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Literacy Program Coordinator, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

Crossover
Chicago, IL Full Time
POSTED ON 4/7/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 6/2/2026
  • On-site locations: Lake Forest (Orange County), CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Chicago, IL; New York City, NY; Chantilly (Washington), VA
  • $120,000 annual salary with weekly pay. Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
  • Relocation assistance provided

Required: Master's degree in reading instruction OR advanced certification such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, or equivalent.

Do you believe personalized reading intervention surpasses even the best scripted lessons, and that AI enables personalization at scale?

At Alpha School, you will deploy an AI-powered reading program that redefines early literacy instruction. You'll lead brief, high-impact workshops rather than conventional hour-long sessions. You'll assess K-2 learners, develop original evidence-based lessons independently, and contribute to adaptive tools that extend your expertise to hundreds of students. This position requires reading specialists comfortable working without rigid curricula who are ready to advance scalable literacy innovation.

Create workshops. Scale literacy. Apply today.

What You Will Be Doing

  • Leading adaptive reading workshops for children aged 4-7 that build core competencies in phonics, fluency, and comprehension
  • Creating personalized motivational experiences that engage children and foster a lifelong passion for reading
  • Reviewing student performance data to iteratively improve your methods and generate actionable insights
  • Partnering with the technology team to assess and improve AI-powered literacy tools

What You Won’t Be Doing

  • Following pre-scripted curricula or published scope-and-sequence frameworks

Literacy Program Coordinator Key Responsibilities

Cultivate a passion for reading in young learners

Basic Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree
  • Master's degree or advanced certification in reading instruction (e.g., Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, or equivalent)
  • Minimum 2 years of experience providing small-group reading interventions to early elementary students
  • Capable of assessing reading levels, forming student groups, and creating differentiated instruction without relying on pre-written curricula
  • Comfortable with AI/adaptive learning technologies and responsive to student interactions within those systems
  • Legal authorization to work in the United States without sponsorship
  • Willing to work on-site at one of our campuses: Lake Forest (Orange County), CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Chicago, IL; New York City, NY; Chantilly (Washington), VA

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-Chicago-LiteracyProgra.001

Salary : $120,000

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