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

• $120,000/year salaried compensation, paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision benefits starting day one
• On-site placement at one Alpha campus location: 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 assistance available)
• 40 hours per week, 100% classroom-based with K-2 students
  
  

Your structured-literacy certification — Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction — opened every K-2 reading job door you knocked on. In most positions, it also defined your upper limit: you executed someone else's program and submitted reports. Here that credential marks the beginning. If this difference resonates with you, read on.

Alpha has redesigned traditional instruction from the ground up. Students complete academic coursework independently through AI-adaptive applications. No lectures, no textbooks, no district pacing calendars. Your role represents the one domain where a human expert cannot be replaced. You build 20-minute small-group workshops using real-time app data; sessions are intentionally brief, because targeted instruction outperforms duration. You also facilitate motivation sessions that guide 100% of your students to their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification). You catch a student's miscue during a session, identify the phonemic gap, and redesign tomorrow's workshop before the day ends. That level of responsiveness is expected.

Families at these campus locations have selected Alpha for measurable results, not simply enrollment. Parents review weekly data showing their child's reading progress and they hold expectations. You will field specific questions about individual student advancement, and "they're doing fine" will not suffice as a response. 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 scores and "love your Guide" survey results (target 90% ) provide direct measurement. As you demonstrate success, your influence expands beyond your own classroom: effective strategies you develop for your students become templates that other Alpha campuses implement, and your diagnostic precision influences how reading instruction scales as Alpha expands. Your contributions extend well beyond your immediate environment.

Before we extend an offer, you'll submit a short video presenting an engaging story for young children, and you'll complete a full day on campus working directly with K-2 students. Low energy with children disqualifies candidates, regardless of credential strength. This requirement is intentional. Apply today.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating small-group K-2 reading workshops using live adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
• Conducting daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of your students toward their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Analyzing AI-generated performance data (fluency curves, decoding accuracy, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction during the day, not only during planning periods
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate gains documented in weekly campus data reviews
• Serving as the energetic, relatable adult your K-2 students anticipate seeing daily
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing guide; you create lessons based on student data
• Delivering lectures to a full classroom; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups and students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps
• Functioning as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you work in the classroom with children every day
• Managing a traditional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject lectures, homework review, test preparation. Your scheduled time consists of workshops, motivation sessions, and data-driven small groups instead
• Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic reports; student progress is captured in app data and your running records, not in special-education documentation
  
  

Literacy Program Coordinator Key Responsibilities

Generate measurable K-2 reading growth across phonics, fluency, and comprehension within a campus environment where outcomes undergo weekly review.

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 2 years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the last 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven ability to create your own reading lessons and clearly explain what you teach and how, without depending on a published program
• Willingness to work in person 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 assistance available)
• Willingness to work with all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning tools into daily instruction as these tools develop
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Direct experience with AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data analysis
• Documented record of measurable reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvement, decoding level advancement) you can cite with specific numbers
• Experience administering diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups
• Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter networks, premium tutoring environments with families who closely monitor outcomes)
• Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or otherwise engaging a K-2 audience beyond the reading classroom
  
  

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-BeverlyH-LiteracyProgra