Literacy Specialist, Alpha

Compensation & Work Details

• $120,000 annual salary paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one.
• Full-time on-site at one Alpha campus location:
  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).
• 40 hours per week, 100% classroom-based with students in grades K‑3.

• Creating small‑group K‑3 reading workshops driven by live adaptive‑app data, rooted in structured‑literacy approaches (Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent).
• Leading daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of students to their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational system (school currency, leaderboards, age‑appropriate gamification).
• Analyzing AI‑generated performance metrics (fluency trends, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction mid‑day, not only during planning time.
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate gains that appear on the weekly campus data review.
• Serving as the engaging, high‑energy adult your K‑3 students are excited to see each day.

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing calendar; you create lessons based on student data.
• Delivering whole‑class lectures; all teaching occurs in small, targeted groups while students access academic subjects through adaptive apps.
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district‑level specialist; you work directly with kids in the classroom every day.
• Managing a traditional classroom schedule: subject‑by‑subject lectures, homework checks, test preparation. Your schedule consists of workshops, motivation sessions, and data‑informed small groups.
• Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic reports; student progress is captured in app data and your running records, not special‑education documentation.

Generate measurable K‑3 reading improvements across phonics, fluency, and comprehension within a campus environment where outcomes are assessed weekly.

• 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‑3 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the last 5 years, using systematic phonics or structured literacy.
• Proven capacity to create your own reading lessons and clearly explain what you teach and how, without depending on a published program.
• Commitment to work in person full‑time at one Alpha campus (listed locations above; relocation assistance available).
• Willingness to work with all K‑3 students (not only those struggling with reading) and incorporate AI and adaptive‑learning tools into daily instruction as those tools develop.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

• 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 improvements, decoding level progress) 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 services with outcome‑focused families).
• Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or otherwise engaging a K‑3 audience beyond the reading classroom.

Health, dental, and vision coverage starting on day one.

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. Payment is weekly.

This is a full‑time (40 hours per week), long‑term position that requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record.