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

Overview

This full-time, on-site role is at Alpha campuses across multiple locations in CA, CT, FL, IL, MA, NY, NM and others. The position focuses on structured-literacy instruction for K-3 students, using AI-adaptive applications and a workshop-based model. Relocation assistance is available for eligible campuses.
What You Will Be Doing

Creating small-group K-3 reading workshops using real-time adaptive-app data, rooted in structured-literacy approaches (Orton-Gillingham, Wilson, LETRS, IMSE, or similar)
Leading daily motivation sessions that drive 100% of students to complete weekly app goals through Alpha's motivational system (campus currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate game elements)
Analyzing AI-generated performance metrics (fluency trajectories, decoding precision, comprehension indicators) to modify instruction in real time, not only during planning periods
Conducting running records, fluency assessments, and decoding diagnostics to generate progress visible in weekly campus data meetings
Serving as the approachable, dynamic adult your K-3 students are excited to work with daily
What You Won’t Be Doing

Implementing a commercial reading curriculum, scripted lessons, or district scope-and-sequence; you create instruction based on student data
Delivering whole-class lectures; all teaching occurs in targeted small groups while students engage with academic content through adaptive technology
Serving as a reading coach, consultant to other educators, or district specialist; you work directly with students in the classroom every day
Managing a conventional classroom schedule: subject-by-subject instruction, homework correction, test preparation. Your time is structured around workshops, motivation sessions, and data-informed small-group work
Drafting IEPs, 504 plans, or formal diagnostic evaluations; student growth is documented through app analytics and your running records, not special-education compliance forms
Reading Program Coordinator Key Responsibilities

Generate quantifiable reading gains in phonics, fluency, and comprehension for K-3 students within a campus culture where results are assessed weekly.
Basic Requirements

Structured-literacy certification (Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson Reading System, IMSE, CERI, Neuhaus, UFLI, or comparable) OR a Master\'s degree in reading instruction
Bachelor\'s degree in any field, plus 2+ years of full-time K-3 structured reading instruction in a school or clinical environment within the past 5 years, employing systematic phonics or structured literacy
Proven capacity to independently design reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional content and methods, without depending on a published curriculum
Commitment to full-time, in-person work at one Alpha campus: Beverly Hills, La Jolla (San Diego), Lake Forest (Orange County), Piedmont, San Francisco, Santa Barbara, or Santa Monica, CA; Greenwich, CT; Boca Raton, FL; Chicago, IL; 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 instruction 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 student data interpretation
Documented reading outcomes (fluency growth in WCPM, accuracy increases, decoding level progression) with specific numerical results
Familiarity with diagnostic reading tools (DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups
Experience in high-accountability educational settings (independent schools, high-performing charter networks, premium tutoring services with outcome-focused families)
Background in performance, youth sports coaching, or other contexts where you\'ve engaged K-3 audiences beyond traditional reading instruction
About Alpha

Alpha reimagines the school day around faster learning, stronger mentorship, and more time for students to build real-world skills. Roles include teachers (guides), operators, admissions experts, school & curriculum leaders, and remote team members. Alpha offers six-figure roles for people ready to help build a radically better school experience. Alpha is fast-moving, ambitious, and student focused, aimed at improving the system, not maintaining it.
Alpha is where you can do the most meaningful work of your career.
Working with us

This is a full-time (40 hours per week), long-term position. The position is immediately available and requires entering into an independent contractor agreement with Crossover as a Contractor of Record. The compensation level for this role is $60 USD/hour, which equates to $120,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. For details, visit www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-5632-US-Paterson-ReadingProgram.003

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