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.

The Human Resources Associate (HRA)  is a part of the human resources team which ensures employees can work at optimal levels across the organization as KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools continues to grow. They, along with other members of the HR team, will execute on the vision and goals as outlined by the Director of Human Resources. The HRA helps with the day-to-day operations of all HR services with a customer service and equity lens. These areas include but are not limited to: onboarding new employees smoothly, supporting teacher certification, supporting payroll and benefits enrollments, employee relations, and other HR support functions. 

This role will focus primarily in the following areas:
(1)   Work with HR Director for HRIS/Employee Record  maintenance
(2)  High-quality onboarding processes and customer service for new employees (Offer Letters, HRIS Invite)
(3)   Compliance (fingerprint, benefit, certification, worker’s comp, I-9s,  etc.)

The HR Associate works to balance these three areas of work with excellent project management skills. The HR Associate plays a key role in onboarding and offboarding of employees by being a point of contact for new hires and coordinating their experience in partnership with the talent team. They coordinate fingerprinting, certification compliance, and answer questions for new hires once onboarded. The HRA also supports compliance related to personnel and certification that is owned at the HR manager level. They work closely with the Human Resources Director to ensure the HRIS is accurate for all records and can run reports accordingly. 

Success would be measured by excellent onboarding and offboarding experiences, high levels of customer service for employees, accurate and timely reporting and clean audits. 

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

The HRA 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 school-based personnel are supported and can focus on ensuring 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/Offboarding/Certification:

• Partner with the talent team to create and maintain excellent onboarding processes that have regularly planned touchpoints for all new hires to ensure a best-in-class matriculation experience
• Execute new hire touch points such as one-on-one welcome phone calls, emails, newsletters, webinars, tours, welcome packages, etc. 
• Partner with the talent team to create resources for new hires related to certification and track teacher certification processes for compliance purposes in support of HR Director
• Work with candidates and the local district representatives to ensure candidates are fingerprinted and screened efficiently and all data is tracked accurately
• Be equipped with pertinent information to answer questions for new hires
• Work with the HR Director to ensure new employees are entered into the HRIS and all onboarding items are completed
• Communicate HR data to relevant stakeholders (i.e. fingerprint clearances, requests for technology, etc.) 
• Work with schools to meet all certification compliance requirements for audits

HRIS/Benefits/Pay

• Support the HR team by running any necessary reports to assist with open enrollment, audits, benefits reporting requirements, etc. 
• Review payroll in partnership with the HR and Finance teams
• Support the HR Director with benefits open enrollment and/or the HR Associate with benefits administration, as needed

Compliance:

• Ensure the team maintains accurate records in HRIS, district-mandated platforms, and for the KIPP Foundation
• Support the HR Director as needed to maintain fingerprint records and reprints
• Support the HR director as needed to maintain certification compliance and records

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.
• Possesses a deep commitment to both racial and educational equity; supports the building of an organization that reflects the community KIPP serves
• Minimum of one (1)  year of related work experience in a human resources field other than recruitment
• Bachelor’s Degree
• Clear project management ability with measured results
• Detail-oriented
• Pass a background check, as required by law

HIGHLY PREFERRED

• PHR certification
• Prior HR experience in a K-12 school setting or district-level setting
• Prior experience with Paycor HRIS

 
COMPENSATION

• The annual salary range for this role is typically $40,000 - $45,000
• 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 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 Jacksonville Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment at our schools. KIPP Jacksonville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.