Literacy Specialist, Alpha

$120,000/year salary, paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one.

Full-time on-site 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).

40 hours per week, 100% direct classroom time with K-2 students.

• Creating small-group K-2 reading workshops using real-time adaptive‑app data, anchored in structured-literacy approaches (Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
• Leading daily motivation sessions that achieve 100% weekly app goal completion across your students 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 throughout the day, not only during planning periods
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate measurable progress visible in weekly campus data reviews
• Serving as the energetic, relatable adult your K-2 students are excited to see every day

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted lesson plan, or district‑mandated pacing guide; you create instruction from student performance data
• Delivering whole‑class lectures; all instruction occurs in targeted, small‑group settings while students complete academic subjects through adaptive applications
• Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach, or district‑level specialist; you work directly with students in the classroom daily
• Managing a conventional classroom schedule: subject‑by‑subject lectures, homework checks, test preparation. Your time is allocated to workshops, motivation sessions, and data‑informed small groups
• Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic documentation; student advancement is tracked through app data and your running records, not special‑education paperwork

Generate measurable reading improvement in K-2 students 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 discipline, plus 2+ years of full‑time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, using systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven ability to independently design reading lessons and clearly articulate what you teach and how, without depending on a published program
• Availability 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)
• Openness to working with all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporating AI and adaptive‑learning tools into daily practice as these tools develop
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship

• Practical 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 quantify 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 other roles engaging K-2 audiences outside traditional reading instruction

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. Consult  for more details on this topic.

Crossover Job Code: LJ-5632-US-Chicago-Literacy Specia.
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