Reading Specialist $120,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks
Description
- On-site position available in Lake Forest (Orange County), CA; San Francisco, CA; Miami, FL; or New York City, NY
- $120,000 annual salary with weekly pay. Full health benefits start day one, plus HSA/FSA and 401(k) Roth
- Relocation assistance provided
You've seen how traditional reading instruction limits your ability to reach every student who needs your expertise.
Alpha School offers you the opportunity to design an AI-powered, scalable literacy program that delivers more measurable progress in 2 hours than conventional schools achieve in an entire day. You'll create adaptive workshops, examine live student performance data, and work alongside engineers to develop literacy technologies that extend your influence to hundreds of learners.
This position merges direct student instruction with innovative program design, allowing you to transform individual readers while constructing a replicable system that brings foundational literacy to multiple school sites.
Shape literacy. Expand your reach. Submit your application today.
What you will be doing
- Facilitating adaptive reading workshops focused on building core competencies in phonics, fluency, and comprehension
- Creating customized motivational experiences that engage students and foster a lasting passion for reading
- Reviewing student achievement data to iteratively improve your methods and identify actionable learning insights
- Partnering with engineering teams to assess and refine AI-powered literacy platforms
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree plus advanced certification in reading instruction (e.g., Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, or equivalent)
- Minimum 2 years of experience providing small-group reading interventions to early elementary students
- Capable of assessing reading levels, organizing student groups, and creating differentiated instruction independent of pre-packaged curricula
- Comfortable using AI/adaptive learning tools and interpreting student engagement patterns within those systems
- Authorized to work in the U.S. without requiring sponsorship
- Able to work on-site at one of our campuses: Lake Forest (Orange County), CA; San Francisco, CA; Miami, FL; or New York City, NY
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