Reading Program Coordinator, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

• $100,000 annual salary, paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one
• Full-time on-site position at an Alpha campus: Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, Fort Worth, Houston (South Houston or The Woodlands), or Plano, TX; Park City (Salt Lake City), UT; or Dorado, Puerto Rico (relocation assistance available)
• 40 hours per week, 100% classroom-based with kindergarten through second-grade students
  
  

You've invested years becoming proficient in structured literacy. Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading. You recognize a student's error and immediately identify the underlying phonemic weakness. You build phonics lessons independently, without relying on boxed programs. That's expected. It's not what sets you apart.

What sets you apart is your ability to captivate young learners. At Alpha, this position is fundamentally about being a Guide: an engaging, dynamic presence students are excited to work with. Your structured-literacy background qualifies you; your capacity to command a K-2 group's attention for a 20-minute workshop is what secures the role. If "engaging, dynamic presence" doesn't reflect who you are, this position isn't the right fit.

Alpha has reimagined traditional education. Students progress through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications — no lectures, no textbooks, no prescribed pacing. Your role represents the irreplaceable human component. You create small-group reading workshops informed by live student data, and you facilitate motivation sessions that propel every student toward their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification).

Your initial months focus on building rapport. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective. Student satisfaction metrics and "love your Guide" survey results (90% target) provide direct feedback. Once established, your responsibilities expand: analyzing AI-generated performance metrics to refine instruction, communicating fluency progress and decoding milestones to families, and contributing to how Alpha's K-2 reading model evolves alongside adaptive technology. As Alpha grows into new locations, your work becomes the blueprint for reading instruction across campuses.

Before an offer, you'll submit a short video presenting an engaging story for young children, and you'll complete a full day on campus teaching K-2 students directly. Low energy with children is disqualifying, regardless of credentials. This is intentional. Apply today.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating and facilitating small-group K-2 reading workshops rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent), informed by live student performance data
• Running daily motivation sessions that ensure 100% of students reach their weekly adaptive-app targets, using Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Conducting and evaluating running records, fluency assessments, and decoding diagnostics to monitor progress and refine instruction for subsequent sessions
• Analyzing AI-generated performance reports from Alpha's adaptive learning platforms to differentiate instruction dynamically, not only during preparation
• Serving as the approachable, energetic adult your K-2 students are excited to see each day
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a commercial reading curriculum, scripted lesson plans, or district pacing calendars; you create lessons based on student data
• Delivering whole-class lectures; all teaching occurs in small, targeted groups while students engage with academic content through adaptive apps
• Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach, or district specialist; you work directly with children in the classroom daily
• Managing a traditional classroom schedule — subject-by-subject instruction, homework corrections, test preparation; your time is devoted to workshops, motivation activities, and data-informed small groups
• Assigning grades or completing report cards; student advancement is tracked via app analytics and your assessment records
  
  

Reading Program Coordinator Key Responsibilities

Provide structured-literacy instruction that produces measurable acceleration in K-2 reading performance across phonics, fluency, and decoding.

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 discipline, plus 2 years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven capacity to independently design reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional content and methods, without dependence on published programs
• Availability to work in person full-time at one Alpha campus: Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Nashville, TN; Austin, Fort Worth, Houston (South Houston or The Woodlands), or Plano, TX; Park City (Salt Lake City), UT; or Dorado, Puerto Rico (relocation assistance available)
• Willingness to teach all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and to incorporate AI and adaptive-learning platforms into daily practice
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. or Puerto Rico without requiring visa sponsorship
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish required for the Dorado, Puerto Rico campus
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Direct experience using AI-powered or adaptive reading tools (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student performance analysis
• Documented reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvements, decoding level progression) you can quantify
• Experience in non-traditional or innovative educational settings (charter, micro-school, Montessori, hybrid)
• Experience in performance, youth sports coaching, or engaging K-2 audiences outside 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 $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-SanAnton-ReadingProgram.018