Learning Specialist
Content + Source + Freshness • 13 Feb 2026 • 95% confidence
Offer value
The high value stems from a competitive salary offering, robust benefits package, and a meaningful role in reshaping literacy education.
- Salary: $100,000/year with additional health benefits
- Role directly impacts literacy outcomes for students
- Ideal for educators passionate about innovative teaching
Pros
- Competitive hourly wage of $50, translating to $100,000 annually.
- Immediate health benefits and 401(k) options.
- Opportunity to influence literacy development positively.
Cons
- Position involves on-site requirements limiting flexibility.
- Requires specialized certification not typical in all educators.
- Pressure to demonstrate measurable student outcomes.
Who it's for
Mid career • On-site
Good fit
- Experienced literacy instructors
- Passionate advocates for educational reform
- Candidates skilled in using data to inform instruction
Not recommended for
- Entry-level educators seeking flexible remote options
- Those lacking specific certification in reading instruction
- Individuals averse to direct teaching responsibilities
Motivation fit
Key skills
About the job
- Onsite in Austin, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Plano, TX; Tampa, FL; or Dorado, Puerto Rico
- $100,000 salary ($50/hour), paid weekly. Day-one health benefits, HSA/FSA, 401(k) Roth
- Relocation support included
Do you believe every child deserves to read at grade level (or above), but hate watching broken systems waste their potential?
At Alpha School, we're proving literacy breakthroughs don't require 6-hour school days. Our 2-Hour Learning model fuses AI-adaptive tools with expert instruction to accelerate reading gains. Your mission: design and deliver workshops that drive measurable phonics, fluency, and comprehension gains for early elementary students, then help us scale that program across campuses nationwide.
This isn't lesson-plan paperwork. It's data-driven instruction, tech collaboration, and building a reading program that works for thousands of students.
Lead learning. Love growing. Apply now.
What you will be doing
- Delivering adaptive reading workshops building phonics, comprehension, and fluency skills
- Designing personalized motivational sessions using gamified literacy milestones
- Analyzing student progress data to refine instruction and surface actionable insights
- Collaborating with engineers to evaluate and enhance AI literacy tools based on classroom results
- Developing scalable, AI-enhanced content that enables early elementary students to achieve grade-level proficiency
Reading Specialist key responsibilities
Basic Requirements
- 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: Austin, TX; Fort Worth, TX; Plano, TX; Tampa, FL; or Dorado, Puerto Rico
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.
