On-Site Academic Coach (K-3) — Reading Growth & Core Learning

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Life insurance

Disability insurance

Voluntary benefits

FSA

HSA

Commuter benefits

401(k)

Paid time off

Relocation allowance

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, mentorship, and real-world skills. This is a full-time, on-site role serving K-3 students with app-based core learning and targeted literacy sessions.

You will stay with students through lunch and routines, diagnose gaps, and use data to name and close reading gaps. A structured-literacy background and on-site availability are essential.

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
• Comfortable spending about 70% of your day guiding students through app-based learning, workshops, and campus routines, and about 30% on targeted reading sessions
• Willing to work with all K-3 students, not only struggling readers
• Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Coach K-3 students through app-based core learning and reach daily goals
• Lead targeted literacy sessions for 2–4 students with diagnostic sequences
• Manage morning launch and life-skills workshops for active students
• Motivate progress using gamified app goals and leaderboards
• Stay with students through lunch, recess, and reading interventions with a plan to help each child

Skills

Reading instruction

Coaching children

On-site work

Relocation support

Data-driven instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Structured-literacy training

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

Job description

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, mentorship, and real-world skills. This is a full-time, on-site role serving K-3 students with app-based core learning and targeted literacy sessions.

You will stay with students through lunch and routines, diagnose gaps, and use data to name and close reading gaps. A structured-literacy background and on-site availability are essential.