Job Description

• On-site position in Bethesda, MD; Boston, MA; Chicago, IL; Fort Lauderdale, FL; Seattle, WA; or CA: East Bay (San Francisco), Palo Alto, Santa Monica, or Los Angeles
• $200,000 annual salary with weekly pay. Health benefits start day one, plus HSA/FSA and 401(k) Roth options
• Relocation assistance provided

Alpha is transforming the traditional school experience. Our students don't endure conventional lectures—they accelerate through adaptive applications, achieve mastery in half the time, and develop practical life competencies throughout. Your role is to ensure the "3 Promises" are delivered to every student in your cohort while coaching our Guides to replicate that success.
You will combine world-class coaching expertise with dynamic facilitator presence, transforming workshops, data-informed team sessions, and precise feedback into powerful development experiences. If you have broken performance records, converted struggling teams into top performers, or consistently reject mediocrity, we want you to help us build excellence.
Why Alpha?
• Elevated compensation for high-cost markets – pay exceeds our standard guide compensation to reflect metro area living expenses
• Comprehensive benefits & time off – full health coverage and ample paid time off
• Relocation support – offered to exceptional candidates
• Development-focused environment – access to coaching, professional training, and defined advancement opportunities

What You Will Be Doing
• Developing and training Guides to deliver Alpha's workshops with exceptional quality
• Building Guide Playbooks that document facilitation best practices, effective learning activity design, and challenge resolution
• Delivering consistent, actionable feedback to Guides that drives student engagement and academic success
• Personally coaching a small student cohort, demonstrating advanced mentorship and motivational techniques

What You Won’t Be Doing
• Creating lesson plans – Guides facilitate student learning via adaptive applications; your role is training them to become outstanding motivators
• Compromising expectations – when our success benchmark is 100%, you uphold that standard
• Running dull training sessions – you will develop Guides through dynamic, energizing, experiential learning

Lead Instructional Coach Key Responsibilities
Develop Guides and students to ensure every learner in your cohort loves school, learns at 2× speed, and masters life skills. No exceptions.
Basic Requirements
• Currently based in or willing to relocate for on-site work at one of the Alpha Campuses (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 area.
• Proven track record developing and executing innovative educational programs, curricula, or training initiatives.
• Strong leadership and mentorship capabilities with experience building, managing, and inspiring high-performing teams.
• Background working with youth (ages 5-18) in educational or developmental settings.
• Skilled in data analysis and leveraging metrics to inform decisions and drive continuous improvement.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States

About Alpha
Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?
Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.
They don’t play by the old rules.
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.
Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.
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!
Working with us
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.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-5628-US-Elgin-LeadInstructio.008

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