Literacy Program Coordinator, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

Crossover; Arizona; On-site; USD 85,000 - 115,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health, dental, and vision benefits

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. This Literacy Program Coordinator role leads structured-literacy workshops for K-2, informing instruction with live performance data and AI-adaptive apps.

You’ll inspire six-year-olds and drive measurable progress in reading proficiency. The position is full-time, on-site at multiple Alpha campuses, with relocation support and benefits.

Qualifications

• Certification in structured literacy or a Master’s in reading instruction.
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline plus 2 years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction.
• Proven capacity to independently design reading lessons without a published program.
• Ability to assess reading growth and explain concrete improvements.
• Availability to work full-time on-site at a listed Alpha campus.
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Create and facilitate small-group K-2 reading workshops rooted in structured-literacy approaches, informed by live student performance data.
• Conduct daily motivation sessions to ensure 100% of students reach weekly adaptive-app targets.
• Deliver and interpret running records, fluency assessments, and decoding probes to monitor progress.
• Analyze AI-generated data from Alpha's adaptive-learning platforms to differentiate instruction dynamically.
• Serve as the energetic, approachable adult your K-2 students are eager to spend time with each day.

Skills

Lesson design

Small-group instruction

Classroom management

Data-driven instruction

Student engagement

Education

Master's degree in reading instruction

Certificate in structured literacy (OG/LETRS/IMSE/etc.)

Legal authorization to work in the United States without visa sponsorship

Tools

AI-driven adaptive reading tools

Job description

• $100,000 annual salary, paid weekly, including health, dental, and vision benefits from day one
• Full-time on-site position at an Alpha campus in Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Fort Worth (Keller), Dallas, Plano, or The Woodlands, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance available)
• 40-hour work week, entirely in-classroom with K-2 students

Your expertise in structured literacy—whether Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction—is proven. You can diagnose a phonemic gap from a student's miscue and build a phonics lesson independent of any scripted curriculum. That's your baseline, not your differentiator.

What sets you apart is your ability to captivate six-year-olds. At Alpha, this position requires you to be a Guide first: an engaging, dynamic presence children are excited to work with. Your literacy credentials open the door; your capacity to command a K-2 group's attention for a 20-minute workshop is what secures the role.

Alpha has eliminated conventional instruction. Students progress through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications, without lectures, textbooks, or standardized pacing. You'll create targeted small-group reading workshops informed by live performance data and facilitate motivation sessions that propel students toward their weekly app targets through school currency, leaderboards, and developmentally appropriate gamification.

Your initial months focus on building rapport and credibility in the classroom. Workshops need to be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably impactful. Direct student satisfaction and 'love your Guide' survey results measure your success. As you establish yourself, your responsibilities expand: analyzing AI-generated data to refine instruction, documenting fluency and decoding progress, and contributing to Alpha's evolving K-2 literacy strategy.

Prior to hire, you'll submit a brief video in which you tell a captivating story for young children, and complete a full campus day working directly with K-2 students. Low energy with children is disqualifying, regardless of credential strength.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating and facilitating small-group K-2 reading workshops rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or comparable methods), informed by live student performance data
• Conducting daily motivation sessions designed to ensure 100% of students reach their weekly adaptive-app targets, leveraging Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, developmentally appropriate gamification)
• Delivering and interpreting running records, fluency assessments, and decoding probes to monitor student progress and refine upcoming instruction
• Analyzing AI-generated data from Alpha's adaptive learning platforms to differentiate instruction dynamically during sessions, beyond static lesson planning
• Serving as the energetic, approachable adult your K-2 students are eager to spend time with each day

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a packaged reading curriculum, scripted program, or district-mandated pacing guide; you create custom lessons based on student data
• Presenting whole-class lectures; all teaching occurs in targeted small groups, while students engage with academic subjects through adaptive apps
• Serving as a reading coach, consultant to other educators, or district-level specialist; you work directly with children in the classroom daily
• Managing traditional classroom blocks—subject-specific lectures, homework correction, test preparation; your time is allocated to workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groups
• Scoring homework assignments or issuing report cards; student advancement is tracked via app analytics and your assessment records

Literacy Program Coordinator Key Responsibilities

Provide structured-literacy instruction that produces measurable acceleration in K-2 reading performance across phonics, fluency, and decoding domains.

Basic Requirements

• Certification in structured literacy (Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent) OR Master's degree in reading instruction
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline, plus a minimum of 2 years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction delivered within the past 5 years in either a school or clinical environment, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy methods
• Proven capacity to independently design reading lessons and clearly articulate your instructional content and methods without dependence on a published program
• Demonstrated skill in assessing reading growth and explaining concrete student improvements in fluency, accuracy, phonics, or decoding
• Availability to work full-time on-site at one Alpha campus: Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Fort Worth (Keller), Dallas, Plano, or The Woodlands, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance provided)
• Openness to working with the full K-2 population (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporating AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily practice
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Practical experience using AI-driven or adaptive reading tools (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
• Experience in non-traditional or progressive educational settings (charter, micro-school, Montessori, hybrid models)
• Experience in performance, youth sports coaching, or other contexts requiring engagement of a K-2 audience beyond traditional reading instruction

About Alpha

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills.

Join the team building school around student growth

Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

Education work that pays like it matters

Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience.

A culture built for builders

Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited.

Working with us

This is a full-time, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits (https://support.crossover.com/article/7581-w2-benefits-u-s-paychex-paid-only). All roles are year-long positions. The compensation level for this role is $100,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.