On-Site K-3 Reading Coach & Growth Mentor

Crossover; San Francisco (CA); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Benefits

Relocation support

Job summary

Alpha is hiring a Youth Development Coach to guide K-3 students through app-based literacy and daily campus routines on a full-time, on-site basis. You will diagnose gaps, lead short literacy sessions, and keep students engaged from launch to closing, with daily goals and data-driven progress.

Requirements include 3+ years working with children ages 4-9, 2+ years teaching reading in K-3, and structured-literacy training; relocation support is available, and you will be paid benefits as a W2 US

Qualifications

• On-site work with relocation support.
• At least 3 years working directly with children ages 4-9 in related 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, Really Great Reading, or similar; or a master's in reading or literacy.
• Bachelor's degree in any subject; teaching certificate not required.
• Ability to spend about 90% of the day guiding students through app-based learning, workshops, and campus routines
• 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.

Skills

Coaching

Reading guidance

Student motivation

On-site work

Education

Bachelor's degree

Structured-literacy training / master in reading

Teaching certificate not required

Tools

Reading platforms (Amira, Lexia)

Diagnostic assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb)

Job description

Alpha is hiring a Youth Development Coach to guide K-3 students through app-based literacy and daily campus routines on a full-time, on-site basis. You will diagnose gaps, lead short literacy sessions, and keep students engaged from launch to closing, with daily goals and data-driven progress.

Requirements include 3+ years working with children ages 4-9, 2+ years teaching reading in K-3, and structured-literacy training; relocation support is available, and you will be paid benefits as a W2 US