Instructional Coordinator, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

About the role

The role is a Full-time on-site position at an 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).

Responsibilities

• Create 20-minute small-group workshops based on real-time adaptive-app data, using structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
• Lead daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of your students toward their weekly app goals through Alpha's motivational system (campus currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Analyze AI-generated student performance data (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction during the school day, not only during planning periods
• Conduct running records, fluency assessments, and decoding evaluations to generate measurable progress visible in weekly campus data meetings
• Serve as the engaging, high-energy adult your K-2 students are excited to work with each day

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-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven capacity to design original reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional methods and content, independent of a published program
• Availability to work in person full-time at one Alpha campus
• Willingness to instruct all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily teaching as these tools develop

Qualifications

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Skills

• Direct experience with AI-driven or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student performance analysis
• Documented reading outcomes (fluency gains measured in WCPM, accuracy increases, decoding level progression) with specific figures you can cite
• Familiarity with diagnostic reading tools (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups
• Prior work in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, high-performing charter networks, premium tutoring services with outcome-focused families)
• Experience in performance, youth sports coaching, or engaging K-2 audiences in contexts beyond reading instruction

Benefits

• Health, dental, and vision benefits starting on day one

Pay

$120,000 annual salary, paid weekly

Schedule

40-hour workweek, 100% in-classroom with students in grades K-2