Job Description
• On-site position at an Alpha School campus: Phoenix, Arizona; Tampa, Florida; Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Austin, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Houston (South Houston or The Woodlands), Texas; Plano, Texas; Park City (Salt Lake City), Utah
• $100,000 annual salary, paid on a weekly basis
• Health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one
• Relocation assistance available
You've dedicated years to becoming an expert in structured literacy. You can identify a student's miscue and pinpoint the exact phonemic gap that needs attention. Yet you've also seen how the system squanders that expertise: classrooms with 25 or more students, inflexible pacing guides, and standardized curricula that disregard what your running records reveal. If you've ever believed "I could double these students' growth if I were free to teach according to the data," this role is for you.
Alpha School's 2-Hour Learning model combines AI-adaptive software with skilled human teaching. Students progress through academic content independently using personalized applications. There are no lectures, textbooks, or pacing guides. Your role focuses on the one area where human expertise cannot be replaced: small-group reading workshops where you create and implement structured literacy instruction customized to each student's phonics and decoding stage. You'll rely on real-time AI-generated performance insights to plan each session, make adjustments as needed, and track outcomes through fluency gains, accuracy improvements, and decoding progress.
In addition to reading workshops, you'll facilitate motivation sessions designed to keep K-2 students engaged with their learning objectives. You'll serve as their coach and advocate—the person who knows their name, their interests, and precisely where they stand in their reading development. The goal: 100% of students achieve their weekly targets, and 90%+ rate their Guide as someone they enjoy working with. This role emphasizes measurable results you can observe and track each week, not merely content coverage. As Alpha opens new campuses, the model you establish here will define reading instruction across the organization.
If you believe structured literacy achieves its full potential when personalized, informed by data, and delivered by someone who genuinely energizes a room of young learners, this position aligns with that vision. Apply today.
What You Will Be Doing
• Creating and facilitating small-group reading workshops centered on systematic phonics, decoding, and writing for K-2 students
• Conducting and evaluating running records to determine each student's reading level and inform targeted instruction
• Using AI-generated student performance insights to modify instruction in real time, rather than only during pre-planning
• Leading motivation sessions that support students in progressing through their learning apps and achieving 100% of weekly objectives
• Tailoring instruction across focused reading groups according to individual learning styles and needs
What You Won’t Be Doing
• Adhering to a published reading program or scripted curriculum (you create your own lessons using student data)
• Delivering lectures to an entire classroom (all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups)
• Teaching academic subjects (students complete math, science, and other coursework independently through adaptive apps)
• Operating within a traditional classroom schedule with bells, transitions, and standardized pacing guides
• Grading homework or issuing report cards (student progress is monitored via app data and running records)
Literacy Specialist Key Responsibilities
Provide structured literacy instruction that demonstrably accelerates K-2 reading outcomes in phonics, fluency, and decoding.
Basic Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in any field
• 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 using systematic phonics or structured literacy, completed within the last 5 years
• Experience creating original reading lessons (not exclusively dependent on a published program)
• Willingness to utilize AI and adaptive learning tools for instructional planning and student data analysis
• Willingness to work on-site at an Alpha School campus in one of the designated locations
• Willingness to instruct all K-2 students, not limited to struggling readers
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice-to-have Requirements
• Familiarity with AI or adaptive learning platforms (e.g., Lexia, i-Ready, Amira) for instructional planning or student data analysis
• Demonstrated ability to measure and communicate specific reading outcomes from interventions (e.g., fluency gains in WCPM, decoding level advancement)
• Background in non-traditional or innovative educational models (charter, micro-school, Montessori, hybrid)
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish
About Alpha
Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?
Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.
They don’t play by the old rules.
Alpha is 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.
Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.
Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.
There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!
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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-4849-US-Phoenix-LiteracySpecia.024
• $100,000 annual salary, paid on a weekly basis
• Health, dental, and vision coverage begins on day one
• Relocation assistance available
You've dedicated years to becoming an expert in structured literacy. You can identify a student's miscue and pinpoint the exact phonemic gap that needs attention. Yet you've also seen how the system squanders that expertise: classrooms with 25 or more students, inflexible pacing guides, and standardized curricula that disregard what your running records reveal. If you've ever believed "I could double these students' growth if I were free to teach according to the data," this role is for you.
