Learning Coach: Revolutionize K-3 Reading On-Site

Alpha School; Anaheim (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 107,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Life and disability insurance

401(k)

Paid time off

Parental leave

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Alpha is hiring as a Learning Coach, with a focus on guiding K-3 students in app-based core learning and targeted literacy sessions. You will diagnose gaps, design sequences, and monitor progress alongside daily school routines on-site.

You will work with 4–9 year olds, require structured-literacy credentials or equivalent training, and participate in a fast-moving, outcomes-driven educational environment with relocation support.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years working directly with children ages 4-9 in teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, or related 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, Fundations, UFLI, CERI, Neuhaus, SIPPS, RGR, or similar) or a master’s in reading or literacy.
• Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Get every K-3 student to their daily learning goals and close reading gaps.
• Lead targeted, short reading sessions with 2–4 students and diagnose gaps from running records and fluency probes.
• Guide morning launch, life-skills workshops, and daily routines.
• Drive students to weekly app goals with school currency and leaderboards.
• Stay with students through lunch, recess, and reading interventions, handling frustration with a plan.

Skills

Reading instruction

On-site teaching

Structured-literacy

Education

Bachelor's degree

Structured-literacy training/masters in reading

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

Job description

Alpha is hiring as a Learning Coach, with a focus on guiding K-3 students in app-based core learning and targeted literacy sessions. You will diagnose gaps, design sequences, and monitor progress alongside daily school routines on-site.

You will work with 4–9 year olds, require structured-literacy credentials or equivalent training, and participate in a fast-moving, outcomes-driven educational environment with relocation support.