K-3 Reading Coach & Gap-Closing Mentor

Alpha School; Oakland (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits program

Relocation support

Job summary

Alpha School in Oakland, CA seeks a Youth Development Coach to guide K-3 students through app-based core learning and targeted literacy sessions. You will diagnose gaps, design short sequences, and maintain daily goals with a hands-on, student-centered approach.

The role emphasizes on-site work, immediate benefits, and a pathway to leadership as the school expands across the country. A strong reading background and structured-literacy training are essential.

Qualifications

• Willing to work on-site at a campus listed above, with relocation support
• At least 3 years working directly with children ages 4-9 in settings where your presence was the draw
• 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
• Bachelor's degree in any subject. A teaching certificate is not required
• Comfortable spending about 90% of your day guiding students through app-based learning, workshops, and campus routines, and 10% on reading sessions
• Willing to work with all K-3 students, not only struggling readers
• 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 short 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, and closing, meeting frustration and refusal with a plan for that child.

Skills

Reading instruction

Coaching/mentoring

Classroom management

Education

Bachelor's degree

Structured literacy training (LETRS/IMSE/OG etc)

Job description

Alpha School in Oakland, CA seeks a Youth Development Coach to guide K-3 students through app-based core learning and targeted literacy sessions. You will diagnose gaps, design short sequences, and maintain daily goals with a hands-on, student-centered approach.

The role emphasizes on-site work, immediate benefits, and a pathway to leadership as the school expands across the country. A strong reading background and structured-literacy training are essential.