K-3 Reading Coach - On-site, Data-Driven Impact

Alpha School; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage (medical, dental, VIS

Relocation allowance

Paid time off and parental leave

401(k)

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. This on-site role guides K-3 students through app-based reading tools, diagnosing gaps, and driving daily progress with data-driven approaches.

You stay with students from launch to closing, blending whole-class routines with targeted sessions and parent updates. A bachelor’s degree and structured literacy training are required, relocation support is provided.

Qualifications

• On-site work at a campus listed, with relocation support.
• At least 3 years working directly with children ages 4-9 in relevant 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.
• Bachelor's degree in any subject. A teaching certificate is not required.
• Comfortable spending about 70% of the day guiding students through app-based learning, workshops, and campus routines, and about 30% on targeted 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 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

Reading instruction

Reading coaching

Data-informed instruction

Relocation willingness

Education

Bachelor's degree

Structured-literacy training or master’s in reading

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

DRA/DIBELS/AIMSweb

Job description

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. This on-site role guides K-3 students through app-based reading tools, diagnosing gaps, and driving daily progress with data-driven approaches.

You stay with students from launch to closing, blending whole-class routines with targeted sessions and parent updates. A bachelor’s degree and structured literacy training are required, relocation support is provided.