The kindest thing you can do for a student who reaches 99% of their target is to refuse to accept it as complete. If that principle unsettles you, this position is not the right fit. If it energizes you because you understand that maintaining high standards demonstrates your confidence in a student's ability to succeed, continue reading.
Alpha operates differently from conventional schools. Students complete a full day's worth of academics in roughly two hours using adaptive technology. No classroom lectures. No traditional textbooks. Your role centers on what technology cannot replicate: guiding Pre-K through 8th grade students in life skills including public speaking, concentration, and constructive feedback exchange. You will spend half your time facilitating interactive workshops built on structured frameworks and narrative techniques. The remaining half involves working with students individually or in small groups, examining their performance in adaptive learning platforms via Coachbot analytics, and challenging them to achieve 100% of their weekly objectives. Students demonstrate competency through Test2Pass evaluations, not attendance-based grading.
During your first year, you will take ownership of a student cohort and become proficient in Alpha's methodology: life skills workshops, motivational coaching sessions, and competency-based testing. Once you consistently hold all students accountable to 100% goal completion while maintaining satisfaction ratings above 90%, advancement to Lead Guide becomes possible—a role where you mentor other Guides while continuing direct student engagement. The most effective individuals in this position don't merely transform individual trajectories; they influence how an entire campus functions.
If you have years of experience coaching, counseling, or mentoring children and have wished you could eliminate traditional instruction to concentrate purely on their personal development, this represents that opportunity.
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Life Skills Coach Key Responsibilities Guarantee that every student in your cohort develops a love for school, achieves mastery of critical life skills, and completes 100% of their academic objectives through adaptive learning technology.
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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 $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-5767-US-Houston-LifeSkillsCoac
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