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

$100,000 annual salary paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision benefits starting day one Full-time on-site at one Alpha campus: Austin, Fort Worth, Houston (South Houston or The Woodlands), or Plano, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Nashville, TN; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Park City (Salt Lake City), UT; or Dorado, Puerto Rico (relocation assistance available) 40-hour work week, 100% classroom-based with K-2 students You've built deep expertise in structured literacy. Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or a reading‑instruction Master's. You listen to a student stumble and immediately pinpoint the phonemic weakness. You can build a phonics lesson from scratch without leaning on a scripted curriculum. That's the baseline. It's not what sets you apart. What sets you apart is the way first and second graders respond when you enter the room. At Alpha, this position is Guide‑first: a dynamic, engaging figure students are excited to learn from. Your structured‑literacy background opens the door; your capacity to captivate a K‑2 classroom during a 20‑minute workshop is what earns you the offer. If "dynamic, engaging figure" doesn't sound like you, this role isn't the right fit. Alpha has reimagined traditional schooling. Students work through academic content independently on AI‑adaptive platforms — no lectures, no textbooks, no fixed pacing calendars. Your role represents the one area where human expertise is irreplaceable. You build small‑group reading workshops using live student performance data, and you facilitate motivation sessions designed to help 100% of students reach their weekly app targets through Alpha's motivational framework (currency systems, leaderboards, age‑appropriate game mechanics). Your early months focus on building rapport. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective. Student satisfaction metrics and "love your Guide" feedback (goal 90%+) track this directly. Once you establish credibility, your responsibilities expand: reading AI‑generated performance insights to refine subsequent instruction, communicating fluency growth and decoding progress to families, and influencing how Alpha's K‑2 reading strategy develops alongside adaptive technology. As Alpha opens additional campuses, your work becomes the template for reading instruction across the network. Before an offer is extended, you'll submit a short video in which you tell a captivating story for young children, and you'll complete a full‑day on‑campus trial working directly with K‑2 learners. Low energy with students disqualifies candidates regardless of credentials. That's intentional. Apply today. What You Will Be Doing Building and facilitating small‑group K‑2 reading workshops rooted in structured‑literacy approaches (Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent), informed by live student data Running daily motivation sessions designed to propel 100% of students toward their weekly adaptive‑app targets, leveraging Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age‑appropriate game mechanics) Conducting and evaluating running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to monitor progress and refine subsequent instruction Analyzing AI‑generated performance insights from Alpha's adaptive learning platforms to differentiate instruction in the moment, not solely during planning time Serving as the approachable, enthusiastic adult your K‑2 students are excited to see each day What You Won’t Be Doing Implementing a commercial reading curriculum, scripted lesson sequence, or district pacing calendar; you create lessons driven by student data Delivering whole‑group lectures; all teaching occurs in targeted small groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive platforms Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach, or district‑level specialist; you work directly with children in the classroom daily Managing a traditional classroom schedule — subject‑by‑subject lectures, homework review, test preparation; your time is structured around workshops, motivation sessions, and data‑informed small groups Grading homework or preparing report cards; student growth is tracked in app data and your running records Literacy Specialist Key Responsibilities Provide structured‑literacy instruction that produces measurable acceleration in K‑2 reading performance across phonics, fluency, and decoding. 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‑2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment, using systematic phonics or structured literacy Proven ability to create your own reading lessons and clearly explain what you teach and how, without depending on a published program Willingness to work on‑site full‑time at one Alpha campus: Austin, Fort Worth, Houston (South Houston or The Woodlands), or Plano, TX; Phoenix, AZ; Nashville, TN; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Park City (Salt Lake City), UT; or Dorado, Puerto Rico (relocation assistance available) Willingness to work with all K‑2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and to incorporate AI and adaptive‑learning platforms into daily instruction Legal authorization to work in the U.S. or Puerto Rico without visa sponsorship Bilingual English/Spanish proficiency required for the Dorado, Puerto Rico campus Nice‑to‑have Requirements Direct experience with AI‑powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i‑Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation Documented reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvement, decoding level advancement) with specific numbers you can reference Experience in non‑traditional or innovative school settings (charter, micro‑school, Montessori, hybrid) Experience performing, coaching youth sports, or engaging a K‑2 audience outside the reading classroom 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’s 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. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you! 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 $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‑Oklahoma‑LiteracySpecia1.004 #J-18808-Ljbffr Crossover