Reading Coach, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

What You Will Be Doing

• Create small-group K-2 reading workshops informed by live adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
• Lead daily motivation sessions that ensure 100% of your students reach their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (campus currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Analyze AI-generated performance data (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction mid-day, not only during planning periods
• Conduct running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate gains documented in weekly campus data reviews
• Serve as the approachable, dynamic adult your K-2 students anticipate interacting with daily

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing calendar; you construct lessons from student data
• Delivering lectures to full classrooms; all teaching occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you are classroom-based with children every day
• Managing a conventional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject lectures, homework correction, test preparation
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you are classroom-based with children every day
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you are classroom-based with children every day
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you are classroom-based with children every day
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you are classroom-based with children every day
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you are classroom-based with children every day

Basic 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 last 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven capacity to design your own reading lessons and clearly explain what you teach and how, without depending on a published program
• Commitment to full-time on-site work 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 assistance available)
• Willingness to instruct all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily teaching as these tools advance
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Direct experience with AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
• Documented reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvement, decoding level progression) you can cite with specific numbers
• Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups
• Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter networks, premium tutoring with families who closely monitor outcomes)
• Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or otherwise engaging a K-2 audience outside traditional reading instruction

About Alpha

• Reimagine the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills
• Reward 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

Working with us

• This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position
• The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record
• The compensation level for this role is $60 USD/hour, which equates to $120,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year
• The payment period is weekly