Lead Instructional Coach, Alpha

Overview

Alpha is transforming the classroom experience. Our students accelerate through adaptive technology, achieve mastery at twice the traditional pace, and develop practical life competencies. You will ensure our "3 Promises" are delivered to every learner in your cohort and develop our Guides so they consistently do the same.

On-site in one of these locations:
Bethesda, MD;
Boston, MA;
Chicago, IL;
Fort Lauderdale, FL;
Seattle, WA; or CA:
East Bay (San Francisco), Palo Alto, Santa Monica, or Los Angeles.

Annual salary of $200,000, disbursed weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage starts on day one. Relocation assistance provided.

• Developing and training Guides to facilitate Alpha's workshops at a world-class standard.
• Authoring Guide Playbooks that document facilitation best practices, design of engaging learning experiences, and solutions to common challenges.
• Delivering consistent, practical feedback to Guides that drives higher student engagement and academic outcomes.
• Leading a small student cohort directly, demonstrating advanced coaching and motivational techniques.

• Creating traditional lesson plans – Guides support student learning via adaptive technology; you train them to become outstanding motivators.
• Compromising on excellence – when our benchmark is 100%, you uphold that standard.
• Running dull training sessions – you’ll develop Guides through dynamic, interactive, high-energy professional development.

Develop Guides and students to ensure every learner in your cohort experiences genuine enthusiasm for school, achieves learning velocity at 2× the standard rate, and gains essential life competencies. No exceptions.

• Currently residing in or willing to relocate for on-site work at one of the Alpha Campuses listed above.
• Hold a Bachelor's degree in any discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of professional experience in education, learning and development, coaching, or related areas.
• Proven track record of designing and executing innovative educational programs, curricula, or training systems.
• Demonstrated leadership and mentorship capabilities with experience building, managing, and inspiring high-performing teams.
• Background working with young people (ages 5–18) in educational or developmental settings.
• Skilled in data analysis and leveraging performance metrics to inform decisions and drive ongoing improvement.
• Authorized to work legally in the United States.

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. Alpha aims to help students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that prepares them for the real world. Alpha is committed to new paradigms in education.

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is available immediately 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. For details, see

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5628-US-Fort Laud-Lead Instructio.
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