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

• On-site at an Alpha campus in Lake Forest CA, Palo Alto CA, Piedmont CA, San Francisco CA, Santa Monica CA, Greenwich CT, Chicago IL, Boston MA, New York City NY, or Chantilly VA (relocation assistance available)
• Annual salary of $120,000, paid on a weekly basis. Full health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one
• Daily instruction enhanced by AI-powered adaptive learning tools
  
  

You know that 20 minutes of precision-targeted reading instruction delivers more impact than 90 minutes of scripted lessons, and you have student outcomes that back it up. You've seen children break through phonics barriers because you identified the specific gap, not because a program prescribed the next step. If building lessons from live student data feels empowering instead of burdensome, this role is for you.

Alpha's reading instruction operates on one principle: every minute counts. Your workshops are 20-minute sessions designed around each student's actual needs, not a predetermined pacing calendar. You'll evaluate reading levels, organize targeted groups, and provide high-impact structured literacy instruction (phonics, fluency, comprehension) to students aged 4-7 that produces measurable weekly progress. AI-powered adaptive platforms work alongside you, producing performance data you'll analyze to modify the next day's lesson before the current session concludes.

This position evolves over time. During your first year, you're fully immersed in classroom work: facilitating workshops, leading motivational activities that convert hesitant readers into enthusiastic learners, and delivering detailed observations to the technology team refining Alpha's AI literacy systems. As these tools expand and your input informs their development, your influence reaches beyond your immediate students. You'll contribute to building a reading program that functions across multiple campuses, transforming your work with 15 children into a framework that serves hundreds.

If you've dedicated your career to demonstrating that structured literacy produces results and you're prepared to combine that knowledge with technology that extends your reach, this is where your influence transcends the boundaries of a single classroom.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating and facilitating 20-minute reading workshops based on your own diagnostic evaluation of each student's reading level and identified gaps
• Applying AI-generated student performance data to modify groupings and lesson priorities between sessions, rather than waiting for quarterly reviews
• Facilitating motivational sessions that cultivate intrinsic reading motivation through age-appropriate gamification and personalized goal-setting with K-2 students
• Evaluating and testing AI literacy tools during live workshops, then delivering structured feedback to the technology team regarding effectiveness and areas for improvement
• Monitoring measurable results (fluency improvements, decoding level progression, accuracy gains) and applying them to refine your instructional approach on a weekly basis
  
  

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a scripted or commercial reading program. You identify needs and create instruction independently.
• Conducting 60-90 minute lecture-based literacy blocks. Sessions are brief, targeted, and high-intensity.
• Instructing only struggling readers. You'll teach all K-2 students regardless of reading level.
• Working separate from technology. AI adaptive tools are integrated into your daily practice, not an occasional supplement.
• Waiting for quarterly data cycles to modify your instruction. You make real-time adjustments based on current data.
  
  

Reading Tutor Key Responsibilities

Advance early elementary students to grade-level reading proficiency using adaptive, AI-enhanced structured literacy instruction.

Basic Requirements

• Bachelor's degree (any subject)
• Master's degree in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent)
• 2 years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical setting within the last 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Capacity to design your own reading lessons and articulate what you teach and how, independent of a published program
• Availability to work on-site at an Alpha campus (Lake Forest CA, Palo Alto CA, Piedmont CA, San Francisco CA, Santa Monica CA, Greenwich CT, Chicago IL, Boston MA, New York City NY, or Chantilly VA; relocation assistance available)
• Openness to using AI and adaptive learning tools daily and adjusting as tools develop
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship
  
  

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (e.g., DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated groups
• Documented record of measurable student reading progress you can describe with specific data (e.g., advanced 12 students from Level C to Level G in one semester)
• History of working with edtech teams, product teams, or instructional designers on tool creation
• Experience in a startup, micro-school, or non-traditional educational setting where you developed systems instead of following established ones
  
  

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-Greenwic-ReadingTutor