Senior Instructional Coach, Alpha

Overview

Alpha is transforming the school experience. Students here don't endure traditional lectures—they accelerate through adaptive technology, absorb material at double speed, and develop practical life competencies. Your role is to ensure our "3 Promises" become reality for every learner in your cohort while coaching Guides to deliver the same outcomes. You will combine expert coaching ability with dynamic presentation skills, transforming professional development sessions, data-focused rallies, and precise feedback into powerful learning experiences.

If you've broken performance records, converted struggling performers into high achievers, or consistently reject mediocrity, you will be creating excellence alongside us.

• Competitive compensation for high-cost markets – elevated pay reflecting the living costs in these metropolitan locations
• Strong benefits package & paid time off – full health benefits and ample PTO
• Relocation support – offered to exceptional candidates
• Development-focused environment – access to coaching, professional training, and advancement opportunities

• Developing and training Guides to deliver Alpha's workshops at a world-class level
• Building Guide Playbooks that document facilitation best practices, design engaging learning experiences, and address common obstacles
• Delivering consistent, practical feedback to Guides that elevates student participation and results
• Directly coaching a small student cohort, demonstrating advanced motivational and instructional techniques

• Developing lesson plans – Guides support student learning via adaptive technology; you concentrate on training them to excel as motivators
• Compromising expectations – when our benchmark is 100%, your responsibility is upholding that standard
• Running dull training sessions – you'll develop Guides through dynamic, energetic, interactive coaching

Train Guides and support students to ensure every learner in your cohort experiences joy in school, progresses at 2× speed, and develops essential life skills. No exceptions.

• Based in or willing to relocate for in-person work at an Alpha Campus (Bethesda, MD;
  Boston, MA;
  Chicago, IL;
  Fort Lauderdale, FL;
  Seattle, WA; or CA:
  East Bay (San Francisco), Palo Alto, Santa Monica, or Los Angeles)
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in any discipline
• Minimum 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or related areas
• Proven track record developing and executing innovative educational programs, curricula, or training systems
• Robust leadership and coaching capabilities with demonstrated ability to build, lead, and inspire high-performing teams
• Background working with youth (ages 5-18) in educational or developmental settings
• Skilled in data analysis and leveraging metrics for decision-making and ongoing improvement
• Authorized to work legally in the United States

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $100 USD/hour, which equates to $200,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult  for more details on this topic.

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world. Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!