On-site K-3 Reading Coach & Growth Mentor

Alpha School; Clovis (CA); On-site; USD 105,000 - 141,000; Full time

Job summary

Alpha School is seeking a Youth Development Coach to guide K–3 students through app-based literacy activities and structured sessions on campus. You will monitor progress, diagnose gaps, and tailor sequences to close reading gaps while maintaining daily goals.

Applicants should have 3+ years with children age 4–9, structured-literacy training or a master's in reading, and be legally eligible to work in the US. This is a full-time, on-site position with relocation support.

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 in settings where your presence was the draw
• 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 90% of your day guiding students through app-based learning, workshops, and campus routines, and 10% on 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

• 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 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, and closing, meeting frustration and refusal with a plan for that child

Education

Bachelor's degree in any subject

Master's in reading or literacy

Structured-literacy training: LETRS, IMSE, Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, Fundations, UFLI, CERI, Neuhaus, SIPPS, Really Great Reading or similar

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

DRA

DIBELS

AIMSweb

Job description

Alpha School is seeking a Youth Development Coach to guide K–3 students through app-based literacy activities and structured sessions on campus. You will monitor progress, diagnose gaps, and tailor sequences to close reading gaps while maintaining daily goals.

Applicants should have 3+ years with children age 4–9, structured-literacy training or a master's in reading, and be legally eligible to work in the US. This is a full-time, on-site position with relocation support.