KIPP
KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a non-profit network of 255 college-preparatory, public charter schools educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students. You can learn more at www.kipp.org.

KIPP PUBLIC SCHOOLS JACKSONVILLE
KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville is part of the KIPP national network. Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepares students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose – college, career, and beyond – so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

High quality teaching in our classrooms is not only about getting great academic results; it must also be about encouraging and equipping our students to use their voices to call out injustice and to build a more just world. We are more committed than ever to making sure ALL decisions that affect students at KIPP Jacksonville are filtered through a lens of equity and racial justice.

In the 2021-22 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating 2,000 students, kindergarten through ninth grade, in the North and Westsides of Jacksonville, Florida:

• KIPP Impact Academy: 5th – 8th grade
• KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten – 6th grade
• KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten – 7th grade
• KIPP Bold City High School (new, coming 2021-22): 9th grade

For the 2021-22 school year, KIPP VOICE Academy will be located at 813 Golfair Blvd (32209). Our other three schools will operate at our main campus at 1440 McDuff Avenue N (32254).

To support these schools, we will employ approximately 200 full-time staff members. We seek educators and colleagues that represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. To learn more about what it is like to work and teach at KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville, please visit www.kippjax.org/teach. To see all openings, visit our Regional Job Board.

This position will be based in our regional offices in Jacksonville, FL. The position may, at times, be virtual but the expectation is that the position would primarily be face-to-face.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Director of Human Resources (DHR) is the leader of the HR department for the organization and will establish a vision and goals for the KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville network that allows all employees to work at optimal levels. This position will be forward-thinking and refine existing structures and priorities to accommodate the organization’s growth plan. The DHR will oversee all KIPP Jacksonville policies, documentation, and the execution of human resources related items to be in full compliance with local, state, and federal requirements. In addition to larger projects and strategy, the DHR will oversee the HR team and thereby the day-to-day operations of all HR services with a customer-service and equity lens, including but not limited to: onboarding/offboarding, employee relations, compensation, leave administration, and compliance.

This role will focus primarily in the following areas:

1. Human Resources policy refinement and implementation, including compliance
2. HRIS high-level management and all data reporting
3. Strategy around employee benefits 
4. Partnership with senior leadership team on projects related to talent, compensation, etc.
5. Managing the HR team and oversee day-to-day operations
6. Setting a vision for executing an excellent onboarding/offboarding process for employees

Success would be measured by creating forward-thinking, streamlined HR processes that work when the organization is fully grown,  employee handbook refinement and implementation, advanced data reporting, collaboration and execution of strategies that help the organization retain talent, and keeping the organization in full compliance with district, local, state, and federal compliance.

This position would be exciting for someone who shares the organization’s strong commitment to racial justice and who can build systems for a growing organization that is becoming increasingly complex. 

The DHR is a full-time role on the Shared Services team which oversees four schools currently and is actively planning for growth in future school years. As a member of the Shared Services team, this individual would be responsible for doing whatever it takes to ensure that students develop the knowledge, skills, and character strengths they need to succeed throughout their education and in the competitive world beyond.

This position is year-round and performs duties as assigned by their manager. Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but can vary based on role and season. Occasional after hours meetings may be necessary.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Onboarding/Certification/Contracts:

• Set a vision for our HRIS that includes complex reporting capabilities on certification, hiring/exiting, compensation, length of service, etc.
• Formalize and automate the organization’s use of our HRIS, Paycor
• Create total compensation statements for all new hires
• Set clear certification compliance deadlines and partner with talent on teacher certification eligibility tracking.
• Set a vision for a comprehensive onboarding plan
• Communicate HR data to relevant stakeholders

Benefits/HRIS:

• Own the relationship with insurance brokers to drive open enrollment of health benefits and oversee benefit maintenance as needed for medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, etc.
• Run wellness initiatives for all employees at least twice per school year
• Work with the finance team to make sure benefit billing is accurate as well as oversee that all unpaid leave, benefit deductions, retirement, stipend, etc. are accurate on payroll

Compliance:

• Ensure the team maintains accurate records in HRIS, district-mandated platforms, and for the KIPP Foundation
• Oversee the team to perform internal audits of all personnel records to meet district, local, state and federal compliance. This includes working with insurance carriers and brokers to ensure KIPP Jacksonville Schools is in compliance
• Ensure KIPP Jacksonville’s HR policies and procedures comply with Federal and state laws and represent HR’s best practices

General Employee Support:

• Manage the Human Resources team which oversees the following but is not limited to:
  • Create and monitor outstanding offers
  • Onboard all new hires to include paperwork collection, fingerprinting coordination, and certification set-up to ensure they are prepared for school-based onboarding with a high level of excellence
  • Onboard and track hours for any part-time employees
  • Employee benefits and retirement maintenance is timely and accurate
  • Employee requests for verifications and certification requests are completed
  • Leave administration happens efficiently and accuratel
• Help support the operations team, as needed
• Oversee the team meeting with employees that request paid or unpaid leave and administer leave paperwork
• Investigate, as needed, when reports or allegations arise

Partner with Senior Leadership Team:

• Review and update the Employee Handbook each year, updating policies and procedures as needed
• Ensure compensation is equitable across the region
• Collaborate with talent around evaluations for both school-based and regional personnel including quarterly evaluations, performance improvements plans, and scope of sequence of performance documentation
• Support the teacher credentialing and qualifications process
• Partner around staff retention strategies

Other Duties

• Be an active regional team member by participating in team building, getting into schools and attending special events as needed
• Other duties as assigned by the manager

REQUIREMENTS

• KIPP Jacksonville Schools believes that our staff will represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. We search for established educators and staff who embody them.
• Demonstrated grace-under-fire-professionalism
• Clear project manager with measured results
• Outstanding public speaking, writing skills and organizational skills
• Bachelor’s degree
• A minimum of six (6) years of related work experience in Human Resources (excluding recruitment/talent acquisition)
• A minimum of six (6) years of successful experience in managing human resources related team(s), excluding recruitment
• Former manager/director level of HR experience –i.e. leadership experience in the field
• Deep knowledge of human resources best practices and legal/compliance requirements
• Comfort learning an HRIS system (Paycor) and other data systems
• Understanding the importance of discretion and confidentiality, given the sensitive information this role comes into contact with

HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Advanced degree or certificate in human resources, business, public administration, or related field
• PHR certification preferred; SPHR highly preferred OR SHRM certification
• Prior HR experience in a K-12 school setting or district-level setting or experience in an entrepreneurial, growing nonprofit, public, or business organization
• Prior experience with Paycor (HRIS)

COMPENSATION

• Pay is commensurate on experience
• Free individual health benefits (including medical, dental and vision)
• 403(b) retirement program with a company match
• All staff members receive individualized support and professional development

APPLY
Please complete an application and upload a resume via our job board. No applicants will be considered that submit resumes through other job postings.  

QUESTIONS
If you have questions about positions at KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville, please email Lauren at [email protected]. Please understand that resumes and/or cover letters are not accepted via email and you will be redirected to apply via the website.

KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment at our schools. KIPP Public Schools Jacksonville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.