Reading Coach, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

• On-site positions available in 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
  
  

Must have: 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?

Alpha School offers the opportunity to deliver an AI-powered reading program that reshapes early literacy instruction. You will facilitate brief, high-impact workshops instead of conventional hour-long sessions. Assess the needs of K-2 learners, develop original evidence-based lessons independently, and contribute to building adaptive tools that extend your impact to hundreds of students. This position is for reading specialists who excel without prescriptive curricula and are eager to advance scalable literacy innovation.

Create workshops. Expand literacy. Submit your application 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 young learners and foster a lasting passion for reading
• Reviewing student performance data to iteratively improve your methods and generate actionable insights
• Working alongside the technology team to assess and improve AI-powered literacy platforms
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Following pre-packaged curricula or published instructional sequences
  
  

Reading Coach Key Responsibilities

Cultivate a passion for reading in young students

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree
• Master's degree or advanced certification in reading instruction (such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, or equivalent)
• Minimum of 2 years delivering small-group reading interventions to early elementary learners
• Capable of evaluating reading levels, organizing student groups, and creating differentiated instruction independently of pre-written curricula
• Comfortable using AI and adaptive learning platforms and adjusting instruction based on student interaction data
• Authorized to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
• Available to work on-site at one of our 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
  
  

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-Orlando-ReadingCoach.001