Reading Specialist, Alpha; Remote

Base Pay Range

$50.00/hr - $50.00/hr

• Annual salary of $100,000 ($50/hour), with weekly pay. Immediate health benefits, HSA/FSA, and 401(k) Roth
• Relocation assistance provided
• On-site positions available in Austin, TX;
  Fort Worth, TX;
  Plano, TX;
  Tampa, FL; or Dorado, Puerto Rico

Do you believe that every child has the right to read at or above grade level, yet find yourself frustrated by ineffective systems that squander their promise? Alpha School is demonstrating that literacy breakthroughs are achievable without traditional 6-hour school schedules. Our 2-Hour Learning framework combines AI‑adaptive technology with skilled teaching to accelerate reading progress. Your role: create and facilitate workshops that produce measurable improvements in phonics, fluency, and comprehension for early elementary learners, and support the expansion of this program to campuses nationwide.

This position is not about administrative lesson planning. It involves data‑informed teaching, technology partnership, and constructing a reading initiative that serves thousands of students effectively.

Lead instruction. Embrace development. Apply today.

• Facilitating adaptive reading workshops focused on phonics, comprehension, and fluency development.
• Creating personalized motivational sessions that leverage gamified literacy benchmarks.
• Examining student performance data to adjust instruction and identify actionable insights.
• Partnering with engineers to assess and improve AI literacy platforms based on classroom outcomes.
• Building scalable, AI‑supported content that helps early elementary students reach grade‑level reading proficiency.

• Bachelor's degree plus advanced certification in reading instruction (such as Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson, or equivalent).
• Minimum of 2 years' experience providing small‑group reading interventions to early elementary students.
• Capable of assessing reading levels, grouping students, and creating differentiated instruction independent of pre‑packaged curricula.
• Experienced with AI/adaptive learning platforms and able to respond to student interactions within these systems.
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without need for sponsorship.
• Availability to work on-site at one of our locations:
  Austin, TX;
  Fort Worth, TX;
  Plano, TX;
  Tampa, FL; or Dorado, Puerto Rico.

Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. They don’t play by the old rules. 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 that truly prepares them for the real world.

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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 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-4849-US-Houston-Reading Special.
031

Seniority level:
Associate

Employment type:

Full‑time

Job function:
Business Development, Education, and Marketing

Industries:
Education Administration Programs, Non‑profit Organizations, and Primary and Secondary Education