Literacy Specialist, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

Compensation

$100,000 per year, paid weekly.

Benefits

Day‑one health, dental, and vision benefits.

Schedule

Full‑time, 40 hours per week, five days a week, on‑site at one Alpha campus. Relocation support is provided.

Current Openings

• Arizona – Phoenix and Scottsdale
• Texas – Dallas, Fort Worth (Keller), Plano, and The Woodlands
• Utah – Park City (Salt Lake City)

If you are interested in a different Alpha campus, you may still apply and indicate your preferred location.

Responsibilities

• Run short structured‑literacy workshops with 2‑4 students, diagnosing phonics or decoding gaps from running records and fluency probes, teaching a tailored sequence, and checking transfer.
• Coach students through app‑based core learning, identifying stalls and asking questions that “unstick” them while maintaining the daily goal.
• Lead morning launch, life‑skills workshops, and check‑chart activities that keep six‑year‑olds moving.
• Drive students to their weekly app goals using school currency, leaderboards, and age‑appropriate gamification.
• Stay with students through lunch, recess, and closing, meeting refusal and frustration with individualized plans.

What This Role Does Not Involve

• Planning full‑class lessons for nightly preparation.
• Running a pull‑out caseload from a quiet intervention room; reading groups are integrated into the day.
• Delivering a published program with fidelity to an external scope and sequence.
• Writing IEPs, 504 plans, handling testing paperwork, or serving on curriculum committees.
• Handing students off for a prep block; you remain with them from launch to closing.

Basic Requirements

• Willingness to work on‑site at one of the campuses listed above, with relocation support.
• At least 3 years of direct experience with children ages 4‑9 (teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, children’s theater, or similar).
• At least 2 years of recent (within the last 5 years) experience teaching reading in grades K‑3.
• Completed structured‑literacy training (e.g., LETRS, IMSE, Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Fundations, UFLI, CERI, Neuhaus, SIPPS, Really Great Reading) or a master’s degree in reading or literacy.
• Bachelor’s degree in any subject; a teaching certificate is not required.
• Comfortable spending ~90 % of the day guiding students through app‑based learning, workshops, and campus routines, and ~10 % on reading sessions.
• Willingness to work with all K‑3 students, not only struggling readers.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship.

Nice‑to‑Have Requirements

• Ability to keep a room of six‑year‑olds engaged with energy and activity.
• Experience running after‑school or summer programs for tired children.
• Familiarity with reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i‑Ready) or diagnostic assessments (e.g., DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb).
• Specific examples of fixing a child’s decoding gap and how it was achieved.
• Background in non‑traditional school models such as charter, micro‑school, Montessori, or hybrid settings.

About Alpha

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real‑world skills. The company hires Guides (teachers), operators, admissions experts, curriculum leaders, and remote team members, offering six‑figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. Alpha’s culture is fast‑moving, ambitious, and student‑focused, aimed at improving the education system rather than maintaining the status quo.