Reading Specialist, Alpha

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• On-site at Chantilly (Washington), VA;
  Lake Forest (Orange County), CA;
  San Francisco, CA;
  Miami, FL; or New York City, NY
• $120,000 annual salary, distributed weekly. Full health benefits from day one, HSA/FSA, 401(k) Roth
• Relocation assistance provided

Consider the moment you understood that conventional reading instruction wasn’t flawed—it simply couldn’t replicate your expertise  Alpha School, you’ll spearhead the design of an AI‑powered, scalable literacy program that delivers more transformative progress in 2 hours than traditional classrooms achieve in an entire day. Build adaptive workshops, interpret live student performance data, and partner with engineers to develop literacy technologies that multiply your influence across hundreds of learners.

This position merges direct student interaction with innovative program design, allowing you to personally guide individual readers while constructing a framework that extends foundational literacy instruction across multiple school sites.

• Facilitating adaptive reading workshops that build core competencies in phonics, comprehension, and fluency
• Creating individualized motivational experiences that resonate with children and foster enduring passion for reading
• Evaluating student performance metrics to iteratively improve your methods and identify actionable insights
• Partnering with the technology team to assess and refine AI‑powered literacy tools

• Bachelor’s degree with advanced certification in reading instruction (e.g., Orton‑Gillingham, Wilson, or equivalent)
• At least 2 years of experience delivering small‑group reading interventions to early elementary students
• Skilled at assessing reading levels, grouping students, and designing differentiated instruction without pre‑written curricula
• Proficient with AI/adaptive learning tools and responsive to student behaviors within them
• Legal authorization to work in the U.S. without sponsorship
• Willingness to work on‑site at one of our campuses:
  Chantilly (Washington), VA;
  Lake Forest (Orange County), CA;
  San Francisco, CA;
  Miami, FL; or New York City, NY

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.

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!

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. Consult ‑and‑faqs for more details on this topic.