Instructional Coach $100,000 USD/year
Description
- In-person position based in Austin, TX.
- Weekly pay at $100,000 annually - Health benefits begin on your first day
- Assistance with relocation provided
What if helping young learners crack the code of reading starts by entering their world: gaming culture, where progression, determination, and skill-building come naturally?
NextGen Academy is a school designed specifically for students who are passionate about gaming. Learning happens through adaptive technology, with staff serving as mentors and facilitators. Early literacy is the area where young learners require the most direct, personal guidance—and that's your focus.
You'll be responsible for small-group literacy instruction targeting K-2 students. Your approach will combine structured literacy techniques with adaptive applications that monitor individual student growth continuously. When a student struggles with word decoding, you intervene. When a student achieves a milestone, you recognize it. Your groups remain small enough to know each child's reading ability, passions, and motivators.
The impact is seeing students who once fumbled over letter-sound relationships begin reading books independently—all within a school environment where "leveling up" applies inside the classroom, not only on digital devices.
Guide learning. Embrace development. Submit your application today.
What you will be doing
- Create and facilitate small-group literacy workshops for K-2 learners, ensuring phonics instruction is interactive, enjoyable, and tailored to individual needs
- Modify teaching approaches on the fly according to student performance, reading proficiency levels, and behavioral signals
- Conduct motivational coaching sessions with students to promote progress in adaptive reading platforms and reach instructional targets
- Track student performance metrics from adaptive technology and apply this information to customize instruction for each literacy group
- Employ narrative techniques, levity, gaming metaphors, and affirmative feedback to build student determination and address reluctance
What you will NOT be doing
- Delivering traditional lectures to a full classroom — learning occurs through independent software and your targeted small-group sessions, not one-way instruction
- Overseeing a standard class of 25+ students — you facilitate concentrated literacy groups where each student receives individualized attention
- Adhering to a fixed, commercial curriculum — you craft your own instructional sessions driven by live student data
- Running esports programs or instructing social-emotional skills — your role is literacy-centered, dedicated solely to reading development
- Contending with legacy teaching practices — this institution was purpose-built around adaptive learning tools and student motivation
Key responsibilities
Support K-2 learners in accelerating their reading abilities through targeted small-group instruction and adaptive technology within a gaming-inspired school where students are excited to attend daily.
Candidate requirements
- Able to work onsite at NextGen Academy in Austin, TX
- Bachelor's degree in any discipline (education, literacy, or associated areas are typical but not mandatory)
- Master's degree in reading instruction OR certification in structured literacy (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or comparable evidence-based phonics approaches)
- 2+ years of documented experience providing small-group reading instruction to K-2 students or learners facing reading challenges
- Proven capability to evaluate student literacy levels and independently develop differentiated lesson plans
- Genuine interest in video games and gaming culture, whether or not you actively play games
- Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship
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