Senior Instructional Coach $200,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- On-site in Greenwich, CT | Bethesda, MD | Chicago, IL | Piedmont, CA
- $200,000 annually, disbursed weekly. Health, dental, and vision from day one
- Relocation assistance provided
The greatest support you can offer a student who achieved 99% is to withhold calling it 100%. If that statement unsettles you, this position is not for you. If it resonates, continue reading.
Students at Alpha don't absorb lectures passively. They race through adaptive technology, achieve mastery at double the speed of conventional classrooms, and develop practical life competencies in parallel. Your responsibility is ensuring three commitments are fulfilled for every student in your group: they develop a passion for learning, they advance at 2x velocity, and they acquire capabilities no traditional textbook provides. You simultaneously develop the Guides who deliver these outcomes across your campus.
Your day begins with metrics. You examine analytics identifying which students are progressing and which require intervention. By mid-morning you're facilitating a live session, guiding K-8 learners through public speaking or concentration drills using Alpha's framework. Post-lunch, you're observing a Guide's execution, then providing them with three concrete steps to refine their approach. On some days you're the motivational force in team huddles, converting leaderboard rankings into momentum. You maintain direct engagement with your own student group while cultivating Guides capable of meeting your benchmark, and as their capacity grows, your influence extends from a single cohort to the entire campus.
You'll witness reserved children presenting with confidence before adults. You'll observe a student who once "despised school" requesting to remain after hours. And you'll recognize that the standard you maintained is precisely what enabled their transformation, because upholding excellence demonstrates belief in their potential to achieve it.
If you've exceeded targets, converted struggling performers into high achievers, and you're prepared to replicate this for students: submit your application now.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating one-hour live sessions with K-8 students focused on life competencies including public speaking, concentration, and feedback exchange, adhering to Alpha's framework
- Developing Guides through observation, precise feedback, and practical training so they execute sessions with equivalent energy and accuracy
- Conducting daily motivational sessions that propel 100% of students toward weekly learning objectives using developmentally appropriate incentives such as campus currency and competitive rankings
- Analyzing Coachbot data and student records to pinpoint who requires support, then delivering direct intervention
- Personally mentoring a small cohort of students, demonstrating the coaching and motivational techniques you require from all Guides
What you will NOT be doing
- Creating lesson plans or developing curriculum. Students progress through adaptive technology; your role is elevating the people supporting them.
- Delivering lectures before a classroom. You're 80% performer, 20% content expert; if you prefer standing at a whiteboard, this role isn't suitable.
- Accepting "close enough" from students. 100% mastery is the threshold, and reducing it isn't compassion.
- Working from an office processing administrative tasks. The majority of your time is spent directly with students and Guides.
Key responsibilities
Execute Alpha's 3 Commitments: every student develops a love for learning, advances at 2x speed, and achieves life skill mastery, throughout your cohort and the cohorts led by your Guides.
Candidate requirements
- Currently residing in or prepared to relocate to Greenwich, CT; Bethesda, MD; Chicago, IL; or Piedmont, CA (relocation assistance available)
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or related field
- Demonstrated experience creating and executing educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives
- Proven history of managing a team of 5+ individuals, including recruitment and performance-based termination decisions
- Background in coaching, mentoring, or delivering constructive feedback to enhance engagement and performance
- Experience engaging with youth aged 5-14 in educational or developmental contexts
- Capability in leveraging data and metrics for decision-making and ongoing improvement
- Legal authorization to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Master's degree in Education, Psychology, or Business
- Experience as an athletic coach, camp director, or youth program leader where you directly inspired children to achieve quantifiable goals
- History coaching adults in positions where performance was measured and evaluated
- Ease performing before large groups of children. The type of presence that commands attention from a room of 8-year-olds.
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