Reading Coach, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

About the role

This position is first and foremost a Guide: a dynamic, captivating presence children are eager to learn with. Your structured-literacy training opens the door; your capacity to engage a K-2 classroom for a 20-minute session is what earns you the offer.

Responsibilities

• Create and facilitate small-group K-2 reading workshops rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or comparable), informed by live student performance data
• Facilitate daily motivation sessions designed to ensure all students achieve their weekly adaptive-app targets, leveraging Alpha's incentive model (school currency, leaderboards, developmentally appropriate gamification)
• Conduct and evaluate running records, fluency assessments, and decoding screenings to monitor student progress and modify instruction for upcoming sessions
• Analyze AI-generated performance reports from Alpha's adaptive learning platforms to personalize instruction dynamically, not only during advance planning
• Serve as the approachable, energetic adult your K-2 students are excited to see each day

Requirements

• Structured-literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or comparable) OR a Master's degree in reading instruction
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline, plus a minimum of 2 years full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven capacity to develop original reading lessons and clearly explain instructional choices and methods, independent of published programs
• Availability to work full-time in person at one Alpha campus: Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Fort Worth (Keller), Dallas, Plano, or The Woodlands, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance available)
• Willingness to instruct all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and to incorporate AI and adaptive-learning platforms into everyday instruction
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Direct experience with AI-driven or adaptive reading tools (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
• Documented history of measurable reading gains (fluency improvement in WCPM, accuracy increases, decoding level progression) that you can quantify
• Experience in non-traditional or innovative educational environments (charter schools, micro-schools, Montessori, hybrid models)
• Experience in performance, youth sports coaching, or otherwise engaging a K-2 audience beyond reading instruction

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth. Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. Roles with real student impact: Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Education work that pays like it matters: Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. A culture built for builders: Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it. Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited.

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a commercial reading curriculum, scripted lesson sequence, or district pacing calendar; you build lessons independently using student performance data
• Delivering whole-class lectures; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups while students engage with academic content through adaptive apps
• Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach for other educators, or district-level specialist; you work directly with students in the classroom daily
• Managing a traditional classroom schedule — subject-by-subject lectures, homework correction, test preparation; your time is structured around workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small-group instruction
• Evaluating homework or issuing report cards; student advancement is tracked through app analytics and your assessment records