Literacy Coordinator, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

On-site role at an Alpha School location: Phoenix, Arizona; Tampa, Florida; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Austin, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Houston (South Houston or The Woodlands), Texas; Plano, Texas; Park City (Salt Lake City), UtahFull-time annual compensation of $100,000, distributed weeklyComprehensive health, dental, and vision coverage starting on day oneRelocation assistance availableYou have dedicated years to becoming proficient in structured literacy methods. You can identify a student's reading error and immediately pinpoint the phonemic skill that needs attention. Yet you have also experienced how traditional systems underutilize that knowledge: classrooms with 25 or more students, inflexible curriculum timelines, standardized programs that disregard the insights your assessment data provides. If you have ever considered, "I could accelerate these students' progress significantly if I could teach according to what the data reveals," this opportunity warrants your attention.The 2-Hour Learning model at Alpha School integrates AI-powered adaptive platforms with skilled human teaching. Students work through academic content independently using individualized applications. There are no whole-group lessons, no traditional textbooks, no mandated pacing schedules. Your position focuses on the instructional area where human expertise cannot be replaced: targeted small-group reading workshops in which you create and implement structured literacy lessons customized to each learner's phonics and decoding stage. You will leverage real-time performance analytics generated by AI to prepare every session, make immediate instructional adjustments, and track progress through fluency metrics, accuracy rates, and decoding skill development.In addition to reading workshops, you will facilitate motivation sessions designed to maintain K-2 students' engagement with their learning objectives. You will serve as their guide, their supporter, the individual who recognizes their name, their interests, and precisely where they stand in their literacy development. The expectation: all students achieve their weekly targets, and over 90% describe their Guide as someone they genuinely enjoy learning from. This role emphasizes measurable outcomes you can observe and quantify each week, not curriculum coverage. As Alpha School grows to additional locations, the instructional framework you establish here will serve as the national standard for reading education.If you are convinced that structured literacy achieves optimal results when it is individualized, informed by data, and taught by someone who authentically energizes a group of young learners, this position aligns with that conviction. Submit your application today.What You Will Be DoingCreating and facilitating small-group reading workshops centered on systematic phonics, decoding skills, and writing for students in grades K-2Conducting and evaluating running records to determine each student's reading proficiency and inform targeted lesson planningAnalyzing AI-generated performance metrics to modify instruction immediately during sessions, not only in advance preparationFacilitating motivation sessions that support students in progressing through their learning applications and achieving 100% of weekly objectivesTailoring instruction within targeted reading groups according to individual learning preferences and requirementsWhat You Won’t Be DoingImplementing a commercial reading program or following scripted lesson plans (you create lessons driven by student assessment data)Conducting whole-class instruction (all teaching occurs in small, targeted groups)Providing instruction in academic subjects (students engage with math, science, and other content areas independently through adaptive applications)Operating within a conventional classroom structure with scheduled bells, transitions, and uniform pacing requirementsEvaluating homework assignments or completing report cards (student advancement is monitored via application analytics and running records)Literacy Coordinator Key ResponsibilitiesProvide structured literacy instruction that produces measurable acceleration in K-2 reading performance across phonics, fluency, and decoding skills.Basic RequirementsBachelor's degree in any fieldMaster's degree in reading instruction OR certification in structured literacy (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent)Minimum of 2 years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment using systematic phonics or structured literacy approaches, completed within the past 5 yearsDemonstrated experience creating original reading lessons (not exclusively using published programs)Readiness to incorporate AI and adaptive learning platforms for lesson planning and student performance analysisReadiness to work on-site at an Alpha School campus in one of the specified locationsReadiness to instruct all K-2 students, not exclusively those identified as struggling readersLegal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorshipNice-to-have RequirementsBackground using AI or adaptive learning platforms (e.g., Lexia, i-Ready, Amira) for lesson planning or student performance analysisDocumented history of quantifying and communicating specific reading gains from interventions (e.g., fluency improvements in WCPM, advancement in decoding levels)Background in non-traditional or innovative educational environments (charter, micro-school, Montessori, hybrid)Fluency in both English and SpanishAbout 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 $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 www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.Crossover Job Code: LJ-4849-US-FortWort-LiteracyCoordi.019