Youth Program Manager $200,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- On-site locations: Piedmont, CA; Greenwich, CT; Chicago, IL; Bethesda, MD; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
- $200,000 annually, paid weekly | Health, dental, and vision benefits from day one
The greatest service you can offer a student who achieves 99% is to acknowledge it's not yet 100%. Not from lack of care — but from belief in their capacity to reach the mark, because lowering expectations is the genuine disservice. If that reasoning resonates, continue. If it feels overly demanding, this position will be challenging.
Students at Alpha don't absorb passive lectures. They advance through adaptive applications at double the speed of conventional classrooms while simultaneously developing practical life competencies. Your responsibility is ensuring three commitments are met for every child in your group: genuine enthusiasm for learning, accelerated progress at 2x speed, and acquisition of capabilities beyond traditional academics. You will also develop the Guides who execute these commitments throughout your campus.
Your day begins with analytics. Coachbot metrics reveal which students are progressing and which require additional support. By mid-morning you're facilitating an interactive life skills workshop with your K-8 group, adhering to Alpha's established framework. Post-lunch involves observing a Guide's session, followed by one-on-one feedback with three concrete steps to refine their execution. On certain days you're conducting motivation check-ins, converting leaderboard rankings and campus currency into momentum that re-engages reluctant learners.
You'll witness reserved children present with poise to adult audiences. You'll observe a student who previously "despised school" request extended time. And you'll understand that the expectation you maintained is precisely what enabled their progress, because upholding standards demonstrates your confidence in their ability to meet them.
If you've demolished benchmarks, transformed struggling performers into achievers, and you're prepared to do it for young learners, submit your application.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating hour-long interactive life skills and social-emotional learning (SEL) sessions with K-8 students covering areas such as public speaking and concentration, using Alpha's prescribed framework
- Conducting daily motivational check-ins designed to ensure 100% student achievement of weekly app-based targets through developmentally appropriate incentives including campus currency and competitive leaderboards
- Developing Guides via direct observation, precise feedback, and practical training to ensure they execute workshops with equivalent energy and accuracy
- Analyzing Coachbot data and student records to pinpoint those requiring support, then providing direct intervention
- Personally mentoring your assigned student cohort, demonstrating the coaching and motivational techniques you expect every Guide to employ
What you will NOT be doing
- Crafting lesson plans or building curriculum. Students progress through adaptive applications; your focus is elevating the people who support them.
- Delivering traditional classroom lectures. You're primarily an engager (80%), secondarily a content expert (20%); if your preference is whiteboard instruction, this isn't the fit.
- Accepting "nearly there" as sufficient. Complete mastery at 100% is the standard, and compromising it isn't compassion.
- Spending time in an office managing administrative tasks. The majority of your hours are spent directly engaging with students and Guides.
- Waiting extended periods for performance data. Outcomes are visible in real-time via Coachbot and adjustments occur immediately.
Key responsibilities
Execute Alpha's 3 Promises throughout your cohort and among the Guides under your leadership: every child develops passion for learning, progresses at 2x conventional pace, and acquires practical life competencies.
Candidate requirements
- Currently residing in or prepared to relocate to Piedmont, CA; Greenwich, CT; Chicago, IL; Bethesda, MD; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
- Bachelor's degree in Education, Psychology, Business, or related discipline (Master's preferred; conventional teaching certifications are not sought)
- Minimum 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or comparable domain
- Demonstrated experience creating and executing educational programs, curricula, or training systems
- Proven history of managing a team of 5+ individuals, including responsibility for hiring and performance-based termination decisions
- Background in coaching, mentoring, or delivering constructive feedback to enhance engagement and outcomes
- Professional experience working with youth aged 5–14 in educational or developmental contexts
- Skilled in leveraging data and performance metrics to inform decisions and foster continuous 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 coordinator where you directly inspired children to achieve quantifiable goals
- Background coaching adults in positions where performance was measured and evaluated
- Confidence presenting to large groups of children. The type of presence that commands attention from a room full of 8-year-olds.
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