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Literacy Coordinator $120,000 USD/year
Description
- $120,000 annual salary, paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one
- Full-time on-site at a single 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)
- 40 hours per week, 100% classroom-based with K-2 students
Your structured-literacy credential — Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction — has opened doors to every K-2 reading position you've pursued. In most settings, it also marked the limit: you delivered someone else's curriculum and tracked progress. Here, the credential is where you begin. If that difference resonates with you, continue reading.
Alpha has redesigned traditional instruction. Students progress through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications. No lectures, no textbooks, no pacing guides. Your position represents the one area where a human expert cannot be replaced. You create 20-minute small-group workshops based on real-time app data; sessions are intentionally brief, because precision outweighs duration. You also lead motivation sessions that drive 100% of your students toward their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification). You catch a student's miscue during a session, identify the phonemic gap, and redesign tomorrow's workshop before the day ends. That is the expectation.
Families at these campuses have selected Alpha for results, not simply enrollment. Parents receive weekly data on their child's reading development and they engage directly. You will field specific questions about individual student progress, and "they're doing fine" will not suffice as a response. You will reference the running record, identify the phonemic gap, and describe your instructional plan. That level of accountability should energize you, not burden you.
Your initial months focus on establishing credibility. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective; student satisfaction and "love your Guide" survey scores (target 90%+) provide direct measurement. As you demonstrate success, your influence expands beyond your classroom: effective strategies you develop become models for other Alpha campuses to implement, and your diagnostic precision informs how reading instruction scales as Alpha expands. What you create here extends well beyond your immediate setting.
Before we extend an offer, you will record a brief video presenting an engaging story for young children, and you will spend an entire day on campus working directly with K-2 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 K-2 reading workshops using live adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
- Leading daily motivation sessions that guide 100% of your students toward weekly app goals using Alpha's motivational model (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
- Analyzing AI-generated performance data (fluency curves, decoding accuracy, comprehension signal) to modify instruction mid-day, not only during pre-planning
- Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate gains visible in the weekly campus data review
- Serving as the relatable, energetic adult your K-2 students are excited to see every day
What you will NOT be doing
- Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing guide; you create lessons from student data
- Delivering lectures to a full classroom; all instruction occurs in small, focused groups and students progress through academic subjects via adaptive apps
- Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you are in the classroom with children every day
- Managing a traditional classroom block: subject-by-subject lectures, homework review, test prep. Your scheduled blocks consist of workshops, motivation sessions, and data-driven small groups
- Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic reports; student progress is captured in app data and your running records, not in special-education documentation
Key responsibilities
Deliver measurable K-2 reading gains across phonics, fluency, and comprehension within a campus community where outcomes 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 subject, plus 2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical setting within the last 5 years, using systematic phonics or structured literacy
- Proven ability to design your own reading lessons and clearly explain what you teach and how, without depending on a published program
- Willingness to work in person full-time 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 support provided)
- Willingness to work with all K-2 students (not only struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning tools into daily instruction as those tools evolve
- Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Direct experience with AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data analysis
- Documented record of measurable reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvement, decoding level advancement) you can quantify
- Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated groups
- Experience in high-accountability school settings (independent, elite charter, premium tutoring with families who monitor outcomes closely)
- Background in performing, coaching youth sports, or otherwise engaging a K-2 audience outside the reading classroom
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