In-School Suspension Monitor (2022-23) at KIPP Connect High School

  • Full-time
  • Grade Level: High
  • Start Date: Next year opening
  • Department: School-based Support

Company Description

KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is to create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare 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.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

Job Description

The In-School Suspension Monitor is responsible for the supervision of students who are participating in in-school suspension and will work to promote positive academic, social and behavioral performance of these students. The ISS Monitor will oversee students to ensure she/he completes assignments from teachers and will perform various record keeping activities. All KIPP Texas staff have a responsibility for ensuring that every KIPP Texas student achieves the academic skills, intellectual habits and character traits necessary to succeed in the nation’s top colleges and universities.

RESPONSIBILITIES:

  • Supervise students assigned to in-school suspension
  • Monitor individual student progress while assigned to in-school suspension
  • Provide concise written and/ or oral communications to teachers and administrators about student’s efforts on assignments and other pertinent information;
  • Provide academic assistance for students as they complete their classroom work in while in in-school suspension;
  • Consistently reinforce positive behavior and correct negative behavior;
  • Hold students accountable for their actions;
  • Provide guidance for students in appropriate behavior and interactions while at school;
  • Communicate with classroom teachers regarding student progress;
  • Perform other related duties as assigned

Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS:

  • 48 semester hours of college credit with some emphasis on child growth and development or related subject areas; Associate’s degree preferred
  • Prior experience working with underserved students
  • Physical and emotional endurance to deal with challenging students; maintain emotional control under stress
  • ·  Knowledge of classroom management and child development techniques and principles
  • Bilingual (English/Spanish) a plus

 
COMPETENCIES:

  • Unwavering commitment to KIPP Texas' mission, students, families, and community
  • Desire to continuously learn and increase effectiveness as a teacher and professional; offer and receive constructive feedback
  • Willingness to be flexible and to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students

Additional Information

Compensation and Benefits:
As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices, including medical, dental, and vision options, as well as life insurance, fertility, and disability plans starting as low as $25/month.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees.
As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability
 

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