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Description
- Austin, TX: on-site role, with relocation assistance available
- $100,000/year W2, with weekly pay
- Full-time: daily direct engagement with K-8 students
The most impactful thing you can do for a student is not to teach them algebra—it's to convince them they are capable of mastering algebra independently. If this distinction resonates with you, if you've observed traditional classrooms sap curiosity from bright students and believed "there must be a better approach," continue reading.
Alpha is a private school that has eliminated conventional instruction. Students work through academics using adaptive learning software at individualized paces, advancing up to 2x faster than traditional students. However, software cannot build resilience. It cannot prepare a reserved 7-year-old to present confidently in front of peers. That responsibility is yours. You will dedicate half your day to facilitating one-hour life skills workshops, where you guide students in public speaking, teamwork, concentration, and constructive feedback exchange. The remaining half involves 1:1 and small-group motivation sessions, where you develop genuine connections with students, establish challenging academic objectives, and ensure daily accountability toward those objectives.
This is not a soft mentorship position. You will monitor quantifiable results: every student meeting academic benchmarks, completing mastery assessments for life skills, and providing satisfaction ratings of 90% or higher. The students who push back hardest are often those who need your support most, and transforming a reluctant learner into one who genuinely wants to participate represents the most challenging and fulfilling aspect of this work.
Individuals who consistently produce strong student outcomes here advance into leadership roles, guiding others and influencing how an entire campus approaches student coaching. If creating impact through daily execution interests you more than awaiting formal promotions, this is where that journey begins. Apply now.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating one-hour life skills workshops for K-8 student groups, guiding public speaking, teamwork, focus, and feedback skills through structured exercises and narrative techniques
- Conducting 1:1 and small-group motivation sessions, establishing objectives with students, monitoring their academic app progress, and stepping in when performance lags
- Adjusting your approach across diverse age groups: coaching strategies for a kindergartner differ drastically from those for a 13-year-old
- Delivering Test2Pass assessments to verify students have genuinely mastered the life skills you have coached
- Leveraging student profiles, performance data, and coachbot analytics to maintain precise awareness of each student's status before every interaction
What you will NOT be doing
- Delivering academic instruction. Students acquire math, reading, and science knowledge via adaptive software, not through direct teaching.
- Creating lesson plans from the ground up. You will utilize a pre-existing life skills curriculum and structured playbook.
- Correcting assignments, producing report cards, or preparing students for standardized exams. Student mastery is evaluated through assessments you conduct, not through administrative tasks.
- Working from a desk. This position requires standing, moving around the space, and engaging directly with students throughout the day.
Key responsibilities
Lead a cohort of K-8 students to achieve life skills mastery and reach ambitious academic targets.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree in any subject
- 3+ years of experience working directly with K-8 students
- Demonstrated success motivating or coaching K-8 students toward objectives exceeding baseline standards, with at least one concrete example you can describe in detail (the objective, your actions, the result)
- Willing to work in-person in Austin, TX (relocation support provided)
- Comfortable operating in a non-traditional learning environment centered on motivation and engagement, not traditional instruction
- Legal right to work in the US without visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Experience mentoring or coaching in youth sports, competitive academic settings, or organized enrichment programs
- Familiarity with behavioral motivation methods such as goal-setting frameworks, reward systems, or accountability mechanisms
- Proven ability to connect with disengaged or resistant young learners and facilitate meaningful turnarounds
- Experience leading group sessions for children of varying ages
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