On-Site Youth Development Coach — Close Reading Gaps

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

Job summary

Alpha is seeking a Youth Development Coach to guide K-3 students through app-based core learning on a full-time, on-site basis at a campus. You will diagnose reading gaps, lead short literacy sessions, and help students reach weekly app goals while staying with them from launch to closing.

The role requires hands-on classroom presence, structured-literacy training, and a willingness to relocate to listed campuses.

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 a master’s in reading or literacy
• Bachelor's degree in any subject. A teaching certificate is not required
• 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 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

Child engagement

Reading instruction

On-site work

Relocation readiness

Diagnosing gaps

Education

Bachelor's degree

Structured-literacy training

Tools

Reading platforms (Amira Lexia i-Ready)

Job description

Alpha is seeking a Youth Development Coach to guide K-3 students through app-based core learning on a full-time, on-site basis at a campus. You will diagnose reading gaps, lead short literacy sessions, and help students reach weekly app goals while staying with them from launch to closing.

The role requires hands-on classroom presence, structured-literacy training, and a willingness to relocate to listed campuses.