K-3 Reading Growth Guide: App‑Driven On‑Site Impact

Crossover; Chicago (IL); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Life and disability insurance

Voluntary benefits

FSA

HSA

Commuter accounts

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Alpha is hiring for an on-site Early Elementary Teacher (Guide) to lead K‑3 literacy routines using app-based learning. You will diagnose gaps, run small groups, and guide students through daily goals with data-driven instruction.

You will stay with students through lunch and activities, supporting their growth and helping parents understand weekly progress. A bachelor’s degree and structured-literacy training are required.

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: teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, children’s theater, 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
• 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
• 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

On-site teaching

Reading instruction

Structured literacy

Classroom management

Education

Bachelor’s degree

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

DRA

DIBELS

AIMSweb

Job description

Alpha is hiring for an on-site Early Elementary Teacher (Guide) to lead K‑3 literacy routines using app-based learning. You will diagnose gaps, run small groups, and guide students through daily goals with data-driven instruction.

You will stay with students through lunch and activities, supporting their growth and helping parents understand weekly progress. A bachelor’s degree and structured-literacy training are required.