K-3 Reading Coach: App-Based Literacy & Diagnostics

Crossover; Alexandria (VA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day with faster learning and closer mentorship. We are hiring guides, operators, admissions experts, school and curriculum leaders, and remote team members for on-site roles in multiple US locations.

This is a full-time, W2 position with year-long contracts and benefits. The compensation is $120,000 USD per year, with weekly payment. Relocation support is available; visa sponsorship is not required.

Qualifications

• Minimum 3 years working directly with children ages 4-9: teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or similar settings where kids showed up because of you
• At least 2 years of that experience teaching reading in grades K-3, within the last 5 years
• Bachelor's degree in any subject. A teaching certificate is not required
• Willing to work on-site at a campus listed above, with relocation support
• Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Guiding students through app-based core instruction: identifying who is struggling, posing questions that remove obstacles, and maintaining the daily learning target.
• Facilitating brief structured-literacy sessions with groups of two to four students. Identifying phonics or decoding gaps using running records and fluency assessments, delivering instruction based on sequences you created, and verifying skill transfer.
• Conducting morning launch routines, life-skills workshops, and check-chart activities designed to keep six-year-olds engaged and active.
• Motivating students toward their weekly app targets using school currency systems, leaderboards, and gamified elements.
• Remaining with your students from lunch through recess and closing, responding to frustration and resistance with individualized strategies for each child.

Job description

Alpha reimagines the school day with faster learning and closer mentorship. We are hiring guides, operators, admissions experts, school and curriculum leaders, and remote team members for on-site roles in multiple US locations.

This is a full-time, W2 position with year-long contracts and benefits. The compensation is $120,000 USD per year, with weekly payment. Relocation support is available; visa sponsorship is not required.