Learning Specialist, Alpha - $120,000/year USD
Crossover, Dallas, TX, United States
Overview
On-site at Alpha campuses in Lake Forest CA, Palo Alto CA, Piedmont CA, San Francisco CA, Santa Monica CA, Greenwich CT, Chicago IL, Boston MA, New York City NY, or Chantilly VA. Relocation assistance available.
Annual salary of $120,000, distributed weekly. Health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one.
Daily instruction supported by AI-driven tools and adaptive learning platforms.
What You Will Be Doing
Creating and facilitating 20-minute reading workshops based on your diagnostic evaluation of each student’s reading level and specific gaps.
Applying AI-generated student performance data to modify groupings and instructional focus between sessions, rather than waiting for quarterly reviews.
Facilitating motivational sessions that cultivate intrinsic reading motivation, employing age-appropriate gamification and personalized goal-setting with K-2 students.
Piloting and assessing AI literacy tools during live workshops, then delivering structured feedback to the technology team regarding effectiveness and areas for improvement.
Monitoring measurable outcomes (fluency progress, decoding level advancement, accuracy improvements) and applying them to refine your instructional approach on a weekly basis.
What You Won’t Be Doing
Implementing a scripted or packaged reading curriculum. You diagnose student needs and create instruction independently.
Conducting 60-90 minute lecture-based literacy blocks. Sessions are brief, targeted, and high-intensity.
Working exclusively with struggling readers. You’ll teach all K-2 students across varying reading levels.
Functioning separately from technology. AI adaptive tools integrate into your daily workflow, not as an occasional supplement.
Delaying instructional adjustments until quarterly data reviews. You adapt in real time based on current data.
Learning Specialist Key Responsibilities
Advance early elementary students to grade-level reading proficiency through adaptive, AI-enhanced structured literacy instruction.
Basic Requirements
Bachelor’s degree (any subject)
Master’s in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent)
2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical setting within the last 5 years, using systematic phonics or structured literacy
Ability to design your own reading lessons and clearly describe what you teach and how, without relying on a published program
Willingness to work in-person at an Alpha campus (locations listed above; relocation support provided)
Willingness to use AI and adaptive learning tools daily and adapt as tools evolve
Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
Nice-to-have Requirements
Experience administering diagnostic reading assessments (e.g., DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated groups
Documented history of measurable student reading gains you can articulate with specific data
Experience partnering with edtech teams, product teams, or instructional designers on tool development
Background in a startup, micro-school, or non-traditional educational environment where you designed systems rather than implementing existing ones
About Alpha
Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. They are creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.
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On-site at Alpha campuses in Lake Forest CA, Palo Alto CA, Piedmont CA, San Francisco CA, Santa Monica CA, Greenwich CT, Chicago IL, Boston MA, New York City NY, or Chantilly VA. Relocation assistance available.
Annual salary of $120,000, distributed weekly. Health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one.
Daily instruction supported by AI-driven tools and adaptive learning platforms.
What You Will Be Doing
Creating and facilitating 20-minute reading workshops based on your diagnostic evaluation of each student’s reading level and specific gaps.
Applying AI-generated student performance data to modify groupings and instructional focus between sessions, rather than waiting for quarterly reviews.
Facilitating motivational sessions that cultivate intrinsic reading motivation, employing age-appropriate gamification and personalized goal-setting with K-2 students.
Piloting and assessing AI literacy tools during live workshops, then delivering structured feedback to the technology team regarding effectiveness and areas for improvement.
Monitoring measurable outcomes (fluency progress, decoding level advancement, accuracy improvements) and applying them to refine your instructional approach on a weekly basis.
What You Won’t Be Doing
Implementing a scripted or packaged reading curriculum. You diagnose student needs and create instruction independently.
Conducting 60-90 minute lecture-based literacy blocks. Sessions are brief, targeted, and high-intensity.
Working exclusively with struggling readers. You’ll teach all K-2 students across varying reading levels.
Functioning separately from technology. AI adaptive tools integrate into your daily workflow, not as an occasional supplement.
Delaying instructional adjustments until quarterly data reviews. You adapt in real time based on current data.
Learning Specialist Key Responsibilities
Advance early elementary students to grade-level reading proficiency through adaptive, AI-enhanced structured literacy instruction.
Basic Requirements
Bachelor’s degree (any subject)
Master’s in reading instruction OR structured literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, LETRS, Neuhaus, UFLI, or equivalent)
2+ years of full-time K-2 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical setting within the last 5 years, using systematic phonics or structured literacy
Ability to design your own reading lessons and clearly describe what you teach and how, without relying on a published program
Willingness to work in-person at an Alpha campus (locations listed above; relocation support provided)
Willingness to use AI and adaptive learning tools daily and adapt as tools evolve
Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without visa sponsorship
Nice-to-have Requirements
Experience administering diagnostic reading assessments (e.g., DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated groups
Documented history of measurable student reading gains you can articulate with specific data
Experience partnering with edtech teams, product teams, or instructional designers on tool development
Background in a startup, micro-school, or non-traditional educational environment where you designed systems rather than implementing existing ones
About Alpha
Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential. They are creating a new paradigm where students master core academics in just two hours a day, freeing up time for hands-on, passion-driven learning that truly prepares them for the real world.
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