Literacy Program Coordinator $120,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market.
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Description
- On-site at an Alpha campus 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)
- $120,000 annual salary, paid weekly. Full health, dental, and vision coverage from day one
- Adaptive learning platforms and AI-driven tools embedded in everyday instruction
You know that 20 minutes of targeted, diagnostic-driven reading instruction outperforms 90 minutes of one-size-fits-all curriculum—and you can back it up with student outcomes. You've seen learners break through phonics barriers because you identified the precise gap yourself, not because a packaged program dictated the next unit. If building lessons from live student data feels like professional autonomy rather than added burden, this role is worth your attention.
Reading instruction at Alpha operates on one core principle: every minute counts. Your workshops are 20-minute sessions designed around each child's actual needs, not what a district pacing guide assumes they require. You'll conduct reading assessments, form skill-targeted groups, and deliver high-impact structured literacy instruction—phonics, fluency, comprehension—to students ages 4-7 that produces measurable weekly progress. AI-powered adaptive platforms work alongside you, producing performance insights you'll use to refine tomorrow's lesson before today's session wraps.
This position evolves over time. During the first year, you're hands-on in the classroom: facilitating workshops, leading motivational activities that transform hesitant readers into enthusiastic ones, and sharing detailed instructional observations with the technology team refining Alpha's AI literacy systems. As those systems scale and your input shapes their design, your influence extends beyond your own cohort. You'll help construct a reading framework that functions across campuses, converting what you accomplish with 15 children into a model that serves hundreds.
If you've dedicated your career to demonstrating that structured literacy delivers results and you're prepared to combine that knowledge with technology that magnifies it, this is where your influence transcends a single classroom.
What you will be doing
- Creating and facilitating 20-minute reading workshops based on your own diagnostic assessments of each child's reading level and specific gaps
- Leveraging AI-generated performance data to modify groupings and lesson priorities between sessions, rather than waiting for quarterly reviews
- Leading motivational activities that cultivate intrinsic reading motivation, incorporating age-appropriate gamification and personalized goal-setting with K-2 learners
- Piloting and assessing AI literacy platforms in live workshop settings, then delivering structured feedback to the technology team on effectiveness and usability
- Monitoring measurable progress (fluency increases, decoding level progression, accuracy improvements) and using that data to adjust your methods on a weekly basis
What you will NOT be doing
- Implementing a scripted or commercially packaged reading curriculum. You identify needs and build instruction independently.
- Conducting 60-90 minute lecture-format literacy blocks. Sessions are brief, targeted, and high-intensity.
- Serving only students who struggle with reading. You'll work with all K-2 students across the proficiency spectrum.
- Functioning separately from technology. AI adaptive platforms are integrated into your daily practice, not an occasional supplement.
- Waiting for quarterly data cycles to modify your instruction. You make adjustments in real time based on current data.
Key responsibilities
Guide early elementary students to grade-level reading proficiency through adaptive, AI-supported structured literacy instruction.
Candidate 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 (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 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
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