Educational Technology Specialist, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

• $120,000 annual salary with weekly pay and full health, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one
• 100% on-site at a single Alpha campus in Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Palo Alto, Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, or South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton or Miami Beach, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; or New York City, NY (we provide relocation support)
• Full-time 40-hour workweek, entirely in-classroom with K-2 students
  
  

You hold a structured-literacy credential — Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction — and it has opened the door to every K-2 reading position you've pursued. In most of those roles, it also represented the upper limit: you delivered a program designed by others and documented the results. At Alpha, the credential is your entry point. If that difference resonates with you, continue reading.

Alpha has redesigned traditional teaching. Students work through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications. There are no lectures, no textbooks, and no pacing guides. Your position is where human expertise becomes irreplaceable. You create focused 20-minute small-group workshops using real-time data from the apps; brevity is intentional because targeted instruction outperforms duration. You also lead motivation sessions designed to drive every student to meet their weekly app targets, using Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, developmentally appropriate gamification). When you catch a student's miscue during a session, you identify the underlying phonemic gap and redesign the next day's workshop before you leave. That is the expectation.

Families enrolling at these campuses have selected Alpha for measurable results, not simply enrollment. Parents receive weekly reports on their child's reading progress and they engage directly. You will field specific questions about individual student advancement, and vague reassurances will not suffice. You will reference the running record, identify the phonemic gap, and describe your instructional response. That level of accountability should energize you, not burden you.

Your initial months focus on establishing credibility. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective; student satisfaction and "love your Guide" survey results (targeting 90% approval) provide direct feedback. As you demonstrate success, your influence expands beyond your classroom: strategies that succeed with your students become templates for other Alpha campuses, and your diagnostic precision influences reading instruction as Alpha scales. The impact of your work extends well beyond your immediate environment.

Prior to hiring, you will submit a short video in which you tell a compelling story for young children, and you will complete a full day on campus working directly with K-2 students. Low energy with children will disqualify candidates, regardless of credential strength. This is intentional. Apply today.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating small-group K-2 reading workshops driven by live data from adaptive apps, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
• Facilitating daily motivation sessions that ensure 100% of your students reach their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Analyzing AI-generated performance metrics (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction in real time, not only during planning periods
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate progress visible in weekly campus data reviews
• Serving as the engaging, dynamic adult your K-2 students are excited to see each day
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing guide; you design instruction based on student data
• Teaching whole-class lessons; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps
• Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach, or district-level specialist; you work directly with children in the classroom every day
• Managing a traditional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject lectures, homework reviews, test preparation. Your time is allocated to workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groups
• Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic evaluations; student progress is documented through app data and your running records, not special-education paperwork
  
  

Educational Technology Specialist Key Responsibilities

Generate measurable reading progress for K-2 students in phonics, fluency, and comprehension within a campus environment where results are assessed weekly.

Basic Requirements

• Structured-literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent) OR a Master's degree in reading instruction
• Bachelor's degree in any field, plus at least 2 years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, employing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven capacity to design original reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional methods and content without depending on a published program
• Commitment to working on-site full-time at one Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Palo Alto, Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, or South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton or Miami Beach, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; or New York City, NY (relocation support available)
• Readiness to work with all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily instruction as these tools advance
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Direct experience using AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
• Documented history of quantifiable reading gains (fluency increases in WCPM, accuracy improvements, decoding level progressions) that you can specify with concrete numbers
• Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups
• Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter schools, premium tutoring services with families who closely monitor results)
• Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or other activities that involve engaging a K-2 audience beyond traditional reading instruction
  
  

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 $60 USD/hour, which equates to $120,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5632-US-BocaRato-EducationalTec