through elite-level sports, graduation with honors from a premier university, selection into an exclusive firm, or launching a venture from the ground up. You understand the gap between mere participation and genuine competition. Now consider channeling that same drive into a setting where K-12 students gain access to someone of your caliber—someone committed to raising them to standards they never imagined achieving.
Alpha employs AI-driven 1:1 instruction that allows students to complete core academics in roughly two hours daily. The remaining hours are dedicated to life skills, passion projects, and substantive personal development. At Alpha's most rigorous campuses, students require more than basic oversight. They need a credible mentor whose personal accomplishments model excellence: someone capable of assessing group dynamics, establishing expectations, and guiding students through resistance, distraction, and uncertainty.
Your role is not to deliver traditional instruction; it is to coach, challenge, and maintain the same exacting standards you've applied to yourself. Approximately 80% of your time will be spent in direct 1-on-1 coaching, small-group sessions, and life-skills workshops. The remaining 20% involves setting daily expectations through sharp morning kickoffs that cultivate a culture of excellence.
This trajectory is not about ascending into management. It centers on depth of impact. You begin by mastering Alpha's framework and earning students' trust. Within months, you become the person they rely on to push them beyond perceived limits. The payoff is not a title. It is witnessing a student who avoided eye contact in September deliver a confident presentation to a room of adults in May.
If you have been seeking a way to leverage your elite experience beyond personal achievement, submit your application now. If you require a scripted curriculum, a conventional classroom structure, or a route to an administrative position, this role is not the right fit.
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Academic Coach Key Responsibilities Lead outstanding student motivation, development, and life-skill proficiency at Alpha's most demanding campuses.
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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-5740-US-NewYork-AcademicCoach.003
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