Literacy Program Coordinator, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

Crossover; Torrance (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits from day one

Relocation support

On-site teaching campuses

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning and more personalized instruction. We seek a Literacy Program Coordinator to design and deliver K-3 reading workshops, leveraging AI-adaptive data to tailor lessons and drive measurable gains across phonics, fluency, and comprehension.

You will lead small-group sessions, monitor progress weekly, and elevate instruction through real-time data insights while partnering with campuses nationwide.

Qualifications

• Structured-literacy certification OR a Master’s degree in reading instruction.
• Bachelor’s degree + 2+ years of full-time K-3 structured reading instruction in the last 5 years, using systematic phonics or structured literacy.
• Ability to design your own reading lessons and articulate what you teach and how, without relying on a published program.
• Willingness to work in person full-time at an Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Malibu, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Greenwich, CT; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation support provided)
• Willingness to work with all K-3 students and integrate AI and adaptive-learning tools into daily instruction as those tools develop
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Deliver measurable K-3 reading gains across phonics, fluency, and comprehension in a campus community where outcomes are assessed weekly.
• Create small-group K-3 reading workshops using live adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
• Lead daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of your students toward their weekly app goals using Alpha's motivational model (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Analyzing AI-generated performance data (fluency curves, decoding accuracy, comprehension signal) to modify instruction mid-day, not only during pre-planning
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate gains visible in the weekly campus data review

Skills

Structured-literacy expertise

In-person teaching

Data-driven instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree + 2+ years K-3 reading instruction

Master's degree in reading instruction or equivalent

Job description

• $120,000 annual salary, paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision benefits starting day one
• On-site placement at one Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Malibu, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Greenwich, CT; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation support available)
• 40 hours per week, 100% classroom-based with K-3 students

• $120,000 annual salary, paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision benefits starting day one
• On-site placement at one Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Malibu, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Greenwich, CT; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation support available)
• 40 hours per week, 100% classroom-based with K-3 students

Your structured-literacy certification — Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction — has opened the door to every K-3 reading position you've pursued. In most roles, that credential also marked the limit: you delivered someone else's curriculum and tracked it. Here, the credential is where you begin. If that difference resonates with you, read on.

Alpha has redesigned traditional instruction from the ground up. Students work through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications. No lectures, no textbooks, no pacing calendars. Your position is the one area where human expertise cannot be replaced. You create 20-minute small-group workshops based on real-time app data; sessions are brief by intention, because precision is more effective than duration. You also lead motivation sessions designed to propel 100% of your students toward their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification). You catch a student's miscue during a session, identify the phonemic deficit, and redesign tomorrow's workshop by day's end. That is the expectation.

Families enrolled at these campuses have selected Alpha for measurable results, not simply attendance. Parents review weekly data on their child's reading development and they hold opinions. You will field direct questions about individual student progress, and "they're doing fine" will not suffice. You will need to reference the running record, identify the phonemic gap, and describe your intervention. That level of accountability should energize you, not weigh you down.

Your initial months focus on proving yourself in the classroom. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective; student satisfaction and "love your Guide" survey results (target 90%+) provide direct measurement. As you establish credibility, your influence grows beyond your own classroom: what succeeds with your students becomes the template other Alpha campuses implement, and your diagnostic precision informs how reading is taught as Alpha expands. What you create here extends far beyond your immediate environment.

Before we extend an offer, you'll submit a short video in which you tell an engaging story for young children, and you'll complete a full day on campus working directly with K-3 students. Low energy with kids will disqualify you, regardless of credential strength. That's intentional.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating small-group K-3 reading workshops using live adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or equivalent)
• Leading daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of your students toward their weekly app goals using Alpha's motivational model (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Analyzing AI-generated performance data (fluency curves, decoding accuracy, comprehension signal) to modify instruction mid-day, not only during pre-planning
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding assessments to generate gains visible in the weekly campus data review
• Serving as the relatable, high-energy adult your K-3 students are excited to see each day

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing guide; you create lessons directly from student data
• Delivering lectures to a full classroom; all instruction occurs in small, focused groups and students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps
• Serving as a reading consultant, coach to other teachers, or district-level specialist; you work in the classroom with students every day
• Managing a traditional classroom block: subject-by-subject lectures, homework review, test prep. Your scheduled blocks consist of workshops, motivation sessions, and data-driven small groups instead
• Preparing IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic reports; student progress is captured in app data and your running records, not in special-education documentation

Literacy Program Coordinator Key Responsibilities

Deliver measurable K-3 reading gains across phonics, fluency, and comprehension in a campus community where outcomes are assessed weekly.

Basic Requirements

• Structured-literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent) OR a Master's degree in reading instruction
• Bachelor's degree in any field, plus 2+ years of full-time K-3 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical setting within the last 5 years, using systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven ability to design your own reading lessons and articulate what you teach and how, without depending on a published program
• Willingness to work in person full-time at an Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Malibu, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Greenwich, CT; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation support provided)
• Willingness to work with all K-3 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and integrate AI and adaptive-learning tools into daily instruction as those tools develop
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Direct experience with AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data analysis
• Documented reading outcomes (fluency gains in WCPM, accuracy improvement, decoding level advancement) you can quantify
• Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated groups
• Experience in high-accountability school settings (independent, elite charter, premium tutoring with families who monitor outcomes closely)
• Background in performing, coaching youth sports, or otherwise engaging a K-3 audience outside the reading classroom

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth

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

Roles with real student impact:

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 $120,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.