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Reading Teacher $120,000 USD/year
Description
- $120,000 annual salary, disbursed weekly, with health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one
- Full-time on campus at a single Alpha location: Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Palo Alto, Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, or South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton or Miami Beach, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
- 40-hour workweek, entirely in-classroom instruction with students in grades K-2
Your structured-literacy training — Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading — has opened every K-2 reading position you've pursued. In most roles, that credential also marked the limit: you executed a prescribed program and documented results. At Alpha, the credential is your entry point. If that shift in expectations resonates with you, continue reading.
Alpha has replaced conventional instruction. Students progress through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications. There are no lectures, textbooks, or pacing calendars. Your position represents the one domain where human expertise cannot be substituted. You create targeted 20-minute small-group sessions informed by live app analytics; brevity is intentional, because targeted instruction outperforms duration. You also lead motivation sessions designed to bring 100% of students to weekly app benchmarks using Alpha's incentive framework (campus currency, leaderboards, developmentally appropriate game mechanics). You catch a decoding error during instruction, identify the underlying phonemic deficit, and revise the next day's workshop before you leave campus. That is the expectation.
Families enrolling at these locations have selected Alpha for measurable results, not simply enrollment. Parents receive weekly updates on their child's reading development and they respond actively. You will field specific inquiries about individual student progress, and vague reassurances will not suffice. You will reference running records, identify the phonemic deficiency, and describe your instructional response. That level of accountability should energize you, not burden you.
Your initial period is about proving your effectiveness. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably productive; student satisfaction and "love your Guide" survey scores (target 90%+) provide direct feedback. Once you establish credibility, your influence expands beyond your classroom: strategies that succeed with your students become models replicated at other Alpha sites, and your assessment precision informs how reading instruction scales as Alpha expands. Your contributions extend beyond your immediate environment.
Before an offer is extended, you will submit a short video presenting an engaging story suitable for young children, and you will complete a full-day campus visit 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 small-group K-2 reading sessions informed by real-time adaptive-app analytics, rooted in structured-literacy frameworks (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or comparable)
- Facilitating daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of students to weekly app targets using Alpha's incentive system (campus currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate game mechanics)
- Analyzing AI-generated student performance data (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to refine instruction during the day, not only during planning periods
- Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding evaluations to generate growth visible in weekly campus data meetings
- Serving as the approachable, energetic adult your K-2 students are excited to see daily
What you will NOT be doing
- Implementing a commercial reading curriculum, scripted lesson plan, or district timeline; you create instruction based on student data
- Delivering whole-class lectures; all teaching occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive applications
- Serving as a reading consultant, peer coach, or district-level specialist; you are in the classroom with students daily
- Managing a conventional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject lectures, homework correction, test preparation. Your time is structured around workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groups
- Preparing IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic documentation; student progress is captured in app analytics and your running records, not special-education forms
Key responsibilities
Generate documented K-2 reading improvement across phonics, fluency, and comprehension within a campus environment where results are assessed weekly.
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 discipline, plus 2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, applying systematic phonics or structured literacy
- Proven capacity to develop original reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional approach and content, independent of published programs
- Commitment to full-time, in-person work at one Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Palo Alto, Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, Santa Monica, or South Bay (LA), CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton or Miami Beach, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; Charlotte, NC; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
- Readiness to work with all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily teaching as these tools advance
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Direct experience with AI-driven or adaptive reading systems (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for lesson planning or student data interpretation
- Documented history of quantifiable reading gains (fluency increases in WCPM, accuracy growth, decoding level progression) you can cite with specific figures
- Familiarity with diagnostic reading tools (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups
- Background in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter networks, premium tutoring programs with outcome-focused families)
- Experience in performance, youth sports coaching, or other activities involving engaging K-2 audiences outside traditional reading instruction
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