Reading Tutor, Alpha - $100,000/year USD

Crossover; The Woodlands (TX); On-site; USD 90,000 - 110,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health/dental/vision coverage

Relocation assistance

Job summary

Alpha reimagines the school day with AI-adaptive apps and small-group reading workshops for K-2 students. You guide, engage, and adapt instruction using live data and structured-literacy approaches to accelerate reading in a dynamic classroom.

The role emphasizes building rapport, delivering motivating sessions, and analyzing data to refine instruction, with on-site work at one Alpha campus and a pathway to broader responsibilities.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in any field plus 2+ years of K-2 structured reading instruction.
• Structured-literacy certification OR a Master’s in reading instruction.
• Ability to design independent reading lessons and articulate instructional content.
• Ability to assess reading progress in fluency, decoding, and phonics.
• Willingness to work on-site full-time at one Alpha campus.
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship.

Responsibilities

• Create and facilitate small-group K-2 reading workshops rooted in structured-literacy approaches using live data.
• Conduct daily motivation sessions to reach weekly adaptive-app targets with gamification.
• Deliver and evaluate running records, fluency assessments, and decoding measures.
• Analyze AI-generated performance insights to personalize instruction.
• Engage as the energetic adult your K-2 students look forward to seeing daily.

Skills

Structured literacy

Reading instruction

Assessments & progress tracking

Live data-driven instruction

Education

Bachelor's degree in any field

Master's in reading instruction

Structured-literacy certification

Tools

Amira

Lexia

i-Ready

Reading Plus

Job description

• $100,000 annual salary, paid weekly, with full health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one
• On-site position at one Alpha campus located in Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Fort Worth (Keller), Dallas, Plano, or The Woodlands, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance available)
• 40 hours per week, entirely in-classroom with K-2 learners

You've completed rigorous training in structured literacy: Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction. You can detect a student's error, pinpoint the phonemic weakness, and build a phonics lesson independent of any scripted curriculum. That's the baseline—not your differentiator.

What sets you apart is that six-year-olds are excited when you arrive. At Alpha, this position is a Guide role first: a dynamic, engaging presence children want to learn from. Your reading credentials open the door; your ability to captivate a K-2 group for a 20-minute session is what secures the hire.

Alpha has redefined conventional teaching. Students advance through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications, without lectures, textbooks, or fixed pacing calendars. You build small-group reading workshops using live performance data and facilitate motivation sessions that inspire students to reach weekly app targets through school currency, leaderboards, and developmentally appropriate gamification.

Your initial months focus on building rapport with the room. Workshops need to be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective. Student satisfaction and "love your Guide" feedback directly measure this. As you establish credibility, your responsibilities expand: analyzing AI-generated data to refine instruction, documenting fluency and decoding progress, and contributing to Alpha's evolving K-2 reading strategy as adaptive technology develops.

Before an offer is extended, you'll submit a brief video sharing an engaging story for young children and participate in a full-day campus visit working directly with K-2 students. Low energy with children will disqualify you, regardless of credential strength.

What You Will Be Doing

• Creating and facilitating small-group K-2 reading workshops rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or comparable), informed by live student data
• Conducting daily motivation sessions that ensure 100% of your students reach weekly adaptive-app targets, leveraging Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
• Delivering and evaluating running records, fluency assessments, and decoding measures to monitor progress and refine upcoming instruction
• Analyzing AI-generated performance insights from Alpha's adaptive learning platforms to personalize instruction dynamically, not solely during pre-planning
• Serving as the engaging, energetic adult your K-2 students are eager to see each day

What You Won’t Be Doing

• Implementing a published reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing calendar; you create lessons directly from student data
• Delivering lectures to a full classroom; all teaching occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps
• Serving as a reading consultant, teacher coach, or district-level specialist; you are classroom-based with students every day
• Managing a traditional classroom schedule - subject-by-subject lectures, homework corrections, test preparation; your time is dedicated to workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small groups
• Grading homework or issuing report cards; student progress is tracked in app data and your running records

Reading Tutor Key Responsibilities

Provide structured-literacy instruction that produces measurable acceleration in K-2 reading outcomes across phonics, fluency, and decoding.

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 field, plus 2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction within the past 5 years in a school or clinical setting, employing systematic phonics or structured literacy
• Proven ability to design independent reading lessons and clearly articulate instructional content and methodology, without dependence on a published program
• Proven ability to assess reading progress and describe specific student improvements in areas including fluency, accuracy, phonics, or decoding
• Willingness to work on-site full-time at one Alpha campus: Phoenix, AZ; Oklahoma City or Tulsa, OK; Fort Worth (Keller), Dallas, Plano, or The Woodlands, TX; or Park City (Salt Lake City), UT (relocation assistance available)
• Willingness to teach all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and to incorporate AI and adaptive-learning platforms into daily instruction
• Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship

Nice-to-have Requirements

• Practical experience with AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
• Experience in non-traditional or innovative school environments (charter, micro-school, Montessori, hybrid)
• Experience in performance, youth sports coaching, or otherwise engaging a K-2 audience beyond the reading classroom

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.

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