Literacy Coordinator $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
- $120,000 annual salary paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one
- On-site role at a single Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, or Santa Monica, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
- 40-hour work week, entirely in-classroom with students in grades K-3
Your structured-literacy training — Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction — has opened the door to every K-3 reading position you've pursued. In most roles, it also defined the upper limit: you delivered someone else's curriculum and tracked results. Here that credential is your entry point. If that difference resonates with you, read on.
Alpha has replaced conventional instruction. Students advance through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications. No lectures, no textbooks, no pacing calendars. Your position is where a human specialist cannot be replaced. You create 20-minute small-group sessions using real-time app performance data; sessions are intentionally brief, because targeted precision outperforms duration. You also lead motivation sessions designed to move 100% of your students toward their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification). When you catch a student's miscue during a session, you identify the phonemic deficit and have the next day's workshop redesigned before you leave. That is the expectation.
Families enrolling at these campuses have selected Alpha for measurable results, not simply attendance. Parents receive weekly reports on their child's reading progress and they form opinions. You will face direct questions about individual student advancement, and vague reassurances will not suffice. You will need to reference the running record, identify the specific phonemic gap, and describe your instructional response. That level of accountability should energize you, not exhaust you.
Your initial months focus on establishing credibility in the classroom. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective; student satisfaction and "love your Guide" survey results (target 90%+) measure that directly. Once you prove your impact, your influence grows beyond your own classroom: what succeeds with your students becomes the template other Alpha campuses replicate, and your diagnostic precision informs how reading instruction scales as Alpha expands. What you create here extends well beyond your classroom walls.
Before hiring, you will submit a short video in which you tell an engaging story suitable for young children, and you will spend a full day on campus working directly with K-3 students. Low energy with children will disqualify you, regardless of credential strength. That is intentional. Apply today.
What you will be doing
- Creating small-group reading workshops for K-3 students using live adaptive-app performance data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
- Leading daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of your students toward their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational model (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
- Analyzing AI-generated student performance data (fluency curves, decoding accuracy, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction during the day, not only during planning time
- Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate measurable progress visible in weekly campus data reviews
- Serving as the energetic, relatable adult your K-3 students are excited to see every day
What you will NOT be doing
- Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted lesson plan, or district pacing guide; you build lessons directly from student performance data
- Teaching a full classroom lecture-style; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps
- Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach for other teachers, or district-level specialist; you work in the classroom with students every day
- Managing a traditional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject lectures, homework review sessions, or test preparation. Your schedule consists of workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groups
- Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic reports; student progress is captured in app data and your running records, not special-education documentation
Key responsibilities
Generate measurable reading progress in phonics, fluency, and comprehension for K-3 students within a campus environment where outcomes are evaluated 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 field, plus 2+ years of full-time K-3 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical setting within the last 5 years, using systematic phonics or structured literacy
- Proven capacity to design your own reading lessons and clearly explain what and how you teach, without dependence on a published program
- Availability to work in person full-time at one Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, or Santa Monica, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
- Willingness to work with all K-3 students (not only struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning tools into daily instruction as these tools develop
- Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Practical experience with AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
- Documented history of measurable reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvement, decoding level advancement) that you can quantify
- Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for forming differentiated instructional groups
- Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter schools, premium tutoring with families who closely monitor outcomes)
- Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or otherwise engaging a K-3 audience outside traditional reading instruction
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