Reading Interventionist $100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- $100,000 annual salary paid weekly, with health, dental, and vision coverage starting day one
- Full-time on-site position 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)
- 40-hour workweek, 100% classroom-based with kindergarten through second-grade students
You've dedicated years to becoming an expert in structured literacy. Whether through Orton-Gillingham, LETRS, Wilson, IMSE, or a Master's in reading instruction, you've built the foundation. You can identify a student's phonemic error instantly and pinpoint the exact gap to address. You can build a phonics lesson from scratch without leaning on a scripted program. That expertise is your baseline—not your differentiator.
What sets you apart is your ability to captivate six-year-olds. At Alpha, this position is first and foremost a Guide: a dynamic, engaging presence that students are excited to learn with. Your structured-literacy credentials open the door; your capacity to hold K-2 learners fully engaged during a 20-minute workshop is what secures the offer. If describing yourself as dynamic and engaging feels inaccurate, this role isn't a fit.
Alpha has redefined traditional schooling. Students work through academic content independently using AI-adaptive applications—no lectures, no textbooks, no predetermined pacing. Your position represents the one area where human expertise cannot be replaced. You'll create small-group reading workshops informed by live student performance data, and you'll facilitate motivation sessions designed to ensure 100% of your students reach their weekly app targets through Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification).
Your initial months focus on building trust and rapport. Workshops must be engaging, appropriately leveled, and demonstrably effective. Student satisfaction metrics and "love your Guide" survey results (target of 90%+) directly measure your success. Once you've proven your impact, your responsibilities expand: analyzing AI-generated performance insights to refine upcoming instruction, communicating fluency progress and decoding growth to parents, and contributing to how Alpha's K-2 reading strategy develops in tandem with adaptive technology. As Alpha grows to additional campuses, your work becomes the blueprint for reading instruction across the organization.
Prior to hiring, you'll submit a brief video of yourself telling an engaging story for young children, and you'll complete a full day on campus working directly with K-2 students. Low energy with children will disqualify you, regardless of your credentials. This is intentional. Apply today.
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 equivalent), informed by live student performance data
- Facilitating daily motivation sessions designed to ensure 100% of your students achieve their weekly adaptive-app targets, leveraging Alpha's motivational framework (school currency, leaderboards, age-appropriate gamification)
- Conducting and evaluating running records, fluency assessments, and decoding evaluations to monitor progress and refine subsequent instruction
- Analyzing AI-generated performance insights from Alpha's adaptive learning platforms to personalize instruction in the moment, not solely during preparation
- Serving as the energetic, relatable adult your K-2 students are excited to see every single day
What you will NOT be doing
- Implementing a commercial reading curriculum, scripted program, or district pacing calendar; you'll design your own lessons based on student data
- Delivering whole-class lectures; all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups while students complete academic subjects through adaptive apps
- Serving as a reading consultant, instructional coach, or district-level specialist; you'll be in the classroom with children daily
- Managing a conventional 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 assignments or report cards; student advancement is tracked through app analytics and your running records
Key responsibilities
Provide structured-literacy instruction that produces measurable acceleration in K-2 reading outcomes across phonics, fluency, and decoding.
Candidate 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 in a school or clinical environment, using systematic phonics or structured literacy
- Proven ability to design independent reading lessons and clearly explain your instructional content and methods, without depending on a published program
- Willingness to work in person 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 work with all K-2 students (not exclusively struggling readers) and to incorporate AI and adaptive-learning technologies into daily instruction
- Legally authorized to work in the U.S. without need for visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Practical experience with AI-powered or adaptive reading platforms (e.g., Amira, Lexia, i-Ready, Reading Plus) for instructional planning or student data interpretation
- Documented record of measurable reading gains (fluency improvements in WCPM, accuracy increases, decoding level progression) that you can quantify
- Experience in non-traditional or innovative educational settings (charter, micro-school, Montessori, hybrid)
- Experience performing, coaching youth sports, or otherwise engaging a K-2 audience in contexts beyond the reading classroom
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