Reading Interventionist $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: 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. Health, dental, and vision benefits begin on day one
- Daily integration of AI-powered adaptive learning tools and technology-driven instruction
You know that 20 minutes of precisely calibrated reading intervention outperforms 90 minutes of scripted programming, and your student outcomes confirm it. You've seen learners plateau in phonics and then break through once you identified the underlying gap yourself—not because software dictated the next lesson. If building lessons from live student data feels like autonomy rather than burden, this role is for you.
Alpha's reading instruction operates on one principle: every minute counts. Your workshops are 20-minute targeted sessions shaped by what each child actually requires, not what a curriculum pacing guide prescribes. You'll assess reading abilities, organize strategic groups, and deliver high-impact structured literacy instruction (phonics, fluency, comprehension) to 4–7 year olds that produces measurable weekly progress. AI-driven adaptive tools work alongside you, producing performance insights you'll apply to refine the next day's lesson before the current session concludes.
This position evolves. During year one, you're immersed in classroom practice: facilitating workshops, leading motivational activities that transform reluctant readers into enthusiastic ones, and providing granular observations to the technology team developing Alpha's AI literacy platform. As these tools expand and your input informs their design, your influence reaches beyond your own classroom. You'll contribute to building a reading system that functions across multiple campuses, scaling what you accomplish with 15 students into a framework that serves hundreds.
If you've built your career demonstrating that structured literacy drives results and you're prepared to combine that knowledge with technology that magnifies your reach, this is where your influence extends beyond a single classroom.
What you will be doing
- Creating and facilitating 20-minute reading workshops based on your own diagnostic evaluations of each student's reading proficiency and specific gaps
- Leveraging AI-generated performance insights to modify groupings and instructional focus session-to-session, not merely at quarterly intervals
- Facilitating motivational sessions that cultivate intrinsic reading motivation, incorporating age-appropriate gamification and personalized goal-setting with K–2 learners
- Piloting and assessing AI literacy platforms during live instruction, then delivering structured, actionable feedback to the technology team regarding effectiveness and areas for improvement
- Monitoring measurable progress indicators (fluency growth, decoding advancement, accuracy gains) and using these metrics to iterate on your instructional methods weekly
What you will NOT be doing
- Implementing a scripted or boxed reading curriculum. You diagnose student needs and construct instruction independently.
- Conducting 60–90 minute lecture-format literacy blocks. Sessions are brief, targeted, and high-intensity.
- Serving exclusively struggling readers. You'll work with all K–2 students across the full range of reading abilities.
- Working independently of technology. AI adaptive platforms are integrated into your daily practice, not an occasional supplement.
- Waiting for quarterly data cycles to modify instruction. You adapt in real time using the data available today.
Key responsibilities
Advance early elementary students to grade-level reading proficiency using adaptive, AI-supported structured literacy methods.
Candidate requirements
- Bachelor's degree (any discipline)
- Master's degree 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 environment within the past 5 years, utilizing systematic phonics or structured literacy approaches
- Capacity to independently design reading lessons and articulate your instructional methods and content without dependence on a published program
- Willingness to work on-site 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 assistance provided)
- Willingness to incorporate AI and adaptive learning tools into daily practice and adjust as platforms develop
- Legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice to have
- Familiarity with diagnostic reading assessment instruments (e.g., DRA, DIBELS, AIMSweb) for creating differentiated instructional groups
- Demonstrated history of quantifiable student reading gains you can articulate with concrete data (e.g., advanced 12 students from Level C to Level G in one semester)
- Experience partnering with edtech teams, product developers, or instructional designers on tool creation and refinement
- Background in a startup, micro-school, or non-traditional educational setting where you developed systems rather than implemented existing ones
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