Reading Interventionist, Alpha

Overview

Reading Interventionist role at Alpha School. Full-time, on-site at one of Alpha's campuses with relocation assistance available. 40 hours per week, 100% classroom-based with K-2 students. Salary: $120,000/year, weekly pay; full health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one.

• Creating small-group K-2 reading workshops based on live adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
• Conducting daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of your students toward their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational system (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Analyzing AI-generated performance metrics (fluency curves, decoding accuracy, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction mid-day, not only during pre-planning
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate gains reflected in the weekly campus data review
• Serving as the engaging, energetic adult your K-2 students are excited to see daily

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing guide; you create lessons based on student data
• Delivering lectures to a full classroom; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps
• Serving as a reading consultant, coach for other teachers, or district-level specialist; you work in the classroom with children every day
• Managing a traditional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject lectures, homework review, test preparation. Your scheduled blocks consist of workshops, motivation sessions, and data-driven small groups instead
• Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic reports; student progress is captured in app data and your running records, not in special-education documentation

Generate measurable K-2 reading advancement 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-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 articulate what you teach and how, without depending on a published program
• Commitment to work in person full-time 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)
• Commitment to work with all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning tools into daily instruction as these 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 record of measurable reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvement, decoding level progression) you can quantify
• Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated groups
• Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent, elite charter, premium tutoring with families who closely monitor outcomes)
• Background in performance, coaching youth sports, or otherwise engaging a K-2 audience beyond the reading classroom

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. Alpha is creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning.

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.