On-Site K-3 Literacy Guide | App-Based Learning

Alpha School; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 93,000 - 117,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

401(k)

Relocation allowance

Paid time off

Parental leave

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning and stronger mentorship. The role guides K-3 students through app-based core learning, diagnosing gaps, and delivering targeted reading sessions within the campus day.

The position is full-time on-site at a campus with relocation support; candidates have 3+ years with children and 2+ years teaching reading in K-3, plus structured-literacy training or a reading master’s degree.

Qualifications

• At least 3 years working directly with children ages 4-9 in educational or similar 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 Reading System, Fundations, UFLI, CERI, Neuhaus, SIPPS, 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 the day guiding students through app-based learning and 30% on targeted reading sessions

Responsibilities

• Coaching students through app-based core learning: spotting who is stuck, asking the question that unblocks them, holding the daily goal.
• Running targeted structured-literacy sessions with two to four students. Diagnosing a phonics or decoding gap from running records and fluency probes, 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, closing, and reading interventions, meeting frustration and refusal with a plan for that child.

Skills

Reading instruction

Student coaching

Curriculum adaptation

Data-driven instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree in any subject

Structured-literacy training or Master's in reading/literacy

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

Job description

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning and stronger mentorship. The role guides K-3 students through app-based core learning, diagnosing gaps, and delivering targeted reading sessions within the campus day.

The position is full-time on-site at a campus with relocation support; candidates have 3+ years with children and 2+ years teaching reading in K-3, plus structured-literacy training or a reading master’s degree.