Literacy Specialist, Alpha (Remote) - $100,000/year USD

• Onsite in Austin, TX (2 positions); Plano, TX; Tampa, FL; or Dorado, Puerto Rico
• $100,000 salary ($50/hour), paid weekly. Day-one health benefits, HSA/FSA, 401(k) Roth
• Relocation support included
  
  

Tired of watching children struggle with reading despite your best efforts in broken educational systems? Join the elite 2-Hour Learning revolution at Alpha School where literacy breakthroughs happen daily.

At Alpha School, we've engineered a precision literacy model that achieves in 2 hours what traditional schools fail to accomplish in 6. Our fusion of AI-adaptive technology with expert instruction is transforming reading outcomes nationwide. Your expertise will design and deliver high-impact workshops that drive measurable phonics, fluency, and comprehension gains for early elementary students—then scale that success across our expanding network.

This role transcends traditional teaching. You'll leverage data-driven instruction, collaborate with cutting-edge technology teams, and build a reading program that transforms thousands of young lives. This is literacy instruction reimagined for maximum impact.

Elite educators only. Apply now.

What You Will Be Doing

• Architect and deliver precision reading workshops that systematically build phonics, comprehension, and fluency skills using our proprietary adaptive methodology
• Design personalized motivational frameworks utilizing gamified literacy milestones that maintain high student engagement and accelerate progress
• Analyze comprehensive student performance data to continuously refine instructional approaches and extract actionable insights for program enhancement
• Partner with engineering teams to evaluate AI literacy tools, provide expert feedback, and drive technological improvements based on real classroom outcomes
• Develop scalable, AI-enhanced literacy content that consistently enables early elementary students to achieve and exceed grade-level proficiency benchmarks
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Managing classroom behavior issues for 6 hours daily—our focused 2-hour model eliminates most discipline challenges
• Drowning in administrative paperwork and standardized test preparation that diverts attention from actual reading instruction
• Implementing rigid, pre-packaged curricula that ignore individual student needs and learning patterns
• Working in isolation without technological support or data insights to guide instructional decisions
• Following ineffective traditional literacy approaches that fail to produce measurable reading gains
  
  

Literacy Specialist Key Responsibilities

Transform early elementary students into confident, grade-level readers through expert implementation of our revolutionary 2-Hour Learning model, directly contributing to Alpha School's mission of proving that significant literacy breakthroughs can be achieved efficiently at scale.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree with advanced certification in reading instruction (e.g., Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, or equivalent)
• Minimum 2 years of demonstrated success delivering small-group reading interventions to early elementary students
• Proven ability to assess reading levels, strategically group students, and design differentiated instruction without reliance on pre-written curricula
• Demonstrated proficiency with AI/adaptive learning tools and ability to respond effectively to student behaviors within technology-enhanced environments
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Commitment to work on-site at one of our campuses: Tampa, FL; Austin, TX; Plano, TX; or Dorado, Puerto Rico
  
  

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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 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-4849-US-Stamford-LiteracySpecia.017