K-3 Reading Growth Coach (On-Site)

Crossover; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 108,000 - 132,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k) and commuter benefits

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning and mentorship. Alpha is hiring Academic Coaches to guide K-3 students through app-based core learning, identify gaps, and design short diagnostic sequences that close them.

Join a nationwide expansion with on-site campus roles, relocation support, and a focus on literacy excellence. You will stay with students through daily routines, lunch, and closing to ensure measurable growth.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years working directly with children ages 4-9.
• At least 2 years of 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 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

Coaching

Literacy instruction

Reading assessments

On-site work

Education

Bachelor's degree in any subject

Structured-literacy training or master’s in reading or literacy

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

Job description

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning and mentorship. Alpha is hiring Academic Coaches to guide K-3 students through app-based core learning, identify gaps, and design short diagnostic sequences that close them.

Join a nationwide expansion with on-site campus roles, relocation support, and a focus on literacy excellence. You will stay with students through daily routines, lunch, and closing to ensure measurable growth.