Reading Interventionist, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

Salaried at $120,000 per year with weekly pay and full health, dental, and vision coverage starting day oneFull-time, on-site position at a single Alpha campus: 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-hour workweek spent entirely in the classroom working directly with K-3 studentsYour structured-literacy training — Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading — has opened doors to every K-3 reading position you've pursued. In most settings, that credential also marked the limit: you carried out an established program and documented results. At Alpha, the credential is your entry point. If that difference resonates with you, read on.Alpha has dismantled conventional teaching models. Students advance through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications. There are no lectures, textbooks, or pacing calendars. Your position represents the irreplaceable human element. Using real-time data from the apps, you build 20-minute small-group workshops; brevity is intentional because targeted instruction outperforms duration. You also facilitate motivation sessions designed to help 100% of students reach their weekly app targets through Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate game mechanics). When you catch a miscue during a session, you identify the phonemic deficit and redesign the next workshop before the day ends. That level of responsiveness is expected.Families enrolling at these campuses selected Alpha for results, not simply access. Parents review weekly data on their child's reading development, and they engage actively. You will field specific questions about individual student progress, and vague reassurances will not suffice. You must reference the running record, name the phonemic weakness, and describe your instructional response. This accountability should energize you, not exhaust you.Your initial months focus on establishing credibility. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective; student satisfaction surveys and "love your Guide" ratings (target 90%+) provide direct feedback. Once you establish your effectiveness, your influence expands beyond your classroom: successful strategies from your students become templates for other Alpha campuses, and your diagnostic precision informs reading instruction across Alpha's expansion. Your work extends well beyond your immediate environment.Prior to an offer, you will submit a brief video of yourself delivering an engaging story for young children, and you will complete a full day on campus working hands-on with K-3 students. Low energy with children disqualifies candidates, regardless of credential strength. This is intentional. Apply today.What You Will Be DoingCreating small-group K-3 reading workshops based on live adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)Leading daily motivation sessions to ensure 100% of students meet weekly app goals through Alpha's motivational system (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)Analyzing AI-generated performance metrics (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction in real time, not only during planning periodsConducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate growth visible in weekly campus data meetingsServing as the engaging, dynamic adult your K-3 students eagerly anticipate seeing each dayWhat You Won’t Be DoingImplementing a published reading curriculum, scripted lesson plan, or district pacing calendar; you create lessons directly from student dataDelivering whole-class lectures; all teaching occurs in small, targeted groups while students work through academic subjects on adaptive appsServing as a reading consultant, instructional coach, or district-level specialist; you work in the classroom with children dailyManaging a conventional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject lectures, homework correction, test preparation. Your time is allocated to workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groupsDeveloping IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic documentation; student progress is tracked through app data and your running records, not special-education formsReading Interventionist Key ResponsibilitiesDeliver quantifiable K-3 reading improvement across phonics, fluency, and comprehension within a campus culture where outcomes are assessed weekly.Basic RequirementsStructured-literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent) OR a Master's degree in reading instructionBachelor's degree in any discipline, plus 2+ years of full-time K-3 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacyProven capacity to design original reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional content and methods, independent of published programsAvailability to work on-site full-time at one Alpha campus: 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 provided)Readiness to work with all K-3 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily practice as these tools developLegal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorshipNice-to-have RequirementsDirect experience with AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or analyzing student dataDocumented reading outcomes (fluency growth in WCPM, accuracy gains, decoding level progress) you can quantify with specific numbersFamiliarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groupsBackground in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter networks, premium tutoring with outcome-focused families)Experience performing, coaching youth athletics, or otherwise engaging K-3 audiences outside traditional reading instructionAbout AlphaWant to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom? 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.Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.Sounds too good to be true? It’s not. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!Working with usThis 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 www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.Crossover Job Code: LJ-5632-US-Elgin-ReadingInterve.001