On-Site K-3 Reading Coach — Close Gaps, Build Growth

Crossover; Spokane (WA); On-site; USD 4,859,000 - 6,061,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha is hiring a Youth Development Coach to work on-site with K-3 students, guiding them through app-based learning, diagnosing gaps, and keeping daily goals. You will run short, structured-literacy sessions for small groups, and stay with students through lunch and closing to ensure progress.

Requirements include 3+ years with children ages 4-9, 2+ years teaching reading in K-3, structured-literacy training or a master’s in reading, a bachelor’s degree, and legal authorization to work in the

Qualifications

• Willing to work on-site at a campus listed above, with relocation support.
• At least 3 years directly with children ages 4-9 in settings where your presence was the draw — teaching, coaching, tutoring, camps, youth programs, children's theater, or similar
• At least 2 years of that experience teaching reading in grades K-3, within the last 5 years
• Structured-literacy training or a master's in reading or literacy, or a bachelor's in any subject
• Bachelor's degree in any subject. A teaching certificate is not required
• Legally authorized to work in the US without visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Coach K-3 students through app-based core learning: spotting who is stuck, asking the question that unblocks them, holding the daily goal.
• Run short structured-literacy sessions with two to four students. Diagnose a phonics or decoding gap from running records and fluency probes, teaching a sequence you designed, and checking for transfer.
• Lead morning launch, life-skills workshops, and check-chart activities that keep six-year-olds moving.
• Drive students to their weekly app goals with school currency, leaderboards, and gamification.
• Stay with your students through lunch, recess, and closing, meeting frustration and refusal with a plan for that child.

Skills

Reading instruction

Structured literacy

On-site coaching

Student engagement

Curriculum implementation

Education

Bachelor's degree in any subject

Structured-literacy training or master's in reading or literacy

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

DRA

DIBELS

AIMSweb

Job description

Alpha is hiring a Youth Development Coach to work on-site with K-3 students, guiding them through app-based learning, diagnosing gaps, and keeping daily goals. You will run short, structured-literacy sessions for small groups, and stay with students through lunch and closing to ensure progress.

Requirements include 3+ years with children ages 4-9, 2+ years teaching reading in K-3, structured-literacy training or a master’s in reading, a bachelor’s degree, and legal authorization to work in the