Reading Program Coordinator, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

About Alpha

Alpha has dismantled conventional instruction. Students work through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications. There are no lectures, no textbooks, no district pacing calendars. Your function is the single area where a human specialist cannot be replaced. You build 20-minute small-group workshops using live app data; sessions are intentionally brief because targeted instruction outweighs duration. You also lead motivation sessions that ensure every student meets weekly app targets through Alpha's motivational framework (campus currency, leaderboards, developmentally appropriate game mechanics). When you catch a miscue during a session, identify the phonemic deficit, and redesign the next day's workshop before you leave—that's expected performance.

Families selecting these campuses chose Alpha for results, not simply enrollment. Parents review weekly reports on their child's reading development, and they ask questions. You will field specific inquiries about individual student progress, and vague reassurances will not suffice. You must reference the running record, identify the phonemic weakness, and describe your instructional response. This level of accountability should energize you, not burden you.

Your initial months focus on proving yourself in the classroom. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective; this is measured directly through student satisfaction and "love your Guide" survey scores (target 90% or higher). As you establish your effectiveness, your influence grows beyond your own students: successful strategies you develop become models replicated across other Alpha campuses, and your diagnostic precision informs reading instruction as the network expands. Your work extends well beyond your classroom walls.

Before an offer is extended, you will submit a brief video of yourself telling a captivating story for young children, and you will complete a full day on campus working directly with K-3 students. Low energy with children disqualifies candidates, regardless of credential strength. This is intentional.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating small-group K-3 reading workshops using real-time adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or similar)
• Leading daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of students to complete weekly app goals through Alpha's motivational system (campus currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate game elements)
• Analyzing AI-generated performance metrics (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction in real time, not only during planning periods
• Conducting running records, fluency assessments, and decoding diagnostics to generate progress visible in weekly campus data meetings
• Serving as the approachable, dynamic adult your K-3 students are excited to work with daily

What You Won't Be Doing

• Implementing a commercial reading curriculum, scripted lessons, or district scope-and-sequence; you create instruction based on student data
• Delivering whole-class lectures; all teaching occurs in targeted small groups while students engage with academic content through adaptive technology
• Serving as a reading coach, consultant to other educators, or district specialist; you work directly with students in the classroom every day
• Managing a conventional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject instruction, homework correction, test preparation. Your time is structured around workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small-group work
• Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic evaluations; student growth is documented through app analytics and your running records, not special-education compliance forms

Reading Program Coordinator Key Responsibilities

Generate quantifiable reading gains in phonics, fluency, and comprehension for K-3 students within a campus culture where results are assessed weekly.

Basic 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 field, plus 2+ years of full-time K-3 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, employing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven capacity to independently design reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional content and methods, without depending on a published curriculum
• Commitment to full-time, in-person work at one Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, or Santa Monica, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Chicago, IL; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
• Openness to working with all K-3 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporating AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily instruction as these tools develop
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Direct experience with AI-driven or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
• Documented reading outcomes (fluency growth in WCPM, accuracy increases, decoding level progression) with specific numerical results
• Familiarity with diagnostic reading tools (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups
• Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, high-performing charter networks, premium tutoring services with outcome-focused families)
• Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or other contexts where you've engaged K-3 audiences beyond traditional reading instruction

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.

Pay

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.

Schedule

40 hours per week, entirely classroom-based with students in grades K-3.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one. Relocation assistance available.