Reading Program Coordinator, Alpha - $120,000/year USD

Crossover; Paterson (NJ); On-site; USD 102,000 - 138,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Dental coverage

Vision coverage

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alpha seeks a full-time Reading Program Coordinator to design and lead K-3 small-group workshops using structured-literacy approaches. You will drive motivation sessions, analyze AI-driven performance data, and adjust instruction in real-time to maximize growth across phonics, fluency, and comprehension.

On-site work across Alpha campuses nationwide is required, with relocation assistance available. The role emphasizes measurable outcomes, weekly data reviews, and accountability in a high-energy

Qualifications

• Structured-literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent) OR a Master's degree in reading instruction
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline, plus 2+ years of full-time K-3 structured reading instruction in the past 5 years
• Proven capacity to independently design reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional approach
• Commitment to working on-site full-time at an Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Malibu, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Greenwich, CT; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
• Openness to working with all K-3 students and incorporating AI/adaptive-learning technologies
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship

Responsibilities

• Creating small-group reading workshops for K-3 students based on real-time adaptive-app data
• Conducting daily motivation sessions to ensure 100% of students meet weekly app objectives
• Analyzing AI-generated performance metrics to modify instruction mid-day
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding evaluations
• Serving as the engaging, high-energy adult your K-3 students anticipate seeing daily

Skills

Structured literacy

Lesson design

Data-driven instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree

Master's in reading instruction

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

Reading Plus

Job description

• $120,000 annual salary paid weekly, health/dental/vision coverage effective immediately
• Full-time on-site position at one Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Malibu, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Greenwich, CT; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
• 40-hour workweek spent entirely in the classroom with students in grades K-3

Your structured-literacy certification — Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction — has opened the door at every K-3 reading position you've pursued. In most roles, it also represented the limit: you delivered a prescribed program and documented results. At Alpha, the credential marks the entry point. If that difference resonates with you, continue reading.

Alpha has redesigned traditional instruction from the ground up. Students advance through academic content autonomously using AI-adaptive applications. There are no lectures, textbooks, or pacing calendars. Your function is the one domain where human expertise cannot be replaced. You build 20-minute small-group workshops using live app data; sessions are deliberately brief because targeted instruction outperforms duration. You also facilitate motivation sessions that guide 100% of students toward their weekly app targets using Alpha's motivational framework (campus currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate game mechanics). You detect a miscue during a session, identify the underlying phonemic deficit, and recalibrate tomorrow's workshop before the day ends. That is the expectation.

Families enrolling at these campuses have selected Alpha for measurable progress, not simply enrollment. Parents review weekly data tracking their child's reading development and they engage actively. You will field specific questions about individual student trajectories, and vague reassurances will not suffice. You will reference the running record, identify the phonemic deficit, and describe your instructional response. That level of accountability should energize you, not burden you.

Your initial months center on establishing credibility. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective; student satisfaction and "love your Guide" survey results (target 90%+) provide direct feedback. As you demonstrate success, your influence expands beyond your immediate classroom: strategies that prove effective with your students inform instructional models adopted across other Alpha campuses, and your diagnostic precision influences reading instruction as Alpha scales. What you create here extends well beyond your classroom walls.

Before we extend an offer, you will submit a brief video in which you tell a captivating story for young children, and you will spend an entire day on campus working directly with K-3 students. Low energy with children disqualifies candidates regardless of credential strength. That is intentional.

There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating small-group reading workshops for K-3 students based on real-time adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or comparable)
• Conducting daily motivation sessions to ensure 100% of your students meet their weekly app objectives using Alpha's motivational system (campus currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Analyzing AI-generated performance metrics (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction mid-day rather than solely during planning periods
• Conducting running records, fluency probes, and decoding evaluations to generate growth visible in the weekly campus data analysis
• Serving as the engaging, high-energy adult your K-3 students anticipate seeing daily

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a commercially published reading curriculum, scripted lesson sequence, or district pacing calendar; you build lessons directly from student performance data
• Delivering whole-class instruction; all teaching occurs in targeted, small-group formats while students work through academic subjects using adaptive applications
• Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach for colleagues, or district-level specialist; you work face-to-face with students every day
• Managing a conventional classroom schedule: sequential subject lectures, homework correction, test preparation. Your time is allocated to workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groups
• Developing IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic evaluations; student advancement is tracked through app analytics and your running records, not special-education documentation

Reading Program Coordinator Key Responsibilities

Generate quantifiable K-3 reading progress across phonics, fluency, and comprehension within a campus culture where outcomes are assessed weekly.

Basic Requirements

• Structured-literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent) OR a Master's degree in reading instruction
• Bachelor's degree in any discipline, plus 2+ years of full-time K-3 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven capacity to independently design reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional approach and content, without depending on a commercial program
• Commitment to working on-site full-time at an Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, CA; La Jolla (San Diego), CA; Malibu, CA; Palo Alto, CA; Piedmont, CA; San Francisco, CA; Santa Monica, CA; Seattle, WA; Greenwich, CT; Boston, MA; or New York City, NY (relocation assistance available)
• Openness to working with all K-3 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and incorporating AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily practice as these tools develop
• Legal authorization to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Direct experience with AI-driven or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or analyzing student performance data
• Documented record of measurable reading gains (fluency increases in WCPM, accuracy improvements, decoding level progressions) you can quantify precisely
• Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessments (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for forming differentiated instructional groups
• Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, elite charter networks, premium tutoring services with families who closely monitor progress)
• Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or otherwise engaging K-3 audiences beyond traditional reading instruction

About Alpha

Join the team building school around student growth

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills.

Roles with real student impact:

Alpha hires teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members.

Education work that pays like it matters:

Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience.

A culture built for builders:

Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused. It’s for people who want to improve the system, not maintain it.

Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.

Working with us

This is a full-time, W2 employee position with immediate access to benefits (https://support.crossover.com/article/7581-w2-benefits-u-s-paychex-paid-only). All roles are year-long positions. The compensation level for this role is $120,000 USD/year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.