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.

START DATE: Immediate

KIPP Jacksonville Schools seeks a front office coordinator. The Front Office Coordinator supports the operational and academic success of a school through maintaining operations systems and creating a welcoming front office environment for KIPP families and community members.

Specific Duties Include:

 General Office Duties

• Maintain a neat, organized, clean, professional, and welcoming environment for visitors
• Carry out general administrative duties; answer phones, update transportation changes, check in tardy students, assist parents with early check-outs, and greet and sign in all visitors
• Make photocopies, assist with faxes, and assist parents/guardians when they visit the school

Attendance

• Accurately manage daily attendance; updating systems with tardy and early check-out information and excuse notes
• Make personalized calls to families when students are absent and updating student systems with information

Student Records

• Secure and maintain well organized and up-to-date student folders; including contacting other schools for student records, and fulfilling requests from other schools
• All paperwork (i.e. excuse notes, report cards) filed in student folders

 Enrollment

• Assist Dean of School Operations with new student enrollment and registration
• Assist Student Information Manager with updating all systems for new student enrollment

Medication

• Provide students with medication and maintain logs
• Administer First Aid/CPR as needed (current certification not required, KIPP Jacksonville can provide the training)

Other

• This position may perform other duties as assigned by their manager or the operations team

The Front Office Coordinator is part of the school-based operations team and is a year-round employee. This is an hourly position and typical hours range from 7:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. For the 2020-21 school year, student hours are typically 7:45 a.m. - 3:45 p.m. Hours for teachers and students vary slightly by school. Every Wednesday is a student early release day (1:30 p.m.), which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development.

COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS
Our compensation is very competitive and is commensurate with experience.

• Free individual health benefits (including medical, dental, and vision)***
• Free individual short-term and long-term disability insurance***
• 403(b) retirement program with a company match***
• To support growth, all staff members receive individualized professional development.
  
  ***This offering is subject to change for the 2021-22 school year. Terms would be outlined in an offer letter, if issued

REQUIREMENTS INCLUDE

• High School Diploma
• Exceptional organization skills with a knack for details
• Ability to multi-task with competing priorities in a fast-paced environment
• High level of customer service to all stakeholders, both internal and external
• Grace under fire professionalism
• MS Office basic skills to include Outlook email and calendar, Excel, PowerPoint, and Word 
• KIPP Jacksonville Schools believes that our staff will represent our core values—high expectations, a growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. We search for established educators who embody them.
• High level of comfort with sitting at the front desk using office equipment, computers, entering data, answering phones, and greeting visitors for an extended period of time. Comfortable with walking up and down stairs and through school hallways as needed   

HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience in a classroom or a school setting

• 1-3 years relevant experience in a front office position (secretary, office coordinator and/or manager)

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. 

• Internal candidate: if you are currently a member of the KIPP Jacksonville team and family, please (1) inform your direct manager that you are applying to the position and (2) complete the full application online.

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.