Alpha School's 2-Hour Learning model combines AI-adaptive software with skilled human teaching. Students progress through academic content independently using personalized applications. There are no lectures, textbooks, or pacing guides. Your role focuses on the one area where human expertise cannot be replaced: small-group reading workshops where you create and implement structured literacy instruction customized to each student's phonics and decoding stage. You'll rely on real-time AI-generated performance insights to plan each session, make adjustments as needed, and track outcomes through fluency gains, accuracy improvements, and decoding progress.
In addition to reading workshops, you'll facilitate motivation sessions designed to keep K-2 students engaged with their learning objectives. You'll serve as their coach and advocate—the person who knows their name, their interests, and precisely where they stand in their reading development. The goal: 100% of students achieve their weekly targets, and 90%+ rate their Guide as someone they enjoy working with. This role emphasizes measurable results you can observe and track each week, not merely content coverage. As Alpha opens new campuses, the model you establish here will define reading instruction across the organization.
If you believe structured literacy achieves its full potential when personalized, informed by data, and delivered by someone who genuinely energizes a room of young learners, this position aligns with that vision. Apply today.
What You Will Be Doing
• Creating and facilitating small-group reading workshops centered on systematic phonics, decoding, and writing for K-2 students
• Conducting and evaluating running records to determine each student's reading level and inform targeted instruction
• Using AI-generated student performance insights to modify instruction in real time, rather than only during pre-planning
• Leading motivation sessions that support students in progressing through their learning apps and achieving 100% of weekly objectives
• Tailoring instruction across focused reading groups according to individual learning styles and needs
What You Won’t Be Doing
• Adhering to a published reading program or scripted curriculum (you create your own lessons using student data)
• Delivering lectures to an entire classroom (all instruction occurs in small, targeted groups)
• Teaching academic subjects (students complete math, science, and other coursework independently through adaptive apps)
• Operating within a traditional classroom schedule with bells, transitions, and standardized pacing guides
• Grading homework or issuing report cards (student progress is monitored via app data and running records)
Literacy Specialist Key Responsibilities
Provide structured literacy instruction that demonstrably accelerates K-2 reading outcomes in phonics, fluency, and decoding.
Basic Requirements
• Bachelor's degree in any field
• 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 using systematic phonics or structured literacy, completed within the last 5 years
• Experience creating original reading lessons (not exclusively dependent on a published program)
• Willingness to utilize AI and adaptive learning tools for instructional planning and student data analysis
• Willingness to work on-site at an Alpha School campus in one of the designated locations
• Willingness to instruct all K-2 students, not limited to struggling readers
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without requiring visa sponsorship
Nice-to-have Requirements
• Familiarity with AI or adaptive learning platforms (e.g., Lexia, i-Ready, Amira) for instructional planning or student data analysis
• Demonstrated ability to measure and communicate specific reading outcomes from interventions (e.g., fluency gains in WCPM, decoding level advancement)
• Background in non-traditional or innovative educational models (charter, micro-school, Montessori, hybrid)
• Bilingual proficiency in English and Spanish
About Alpha
Want to join a learning rebellion that’s transforming the traditional classroom?
Alpha School is on a mission to reshape education with a bold approach that harnesses AI to accelerate learning and unleash student potential.
They don’t play by the old rules.
Alpha is 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.
Alpha School is rewriting the rules of education.
Sounds too good to be true? It’s not.
There is so much to cover for this exciting role, and space here is limited. Hit the Apply button if you found this interesting and want to learn more. We look forward to meeting you!
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 $50 USD/hour, which equates to $100,000 USD/year assuming 40 hours per week and 50 weeks per year. The payment period is weekly. Consult www.crossover.com/help-and-faqs for more details on this topic.
Crossover Job Code: LJ-4849-US-Phoenix-LiteracySpecia.024
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Literacy Specialist, Alpha - $100,000/year USD position is now open for candidates interested in the Education Jobs sector. This role in Phoenix offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Education Jobs is a plus.
