Reading Specialist
$100,000 USD/year Pay is set based on global value, not the local market. Most roles = hourly rate x 40 hrs x 50 weeks ($50 USD/hour)

United States
In-person
full-time (40 hrs/week)
Flexible schedule
Long-term role

Reading Specialist $100,000USD/year ($50 USD/hour)

Description

IMPORTANT NOTE: This is an in-person, full-time, employee role in Austin, Texas. Relocation assistance is available.

Transform the future of reading education!

Imagine achieving more reading breakthroughs in 2 hours than most schools accomplish in a full day. At Alpha School, we're redefining what's possible in elementary reading education through our revolutionary 2-Hour Learning program, and we need an exceptional reading instructor to help lead this transformation.

Alpha isn't just another private school - we're reimagining elementary education through a powerful combination of AI-driven adaptive technology and hands-on expert guidance. While other schools remain tethered to traditional 6-hour days and rigid curricula, we're achieving remarkable results by leveraging cutting-edge technology to personalize learning, supported by the irreplaceable human touch that only gifted educators can provide.

This role is for reading specialists who envision a better future for literacy education. You'll work in an environment where innovative technology amplifies your expertise rather than constraining it, where you can witness students making breakthrough progress daily, and where your knowledge shapes both individual learning paths and our evolving AI-enhanced curriculum.

Join Alpha School and be part of a revolution in education where your expertise, combined with cutting-edge technology, can achieve in 2 hours what traditional schools struggle to accomplish in a full day. Ready to transform both your career and the future of education? Apply now.

What you will be doing

  • Leading engaging, personalized reading sessions that leverage our AI-driven adaptive platform
  • Designing innovative literacy interventions that maximize impact within our focused 2-hour model
  • Collaborating with our tech team to enhance our AI tools, ensuring they complement your expertise
  • Using real-time data analytics to continuously optimize each student's learning journey
  • Creating scalable literacy content that adapts to individual student needs

What you will NOT be doing

  • Wasting time on conventional lesson planning and administrative busywork
  • Following rigid, outdated reading programs that ignore technological advances
  • Struggling with overcrowded classrooms and insufficient resources
  • Spending hours managing behavioral issues instead of teaching
  • Getting lost in bureaucratic paperwork that doesn't impact student outcomes

Key responsibilities

Develop and implement an AI-enhanced reading program that enables students to achieve remarkable literacy progress within our innovative 2-Hour Learning model while fostering a genuine love of reading.

Candidate requirements

  • Bachelor's degree or higher in Elementary Education, Literacy, or a related field
  • OR any bachelor's degree combined with recognized reading instruction certifications (such as Orton-Gillingham, Wilson Reading System, or equivalent)
  • Early elementary teaching experience with proven literacy instruction success
  • Enthusiasm for educational technology and readiness to embrace AI-driven tools
  • Demonstrated ability to create engaging, effective learning experiences
  • Authorization to work in the US without sponsorship
  • Ability to work on-site at our Austin, TX campus

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How it works

Applying for a role? Here’s what to expect.

We’ve curated a series of steps that take the guesswork (and cognitive bias) out of recruiting the best person.

Pass Cognitive Aptitude Test.
STEP 1

Pass Cognitive Aptitude Test.

Pass English Proficiency Test.
STEP 2

Pass English Proficiency Test.

Prove Real-World Job Skills.
STEP 3

Prove Real-World Job Skills.

Ace An Interview Or Two.
STEP 4

Ace An Interview Or Two.

Accept Job Offer.
STEP 5

Accept Job Offer.

Celebrate!
STEP 6

Celebrate!

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About the role

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What you will learn

Position yourself at the intersection of literacy education and AI technology:

  • Master state-of-the-art adaptive learning platforms that personalize reading instruction
  • Learn Alpha's proven 2-Hour Learning methodology that delivers exceptional results in condensed timeframes
  • Develop expertise in analyzing educational data to optimize student outcomes
  • Gain hands-on experience shaping AI-driven educational tools through collaboration with our tech team

Alpha provides structured training and dedicated time for professional development, ensuring you stay at the cutting edge of both educational science and technology innovation.

Work examples

What Your Day Might Look Like at Alpha

Imagine starting your morning with a personalized reading workshop where AI analytics have already identified the optimal focus areas for each student. As you guide a small group through a challenging text, real-time data appears on your dashboard, showing which students are engaging deeply and who might need a different approach. You adjust your strategy on the fly, introducing a quick game that reinforces challenging phonics patterns while maintaining the natural flow of instruction.

During your collaboration hour, you meet with our tech team to review how students interacted with yesterday's new AI-powered comprehension activity. Your insights about which elements most effectively motivated struggling readers help shape the next iteration of the tool. This is what makes Alpha different - you're not just using technology, you're helping build it.

In the afternoon, you lead another focused session where students alternate between working with you and engaging with adaptive software that adjusts to their responses in real time. As you wrap up the day, you review each student's progress data, using our analytics platform to identify patterns that will inform tomorrow's instruction.

This isn't the future of education - it's happening now at Alpha. We're looking for pioneers who want to help us perfect it.

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Why Crossover

Recruitment sucks. So we’re fixing it.

The Olympics of work

The Olympics of work

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Premium pay for premium talent

Premium pay for premium talent

Over 50% of new hires double or triple their previous pay. Why? Because that’s what the best person in the world is worth.

Shortlist by skills, not bias

Shortlist by skills, not bias

We don’t care where you went to school, what color your hair is, or whether we can pronounce your name. Just prove you’ve got the skills.