Literacy Coordinator $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- $100,000 annual salary paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision coverage beginning on day one
- Full-time on-site position at one Alpha campus location: Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Fort Worth (Keller), Dallas, Plano, or The Woodlands, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance available)
- 40 hours per week, 100% classroom-based with K-2 students
You have dedicated years to mastering structured literacy. Whether through Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction, you can identify a student's miscue and pinpoint the exact phonemic weakness to address. You are capable of designing phonics lessons without a scripted program. That level of expertise is the baseline, not what sets you apart.
What sets you apart is that six-year-olds get excited when you enter the room. At Alpha, this position is fundamentally a Guide role: you must be a compelling, energetic presence children genuinely enjoy learning from. Your structured-literacy credentials open the door; your capacity to captivate a K-2 classroom during a 20-minute workshop is what secures the offer. If being described as a "compelling, energetic presence" doesn't resonate with you, this role is not a fit.
Alpha has completely reimagined traditional instruction. Students work through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications — there are no lectures, textbooks, or pacing calendars. Your position represents the one area where human expertise cannot be replaced. You will create small-group reading workshops driven by live student performance data and lead motivation sessions designed to ensure 100% of students meet their weekly app targets through Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification).
The initial months center on winning the classroom. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective. Student satisfaction metrics and "love your Guide" survey results (target: 90%+) provide direct measurement. Once you establish credibility, your responsibilities expand: interpreting AI-generated performance insights to refine upcoming instruction, communicating fluency improvements and decoding progress to parents, and influencing how Alpha's K-2 reading model develops alongside adaptive technology. As Alpha opens additional campuses, the systems you create will define reading instruction across the network.
The hiring process requires you to submit a brief video of yourself telling an engaging story for young children, followed by a full day on campus working directly with K-2 students. Low energy with children will disqualify candidates regardless of credential strength. 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 actual student data
- Facilitating daily motivation sessions designed to ensure 100% of students reach their weekly adaptive-app targets, utilizing Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
- Conducting and evaluating running records, fluency assessments, and decoding checks to monitor progress and refine subsequent instruction
- Analyzing AI-generated performance insights from Alpha's adaptive learning platforms to differentiate instruction dynamically, not only during preparation
- Serving as the engaging, energetic adult your K-2 students are excited to see each day
What you will NOT be doing
- Implementing a commercial reading curriculum, scripted lesson plan, or district-mandated pacing guide; you will create lessons independently using student data
- Delivering whole-class lectures; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive applications
- Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach, or district-level specialist; you will be in the classroom with students daily
- Running traditional classroom periods — subject-by-subject lectures, homework corrections, test preparation; your schedule consists of workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groups
- Grading assignments or issuing report cards; student advancement is tracked via app analytics and your running records
Key responsibilities
Provide structured-literacy instruction that produces measurable improvements in K-2 reading performance across phonics, fluency, and decoding.
Candidate 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, combined with 2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment, using systematic phonics or structured literacy
- Proven capacity to independently design reading lessons and clearly explain what you teach and how, without dependence on a commercial program
- Commitment to working in person full-time at one Alpha campus: Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Fort Worth (Keller), Dallas, Plano, or The Woodlands, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance available)
- Commitment to working with all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporating AI and adaptive-learning tools into everyday instruction
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Direct experience with AI-driven or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
- Documented reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy increases, decoding level progression) you can quantify with specific data
- Experience in non-traditional or innovative educational settings (charter, micro-school, Montessori, hybrid)
- Experience in performance, youth sports coaching, or otherwise engaging a K-2 audience beyond traditional reading instruction
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