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

About the Role

As a Reading Teacher (Guide) at Alpha, you'll work closely with K-3 students, ensuring they meet daily academic targets and addressing reading deficits through targeted interventions. You'll spend 90% of your day guiding students through app-based learning, workshops, and campus routines, with 10% dedicated to reading sessions. This role is fully on-site at one of our campuses, with relocation assistance available.

Responsibilities

• Conduct brief structured-literacy interventions with small groups of students, identifying phonics or decoding deficits and designing targeted instructional sequences.
• Support students during app-based core instruction, identifying stuck points and maintaining daily performance expectations.
• Facilitate morning routines, life-skills programming, and reflection activities to sustain engagement among six-year-olds.
• Motivate students toward weekly application goals using incentives, leaderboards, and gamification.
• Remain with your students throughout lunch, recess, and dismissal, addressing behavioral challenges with individualized strategies.

Requirements

• Willing to work on-site at one of the listed campuses (AZ - Phoenix, OK - Oklahoma City/Tulsa, TX - Dallas/Fort Worth/Plano/The Woodlands, UT - Park City) with relocation support.
• At least 3 years of experience working directly with children ages 4-9 in teaching, coaching, tutoring, or similar roles.
• At least 2 years of experience teaching reading in grades K-3 within the last 5 years.
• Completed structured-literacy training (LETRS, IMSE, Orton-Gillingham, etc.) or a master's in reading/literacy.
• Bachelor's degree in any subject (teaching certificate not required).
• Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Qualifications

• Ability to maintain engagement among six-year-olds using presence and well-designed activities.
• Experience with reading platforms (Amira, Lexia, i-Ready) or diagnostic assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) is a plus.
• Demonstrated success in resolving decoding difficulties in specific students.
• Experience in non-traditional educational models (charter, micro-school, Montessori, hybrid) is advantageous.

About Alpha

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for real-world skills. We offer roles with real student impact, six-figure compensation, and a culture built for ambitious, student-focused builders.

Pay

$100,000 per year, salaried and paid weekly.

Schedule

40 hours weekly across five days, fully on-site.

Benefits

Health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one.