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Youth Counselor $100,000 USD/year
Description
- $100,000 annual W2 compensation, distributed weekly; medical, dental, and vision coverage begin day one
- Full-time on-site role at an Alpha K-8 school in Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Brownsville, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston (Central, South, or The Woodlands), TX; Park City, UT (Salt Lake City metro) — relocation assistance available
This role is not about teaching. It is about motivation.
The most meaningful support you can offer a student who reaches 99% of their target is refusing to accept it as complete. If that expectation feels rigid, this position is not for you. If it resonates because you understand that maintaining high standards communicates belief in a student's capacity, continue reading.
Alpha students complete academic coursework through AI-driven applications. There are no lectures or textbooks. You will spend half of each day facilitating one-hour life-skills sessions covering topics such as public speaking, concentration, and constructive feedback. The remaining time is devoted to one-on-one and small-group coaching, where you analyze student progress via Coachbot data and guide each individual to reach 100% of their weekly app objectives. Workshops provide a framework, but effective Youth Counselors customize content and create new sessions as needed.
Success in a given quarter means every student in your group completes weekly app goals, passes the Test2Pass for all life-skills workshops, and reports a 90%+ satisfaction rating with you as their guide. Falling short in any area constitutes underperformance. During your first year, you will internalize the operational model; once you demonstrate consistent execution, advancement to Lead Guide becomes possible, allowing you to mentor new hires while continuing direct student engagement.
If you prefer conventional classroom instruction, expect a fixed curriculum, or view warmth and rigor as conflicting, this role will not suit you. If your background includes athletic coaching, camp counseling, tutoring where you refused to let students give up, or performance work that captivated young audiences, the final interview stage is a full day on campus coaching actual Alpha students. If that prospect excites you most, submit your application now.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating one-hour life-skills sessions for K-8 groups on subjects including public speaking, focus, feedback, and related competencies, customizing the existing framework and developing new content when gaps emerge
- Conducting daily one-on-one and small-group coaching that drives each student to complete 100% of weekly app objectives, leveraging Coachbot data, Alpha's motivational infrastructure (school currency, leaderboards), and individual relationships to overcome resistance
- Delivering the Test2Pass (Alpha's competency-based evaluation) for each life skill and coaching students through retakes until they achieve mastery
- Adjusting your approach across a broad developmental spectrum, from kindergarteners requiring high energy and physical activity to eighth graders needing candid conversation and accountability
- Serving as the adult who maintains rigorous expectations while also being the person students trust and want to confide in; genuine connection earns the authority to challenge, and challenge demonstrates confidence in their potential
What you will NOT be doing
- Delivering whiteboard instruction; academic content is embedded in the applications, not your direct teaching
- Creating curriculum materials from the ground up; you activate an established playbook through compelling delivery and narrative
- Passively monitoring students on devices; motivation in this context is proactive, interpersonal, and sustained
- Reducing a weekly target to enable a student to meet it; when a student falls behind, the solution is supporting the student, not adjusting the standard
- Evaluating assignments, facilitating standardized exam preparation, or handling family outreach; Campus Leads manage parent relations, and the other tasks are not part of this model
Key responsibilities
Drive every student in your K-8 group to complete weekly learning objectives, achieve mastery in each life skill, and conclude the year reporting a positive experience with you as their guide.
Candidate requirements
- Able to work on-site at an Alpha school in Scottsdale (Phoenix), AZ; Oklahoma City, OK; Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, TX; Brownsville, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Houston, TX (Central, South, or The Woodlands); Park City, UT — relocation assistance provided
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline
- Minimum 3 years of direct experience with K-8 students (teaching, coaching, tutoring, camp counseling, or youth program management)
- A concrete example you can articulate of guiding a K-8 student to achieve a challenging objective: the objective itself, your actions, and the result
- Comfort allowing AI to deliver instructional content while you concentrate on motivation and life-skills development
- Regular use of generative AI platforms (e.g., ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude)
- Authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship (or in Canada for the Toronto location)
Nice to have
- Background in youth sports coaching, debate, camp direction, theater, or extracurricular programs where you held direct accountability for motivating children toward defined outcomes
- Demonstrated record of personal excellence (academic, athletic, or career-related) such that maintaining high expectations for others reflects consistent practice, not adopted rhetoric
- Communication and presentation skills sufficient to engage a group of 12-year-olds for an hour without needing to escalate volume
- History of converting unmotivated or resistant students into engaged contributors
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