KIPP Albany is a part of a national network of high-performing public Charter Schools committed to creating joyful, academically excellent, and prepared students with the skills, ability, and confidence to pursue their paths to college, career, and beyond. 

With the Troy Prep K-12 schools joining the KIPP Albany network (to become KIPP Capital Region) for the 2022-2023 school year, our KIPP schools will serve more than 2,500 students across the Capital Region. We look forward to increased curriculum offerings for students, professional development for staff, and enhanced family and community partnerships. 

We are committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all of our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students, together.

The Operations Coordinator will support the school operations team in the day-to-day operations.

Responsibilities include but are not limited to:

School Systems:

• Provide logistical support and coordination to the Director of Operations for school activities involving staff, parents, and students.
• Be the first responder to teacher calls for support in the classroom.
• Support planning and execution of school-wide events and fundraisers. Coordinate purchasing/distribution for materials and services (e.g., field trips, uniforms, office supplies, and teacher supplies) as assigned by the Operations Manager.
• Support the School Nutrition Program when needed (e.g., meal application entry, monthly meal calendar submission, daily meal count reporting, monthly compliance documentation submission, and meal balance collection).
• Aid in daily attendance procedures and works with the Registrar to ensure the accuracy of students’ daily attendance.
• Assist the goal of achieving a high ADA by communicating attendance expectations to families and assisting in other activities. Supports all school-based communication systems (i.e., PowerSchool).
• Organizes, secures, and maintains pristine office space and environment

Facilities Management:

• Oversees completion of all facilities requests submitted at the school.
• Coordinates with janitorial day porter regarding daily janitorial needs.
• Ensure trash removal/recycling and copier requests are managed efficiently.
• Assists in preparing facilities for the upcoming school year (e.g., bulletin boards, signage)

Student, Family, and Staff Relations:

• Builds relationships with families to keep them well-informed and support their needs.
• Translates and distributes school correspondence, including but not limited to: letters, memos, and weekly bulletins.
• Assists in the translation of parent meetings, including Individualized Education Plan (IEP) meetings

Student Information, Enrollment & Recruitment:

•  Works within the student database to ensure that all students' emergency medical and contact information is up-to-date.
• Works within the student database to ensure the school has complete and current immunization records for all students.
• Ensures confidentiality and security of office space, files, and all information pertaining to students, parents, staff, and the community.
• Supports the collection of student interest forms. Assists the Registrar in managing family communication, pre and post lottery (sends interested families notifications of lottery events, sends lottery results letters to families, contacts families when student admission status changes).

• Minimum of Associate's Degree or two years of coursework at an institution of higher learning required or a Bachelor's Degree preferred from an accredited College or University required
• Experience in proper office procedures including filing, answering the telephone professionally, photocopying, greeting all visitors cordially, and handling information with confidentiality
• Knowledge of proper office procedures including filing, answering the telephone professionally, photocopying, greeting all visitors cordially, and handling information with confidentiality

KIPP Albany has an immediate opening

Compensation is competitive and commensurate with experience

KIPP Albany Community Public Charter Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, gender, sexual preference, national or ethnic origin, age, disability, pregnancy, or veteran status.