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

$120,000 annual salary, paid weekly, including health, dental, and vision benefits starting day one Full-time, on-site at a single Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Malibu, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Greenwich, CT; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available) 40 hours per week, entirely classroom-based with K-3 students Your structured-literacy certification — whether Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master\'s in reading instruction — has opened the door to every K-3 reading position you\'ve pursued. In most roles, that credential also marked the limit: you delivered a prescribed program and documented results. At Alpha, the credential is where you begin. If that difference resonates with you, continue reading. Alpha has reimagined traditional teaching. Students work through academic content autonomously using AI-adaptive applications. There are no lectures, textbooks, or pacing calendars. Your position represents the irreplaceable human element. You build 20-minute small-group workshops based on live app data; sessions are intentionally brief, because targeted instruction outperforms duration. You also lead motivation sessions designed to ensure 100% of your students reach their weekly app targets through Alpha\'s motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, developmentally appropriate gamification). You catch a student\'s error during a session, identify the underlying phonemic deficit, and reconfigure the next day\'s workshop before you leave. That is the expectation. Families enrolling at these campuses have selected Alpha for measurable progress, not mere enrollment. Parents receive weekly updates on their child\'s reading development, and they engage actively. You will field specific questions about individual student advancement, and vague reassurances will not suffice. You must reference the running record, specify the phonemic challenge, and describe your intervention. This level of accountability should energize you, not exhaust you. Your initial months center on proving your impact. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective; student satisfaction and \"love your Guide\" survey scores (target 90%+) directly reflect this. Once you establish credibility, your influence expands beyond your own classroom: strategies that succeed with your students become templates for other Alpha campuses, and your diagnostic precision informs how reading is taught as Alpha scales. Your contributions reach far beyond your immediate environment. Before an offer is extended, you will submit a short video narrating an engaging story for young children, and you will complete a full day on campus working directly with K-3 students. Low energy with children disqualifies candidates regardless of credential strength. This is intentional. What You Will Be Doing Creating small-group K-3 reading workshops informed by real-time adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or comparable) Facilitating daily motivation sessions to ensure 100% of your students meet their weekly app objectives using Alpha\'s motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification) Analyzing AI-generated performance metrics (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction during the day, not solely during planning periods Conducting running records, fluency assessments, and decoding evaluations to generate progress visible in the weekly campus data meeting Serving as the engaging, high-energy adult your K-3 students are excited to see daily What You Won’t Be Doing Implementing a commercial reading curriculum, scripted lesson plan, or district pacing calendar; you create lessons based on student data Teaching whole-class lessons; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups 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 every day Managing a conventional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject lectures, homework correction, test preparation. Your time is allocated to workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groups Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic evaluations; student progress is documented through app data and your running records, not special-education forms Literacy Specialist Key Responsibilities Deliver quantifiable K-3 reading improvement across phonics, fluency, and comprehension within a campus culture where results are assessed weekly. Basic Requirements 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-3 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy Proven capacity to independently design reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional content and methods, without dependence on a published curriculum Willingness to work on-site full-time at an Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Malibu, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Greenwich, CT; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available) Willingness to work with all K-3 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporate AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily instruction as these tools develop Authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship Nice-to-have Requirements Direct experience with AI-driven or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student performance analysis Documented reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy increases, decoding level progress) you can quantify with specific data Familiarity with diagnostic reading tools (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter networks, premium tutoring environments with outcome-focused families) Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or other contexts where you\'ve engaged a K-3 audience beyond traditional reading instruction About Alpha Join the team building school around student growth Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. Roles with real student impact: Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Education work that pays like it matters: Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. A culture built for builders: Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It\u2019s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it. Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career. There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. We look forward to meeting you! Working with us This is a full-time, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits. All roles are year-long positions. The compensation level for this role is $120,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult for more details on this topic. Crossover Job Code: LJ-5632-US-Seattle-LiteracySpecia.013 #J-18808-Ljbffr Crossover