K-3 Academic Coach: Literacy Growth Leader (On-Site)

Crossover; Santa Monica (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k)

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Alpha is hiring an Academic Coach to guide K-3 students through app-based core learning and targeted reading sessions, with a strong focus on diagnosing gaps and delivering a tailored sequence. The role emphasizes hands-on coaching from launch to close, with ongoing daily data review and goal tracking.

The position requires at least 3 years of direct work with children and 2 years in reading instruction, plus structured-literacy training or a master's in reading.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years working directly with children ages 4-9: teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or similar settings.
• At least 2 years of that experience teaching reading in grades K-3, within the last 5 years.
• Completed structured-literacy training: LETRS, IMSE, Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Fundations, UFLI, CERI, Neuhaus, SIPPS, Really Great Reading, or similar; or a master's in reading or literacy.
• Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Coaching students through app-based core learning: spotting who is stuck, asking the question that unblocks them, holding the daily goal.
• Running targeted structured-literacy sessions with two to four students. Diagnosing a phonics or decoding gap from running records and fluency probes, teaching a sequence you designed, and checking for transfer.
• Leading morning launch, life-skills workshops, and check-chart activities that keep six-year-olds moving.
• Driving students to their weekly app goals with school currency, leaderboards, and gamification.
• Staying with your students through lunch, recess, closing, and reading interventions, meeting frustration and refusal with a plan for that child.

Skills

Coaching

Reading instruction

Leadership

Education

Bachelor's degree in any subject

Structured-literacy training or master's in reading

Tools

Reading platforms (Amira, Lexia, i-Ready)

Job description

Alpha is hiring an Academic Coach to guide K-3 students through app-based core learning and targeted reading sessions, with a strong focus on diagnosing gaps and delivering a tailored sequence. The role emphasizes hands-on coaching from launch to close, with ongoing daily data review and goal tracking.

The position requires at least 3 years of direct work with children and 2 years in reading instruction, plus structured-literacy training or a master's in reading.