On-Site K-3 Literacy Coach & App-Based Learning

Crossover; Washington (District of Columbia); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k)

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alpha is seeking an Early Elementary Teacher for on-site roles across multiple campuses in the United States. You will guide K-3 students through app-based core learning, diagnose reading gaps, and implement structured literacy sequences with small groups during a full day of campus activities.

You will stay with students through lunch and recess, drive weekly app goals, and participate in life-skills workshops while coordinating with campus teams to ensure daily goals are met.

Qualifications

• Bachelors degree in any subject. A teaching certificate is not required.
• Completed structured-literacy training: LETRS, IMSE, Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Fundations, UFLI, CERI, Neuhaus, SIPPS, Really Great Reading, or similar; or a masters in reading or literacy.

Responsibilities

• Get every K-3 student to their daily learning goals, and close the reading gaps stopping them from getting there alone.
• 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, 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.

Education

Bachelors degree

Structured-literacy training or master in reading

Job description

Alpha is seeking an Early Elementary Teacher for on-site roles across multiple campuses in the United States. You will guide K-3 students through app-based core learning, diagnose reading gaps, and implement structured literacy sequences with small groups during a full day of campus activities.

You will stay with students through lunch and recess, drive weekly app goals, and participate in life-skills workshops while coordinating with campus teams to ensure daily goals are met.