K-3 Literacy Guide & Diagnostic Workshop Coach

Crossover; Phoenix (AZ); On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Relocation assistance

Health, dental, and vision

On-site at Alpha campus

Job summary

Alpha is seeking a Literacy Specialist to deliver targeted structured-literacy workshops and guide K‑3 students through app‑based core learning on-site at Arizona campuses. You will identify decoding gaps with running records, design focused interventions, and monitor progress.

The role emphasizes diagnostic planning and real-time support in a fast-paced, student‑centered environment. You will collaborate with guides, support campus routines, and help students reach weekly goals while

Qualifications

• Willing to work on-site at one of the listed campuses, with relocation assistance available.
• Minimum 3 years of direct experience working with children ages 4-9: teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, children's theater, or comparable settings.
• At least 2 years of that experience teaching reading to grades K-3 students 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 programs; or a master's degree in reading or literacy
• Bachelor's degree in any field. Teaching certification is not required
• Comfortable dedicating approximately 90% of your day to guiding students through app‑based learning, workshops, and campus routines, with 10% focused on reading sessions
• Willing to work with all K‑3 students, not exclusively struggling readers
• Legally authorized to work in the US without requiring visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Facilitating targeted structured-literacy workshops with two to four students — identifying phonics or decoding gaps through running records and fluency probes, designing and teaching a targeted sequence, and verifying transfer of skills
• Guiding students through app-based core learning: identifying who has stalled, asking questions that help them progress, maintaining daily goals
• Facilitating morning launch, life-skills workshops, and check-chart activities that maintain engagement with six‑year‑olds
• Motivating students toward their weekly app goals through school currency, leaderboards, and age‑appropriate gamification
• Remaining with your students throughout lunch, recess, and closing, addressing refusal and frustration with individualized plans for each child

Skills

Reading instruction

Student engagement

Workshop facilitation

On-site work

Education

Bachelor's degree in any field

Structured-literacy training or Master's in reading/literacy

Job description

Alpha is seeking a Literacy Specialist to deliver targeted structured-literacy workshops and guide K‑3 students through app‑based core learning on-site at Arizona campuses. You will identify decoding gaps with running records, design focused interventions, and monitor progress.

The role emphasizes diagnostic planning and real-time support in a fast-paced, student‑centered environment. You will collaborate with guides, support campus routines, and help students reach weekly goals while