Academic Coach, Alpha School

About the role

Alpha School is hiring an Academic Coach for its Dorado, Puerto Rico campus. The school uses a 2-hour learning model where K-8 students master a full day of academics in about two hours through adaptive learning apps, with no lectures or textbooks. The coach spends 60% of the week on one-on-one motivation and 40% running interactive, hour-long life-skills workshops. The pay is $100,000 USD per year ($50 per hour, 40 hours per week), paid weekly, and the position is full-time and on-site.

Key responsibilities

• Coach a cohort of K-8 students one-on-one and in small groups through adaptive learning apps, using Coachbot analytics and dashboards to find who is stuck and why.
• Apply Alpha's motivation framework (leaderboards, incentives, weekly goal-setting) so every student advances at the expected pace.
• Run hour-long, hands-on life-skills workshops on public speaking, focus, teamwork and giving and receiving feedback, project-based and interactive.
• Administer Test2Pass mastery assessments and ensure students do not advance until they have demonstrated mastery.
• Build trust with students so high accountability feels motivating rather than punitive.

Required profile

• Bachelor's degree in any subject.
• 3+ years of hands-on experience working directly with K-8 students through teaching, tutoring, youth programs, camps or sports coaching.
• Evidence of high personal achievement, academic, athletic or professional.
• Ability to engage groups of K-8 students in energetic, interactive workshops and to motivate young people through obstacles.
• Leadership and role-model behaviour combining high standards with strong support.
• Legal right to work in the United States or Puerto Rico without visa sponsorship.
• Nice to have: fluent English and Spanish, a coaching background with measurable outcomes, experience designing youth workshops or camps, and familiarity with adaptive learning platforms such as Khan Academy, IXL or DreamBox.

What we offer

• $100,000 USD per year, paid weekly.
• Full-time W2 employment with immediate access to benefits.
• Year-long position.