Literacy Program 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 starting day one
- On-campus placement at an Alpha school: 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-hour weekly commitment, entirely classroom-based with students in grades K-2
You have invested years in structured literacy mastery. Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a graduate degree in reading. You recognize a student's miscue and immediately pinpoint the phonemic weakness. You can construct a phonics lesson independently, without a scripted curriculum. That's baseline. It's not what sets you apart.
What sets you apart is that young children respond to your presence with enthusiasm. At Alpha, this position requires you to be a Guide first: a magnetic, high-energy figure students are excited to work with. Your structured-literacy background qualifies you; your capacity to captivate a K-2 group for a 20-minute session is what secures the offer. If "magnetic, high-energy presence" doesn't fit you, this position isn't the right match.
Alpha has eliminated conventional instruction models. Students work through academic content independently on AI-powered adaptive applications — no teacher-led lectures, no traditional textbooks, no district pacing calendars. Your position represents the one space where human expertise cannot be replaced. You build small-group reading sessions informed by live student performance metrics, and you facilitate motivational activities that push 100% of students to reach their weekly app benchmarks using Alpha's approach (school currency systems, leaderboards, gamified structures tailored to age).
Your initial months focus on building classroom credibility. Sessions must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably impactful. Student satisfaction metrics and "love your Guide" survey results (90%+ target) directly measure your success. Once you establish that foundation, your responsibilities expand: reading AI-generated data to refine upcoming instruction, communicating fluency progress and decoding milestones to families, and influencing the evolution of Alpha's K-2 reading framework alongside adaptive technology. As Alpha opens additional campuses, the systems you create will define reading instruction on a national scale.
Prior to hiring, you will submit a brief video in which you tell a captivating story for young learners, and you will complete a full-day on-campus session working directly with K-2 students. Low energy with children will disqualify you, regardless of credential strength. This is intentional. Apply today.
What you will be doing
- Creating and facilitating small-group K-2 reading sessions rooted in structured-literacy frameworks (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent), informed by live student performance data
- Facilitating daily motivation activities that ensure 100% of students meet weekly adaptive-app targets, applying Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
- Conducting and evaluating running records, fluency assessments, and decoding checks to measure progress and refine subsequent instruction
- Analyzing AI-generated performance metrics from Alpha's adaptive platforms to differentiate instruction in the moment, not only during lesson preparation
- Serving as the relatable, enthusiastic adult presence your K-2 students are eager to see each day
What you will NOT be doing
- Implementing a packaged reading curriculum, scripted lesson sequence, or district timeline; you create lessons directly from student data
- Teaching whole-class lessons; all instruction occurs in targeted small groups, and students complete academic subjects through adaptive applications
- Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach, or district-level literacy specialist; your work is classroom-based with students daily
- Managing a conventional classroom schedule — subject-by-subject teaching, homework correction, test preparation; your time is dedicated to workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small-group instruction
- Grading homework assignments or issuing report cards; student progress is tracked through app analytics and your assessment records
Key responsibilities
Provide structured-literacy instruction that produces measurable acceleration in K-2 reading performance across phonics, fluency, and decoding domains.
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, plus 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 design original reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional content and methods, independent of published programs
- Willingness to work on-site 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 support provided)
- Willingness to instruct all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and to incorporate AI and adaptive-learning technologies into everyday instruction
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. or Puerto Rico without need for visa sponsorship
- Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish required for the Dorado, Puerto Rico campus
Nice to have
- Direct experience with AI-based or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or data interpretation
- Documented record of quantifiable reading gains (fluency improvement in WCPM, accuracy increases, decoding level progression) you can cite with specific numbers
- Experience in non-traditional or innovative educational settings (charter schools, micro-schools, Montessori, hybrid models)
- Experience in performance, youth sports coaching, or engaging K-2 audiences in contexts outside the reading classroom
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