You have excelled at the highest level in a demanding, competitive arena—whether elite sports, a top university where you graduated with honors, a highly selective organization, or a business you launched and grew independently. You understand what separates mere participation from real competition. Consider applying that rigor in a setting with K-12 students who have never had access to someone with your credentials, someone prepared to elevate their standards to levels they never imagined possible.
Alpha leverages AI-driven 1:1 instruction, enabling students to complete their core academic work in roughly two hours each day. The remaining time is dedicated to life skills, passion projects, and substantive personal development. At Alpha's most rigorous campuses, students require more than oversight. They need a credible mentor whose accomplishments establish the benchmark—someone capable of assessing group dynamics, shaping culture, and guiding students through resistance, distraction, and doubt.
This position does not involve traditional teaching; instead, you will coach, challenge, and uphold the same exacting standards you have applied to yourself. Approximately 80% of your time will be devoted to direct 1-on-1 and small-group coaching alongside life-skills workshops. The remaining 20% is invested in setting each day's tone through purposeful kickoffs that cultivate a culture where mediocrity is unacceptable.
This trajectory is not designed around advancing into management. It prioritizes depth. You begin by mastering Alpha's methodology and earning student trust. Within months, you become the person they rely on to push them beyond self-imposed limits. The return is not a title. It is witnessing a student who struggled with eye contact in September deliver a confident presentation to a room of adults by May.
If you are seeking a role where your elite background produces impact beyond your personal résumé, apply now. If you require a scripted curriculum, predictable classroom routines, or a trajectory toward administrative leadership, this is not the right fit.
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Student Excellence Coach Key Responsibilities Lead outstanding student motivation, development, and life-skill acquisition 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-Atlanta-StudentExcelle.001
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