Description
- On-site: Austin (Georgetown), TX (relocation support provided)
- $150,000/year, paid weekly | Day-one health, dental, and vision benefits
- Full-time, 40 hours/week
You already know what gifted students are capable of — because you were one. If you've spent years watching that potential squandered by low expectations and one-size-fits-all lesson plans, here's the alternative.
At gt.school, your cohort of 15–20 K–12 learners moves through curriculum 5–10x faster than a standard classroom allows. Your job is to keep raising the ceiling: delivering one-hour life skills workshops on public speaking, focus, and feedback, and running individualized motivation sessions using Coachbot analytics to connect each student's goals to measurable app advancement. You'll watch students who once stumbled over their words pass the Test2Pass and walk away ready to present to any room. You bring your own academic record to every session. There's no script.
This is not classroom teaching. No grading pile, no classroom management, no lowest-common-denominator lesson plan. Those who build strong track records here — consistent student satisfaction, 100% goal-completion rates, demonstrated skill mastery — become candidates for lead roles, developing a small team of peers while maintaining their own cohort.
Apply now if you're ready to hold gifted students to the standard they deserve.
What you will be doing
- Delivering one-hour life skills workshops on public speaking, focus, and feedback to a cohort of 15–20 K–12 students using gt.school's curriculum and your own academic expertise
- Running individualized motivation sessions, using Coachbot analytics to track each student's advancement in learning apps against their goals
- Administering mastery-based Test2Pass assessments to confirm student skill retention
- Adapting delivery in real time using storytelling, earned credibility, and AI-personalized instruction to keep gifted learners challenged and engaged
- Tracking progress against 100% goal-completion and 95% student satisfaction benchmarks
What you will NOT be doing
- Managing a traditional classroom — every student here chose to be here
- Grading papers, writing report cards, or handling the administrative overhead of a standard teaching role
- Teaching to standardized tests or external assessment mandates
- Dumbing down content — students here are capable of engaging with the full depth of your expertise
- Working with disengaged or average-pace learners
Key responsibilities
Coach a cohort of gifted K–12 students to master essential life skills and accelerate academically through personalized, high-standard mentorship.
Candidate requirements
- Willingness to work in-person in Austin (Georgetown), TX
- Bachelor's degree from a top-tier university (Ivy League or equivalent)
- Demonstrated record of academic excellence (e.g., National Merit Finalist, academic Olympiad medalist, or early college graduation)
- At least 3 years of experience coaching, mentoring, or teaching students
- At least one elite academic signal: prestigious fellowship or scholarship (Rhodes, Fulbright, NSF GRFP, Gates), PhD, Mensa or Triple Nine Society membership, or university-level teaching experience
- Daily self-reported usage of generative AI tools (e.g., ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, or equivalent)
- Legal right to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Master's degree from a top-ranked research university
- Background as a participant or coach in competitive academic programs (MATHCOUNTS, Science Olympiad, national debate, or equivalent)
- Experience coaching high-achieving students toward elite outcomes (college admissions, fellowship applications, competitive exams)
- Background in cognitive science, educational psychology, or gifted and talented (GT) education
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