Description
IMPORTANT NOTE: This position requires on-site presence at our Austin, Texas campus.
Traditional schools focus on teaching students what to think. This position exists to train them in how to execute.
Alpha is creating a reimagined high school experience—one where students bypass lectures and rote memorization. Instead, they build, ship, communicate, and advance. They launch projects, experiment with ideas, and cultivate real-world capabilities that many adults never acquire. Your responsibility is ensuring they follow through effectively and maintain high standards.
You will engage directly with high school students as they launch businesses, manage projects, and build the confidence, communication skills, and competence necessary for post-school success. You are not here to deliver theoretical instruction. You are here to guide execution. You will establish rigorous expectations, maintain accountability, and challenge students to create work that meets real-world standards.
This position suits individuals who have achieved meaningful results outside traditional classrooms—whether by building a product, expanding an audience, working in a startup environment, or delivering outcomes in high-velocity settings—and wish to channel that experience toward developing the next generation. If you seek a conventional teaching position, look elsewhere. If you want to influence how driven teenagers think, operate, and perform, this is the opportunity.
If you have accomplished something substantive in your career and want to dedicate your time to guiding motivated teenagers toward their full potential, this is your platform. Apply now
What you will be doing
- Design practical workshops that teach students to build genuine social media followings
- Mentor students on content development strategies, spanning ideation through AI-powered optimization
- Support students in transforming their personal areas of expertise into viable brands
- Provide 1:1 and small-group coaching to establish objectives, maintain execution consistency, and produce concrete deliverables
- Enforce rigorous standards regarding communication quality, work output, and reliability
- Shepherd students through practical projects (entrepreneurial ventures, marketing initiatives, coding assignments, etc.) while demanding measurable outcomes
- Monitor student advancement across the 3 C's framework and address performance declines promptly
- Maintain transparent communication with students and parents regarding progress, shortfalls, and action items
What you will NOT be doing
- Presenting traditional lectures or following standardized curricula
- Evaluating large volumes of homework or emphasizing theoretical concepts
- Accommodating disengaged students or reducing expectations to preserve comfort zones
- Working within a sluggish, bureaucratic educational institution
Key responsibilities
Generate quantifiable improvements in students' confidence, communication abilities, and real-world competence by coaching them toward sustained high-level execution.
Candidate requirements
- Proven record of significant personal accomplishment in at least one practical domain: launching a business, cultivating an audience, generating revenue, publishing research, competing at elite levels, or equivalent achievement
- Robust coaching and mentoring capabilities, with demonstrated ability to motivate adolescents
- 3+ years experience coaching/mentoring teenagers
- Superior communication and presentation abilities
- Proficiency with AI/technology tools (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.)
- Willing to work on-site in Austin, TX. Relocation assistance is available
- Authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Substantial expertise in at least one practical field (entrepreneurship, medicine, sales, technology, creative industries, finance, athletics) that you can incorporate into sessions and workshops with precision
- Background working in a startup or high-growth organization at any capacity
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