Student Success Strategist $150,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- In-person roles at Alpha School locations: New York City, NY · Orange County (Lake Forest), CA · San Francisco, CA · Santa Barbara, CA
- $150,000 annual salary, paid weekly. Health benefits start on day one.
- Relocation assistance available
You've excelled at the highest levels of a competitive domain. Perhaps elite sports, a distinguished record at a top university, a role at a highly selective firm, or a venture you launched and grew from scratch. You understand what separates genuine competition from simply participating. Now consider applying that discipline in a setting with K-12 students who have never encountered someone with your caliber of experience—someone ready to push them toward standards they didn't believe were within reach.
Alpha leverages AI-driven 1:1 instruction so students complete core academics in roughly two hours daily. The remaining time is devoted to life skills, passion projects, and meaningful development. At Alpha's most rigorous campuses, students require more than oversight. They need a credible mentor whose personal accomplishments define what's possible: someone who can assess group dynamics, establish expectations, and guide them through doubt, distraction, and resistance.
Your role isn't to deliver instruction; it's to coach, challenge, and uphold the same exacting standards you've applied to yourself. You'll dedicate 80% of your time to direct 1-on-1 coaching, small-group sessions, and life-skills workshops. The remaining 20% is spent establishing the daily culture: purposeful morning sessions that create an environment where mediocrity has no place.
The trajectory here isn't about advancing into management. It's about deepening impact. You begin by mastering Alpha's framework and earning student trust. Within months, you become the person students rely on to push them beyond perceived limits. The reward isn't a title change. It's witnessing a student who avoided eye contact in September confidently present to a roomful of adults in May.
If you've been searching for a way to make your elite background matter beyond your personal achievements, apply now. If you require a scripted curriculum, a conventional classroom setup, or a route to administrative leadership, this isn't the right fit.
What you will be doing
- Conducting 1-on-1 and small-group coaching that identifies specific obstacles, establishes ambitious targets, and ensures students remain accountable for execution
- Leading structured life-skills workshops designed for mastery rather than engagement, drawing on credible examples from your own elite background
- Evaluating student mastery using tools such as Test2Pass and monitoring progress through Coachbot analytics to refine coaching approaches in real time
- Establishing the campus cultural standard each morning with focused kickoffs that reinforce expectations for high performance
- Cultivating trusted mentoring relationships with students and families by maintaining high standards, consistency, and documented motivation strategies
What you will NOT be doing
- Creating lesson plans, developing curriculum, or evaluating assignments. Alpha's academic system manages that independently.
- Teaching large groups of 30 students. Your focus is high-impact coaching in intimate settings, not mass instruction.
- Supervising other staff or pursuing an administrative career path. This role centers on direct influence with students, not organizational advancement.
- Attending lengthy faculty meetings or dealing with institutional red tape. Your schedule remains student-centered.
- Compromising standards to meet performance targets. If a student achieves 99%, your task is to identify what prevented 100%.
Key responsibilities
Lead outstanding student motivation, development, and life-skill mastery at Alpha's most rigorous campuses.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree
- At least one documented instance of exceptional achievement in a highly selective, globally recognized field (examples: national or international competition medals, top-tier university with distinction, highly selective firm or fellowship, elite performing arts institution, or founding and scaling a successful venture)
- At least 3 years of experience in student coaching, youth mentoring, athletic coaching, or leadership roles where you measurably raised others' performance
- Willingness to work in-person at an Alpha campus in New York City, NY; Orange County (Lake Forest), CA; San Francisco, CA; or Santa Barbara, CA
- Legal right to work in the United States
Nice to have
- Background in elite competitive athletics (varsity D1, national team, or professional level) with experience coaching or mentoring younger athletes
- Experience in high-accountability environments like management consulting, investment banking, or military leadership
- Track record of youth development through mentoring in non-academic settings (community organizations, after-school programs, sports camps)
- Comfort presenting to and building trust with high-expectation families paying premium private school tuition
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