Literacy Coordinator, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

On-site at an Alpha campus in Lake Forest CA, Palo Alto CA, Piedmont CA, San Francisco CA, Santa Monica CA, Greenwich CT, Chicago IL, Boston MA, New York City NY, or Chantilly VA (relocation assistance available) $120,000 annual salary, paid weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one Daily instruction enhanced by AI-powered tools and adaptive learning systems You know that 20 minutes of diagnostically driven reading instruction delivers more than 90 minutes of scripted lessons, and your student outcomes back it up. You've seen learners move past phonics barriers because you identified the precise gap, not because a prepackaged curriculum dictated the next step. If building lessons from live student data feels like professional autonomy instead of added burden, this role deserves your attention. Alpha's reading instruction operates on one core principle: every minute counts. Your workshops run 20 minutes and address what individual students need right now, not what a scope-and-sequence chart assumes they should need. You'll assess reading proficiency, organize targeted groups, and provide high-impact structured literacy instruction—phonics, fluency, comprehension—to children ages 4‑7, advancing their skills measurably every week. AI‑driven adaptive platforms work alongside you, producing performance data that informs tomorrow's lesson design before today's session concludes. This position evolves. During your first year, you're classroom-focused: facilitating workshops, leading motivational sessions that transform hesitant readers into enthusiastic learners, and delivering detailed observations to the technology team refining Alpha's AI literacy systems. As these tools scale and your input shapes their development, your influence extends beyond your immediate students. You'll contribute to a reading framework that functions across multiple campuses, converting methods that work with 15 children into a model that supports hundreds. If you've built your career demonstrating that structured literacy delivers results and you're prepared to combine that knowledge with technology that multiplies its reach, this is where your impact escapes the limits of a single classroom. What You Will Be Doing Creating and facilitating 20‑minute reading workshops grounded in your own diagnostic evaluation of each student's reading proficiency and skill gaps Leveraging AI‑generated performance data to modify groupings and instructional priorities between sessions, not only at quarterly intervals Leading motivational sessions that cultivate intrinsic reading motivation through age‑appropriate gamification and personalized goal‑setting with K‑2 learners Piloting and assessing AI literacy platforms during live workshops, then delivering structured feedback to the technology team regarding effectiveness and areas for improvement Monitoring measurable progress (fluency increases, decoding level advancement, accuracy gains) and applying insights to refine instructional methods weekly What You Won’t Be Doing Implementing a scripted or boxed reading curriculum. You identify needs and create instruction independently. Conducting 60‑90 minute lecture‑format literacy sessions. Instruction is brief, targeted, and high‑intensity. Working exclusively with below‑level readers. You'll teach all K‑2 students across the reading spectrum. Functioning separately from technology. AI adaptive platforms are embedded in your daily practice, not an occasional supplement. Relying on quarterly data cycles to modify instruction. You make adjustments in real time based on current data. Literacy Coordinator Key Responsibilities Advance early elementary students to grade‑level reading proficiency through adaptive, AI‑enhanced structured literacy instruction. Basic Requirements Bachelor's degree (any field) Master's degree in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification (Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent) 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 Capability to design independent reading lessons and articulate what you teach and how, without depending on a published program Commitment to working on‑site at an Alpha campus (Lake Forest CA, Palo Alto CA, Piedmont CA, San Francisco CA, Santa Monica CA, Greenwich CT, Chicago IL, Boston MA, New York City NY, or Chantilly VA; relocation assistance available) Commitment to daily use of AI and adaptive learning tools and flexibility as platforms evolve Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship Nice‑to‑have Requirements Proficiency with diagnostic reading assessments (e.g., DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups Documented student reading gains you can articulate with concrete data (e.g., advanced 12 students from Level C to Level G within one semester) History of collaboration with edtech teams, product teams, or instructional designers on tool creation Experience in a startup, micro‑school, or alternative school setting where you developed systems instead of following established ones About Alpha Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. Working with us 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. #J-18808-Ljbffr