KIPP
KIPP Public Schools is a network of 280 public charter schools, 15,000 educators and 175,000 students and alumni.  While each of our schools is as unique as the community to which it belongs, we are united around a shared promise: Together, A Future Without Limits. You can learn more at www.kipp.org.

WHY TEACH AT KIPP?
At KIPP, we see the gifts in everyone who walks through the doors of our schools - especially our teachers. Their skill. Energy, Love. Their determination. On the good days and on the hard days. So we support our teachers to make the most of those gifts

The KIPP Difference 

• Respect - For our teachers’ innate talent and desire to learn, for their professional growth, and for the lives they lead beyond our walls. We offer pay and benefits that reflect our appreciation for the invaluable role our teachers play in lighting paths to opportunity for students

• Support - As our teachers progress through the day, the year, and their careers, we ensure they always feel the KIPP Team and Family at their backs, with opportunities to lead and support to grow

• Purpose - Together, our students, schools, families and communities share an ambitious mission to create a future without limits. We need talented teachers to realize it. Shape the future for your students and yourself by joining us in our work. 

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools
KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools  is part of the KIPP national network. Together with families and communities, we 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. As an organization that serves a student population that is over 90% Black, we center and value the experiences and perspectives of students, families, staff of color and the surrounding community. We also work to dismantle white supremacy.

In the current school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region is comprised of four schools educating around 2,500 students, kindergarten through tenth grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida: 

• KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten - 2nd grade, 6th - 8th grade 

• KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten - 7th grade 

• KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade 

• KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 10th grade

For the current school year, teachers at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools work the following hours Monday through Friday and may have occasional meetings or special school events outside of these hours. Hours for teachers and students may vary slightly by school.

• K-8 Staff: 7:30am - 4:30pm K-8 Students: 8:00am - 3:30pm, Wednesday K-8 dismissal is at 1:30pm 

• High School Staff: 6:45am - 3:45pm, High School Students: 7:15am - 2:30pm, Wednesday High School dismissal is at 12:30pm. 

Every Wednesday is a student early release day, which allows teachers to participate in weekly professional development and content team meetings. *This doesn’t include Wellness Wednesdays when all staff leave at student dismissal. 

To support these schools, we will employ more than 300 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 Jacksonville Public Schools, please visit www.kippjax.org/teach where you can also view  all of our job postings.

We have openings for this position at our KIPP VOICE Academy location on Golfair Blvd and at our KIPP Bold City High School location on McDuff Avenue. 

The Parent Liaison is a new role at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools to help the organization enhance the support that we provide to families that have students at one of our four schools. The PL builds relationships with families, connects families to internal/external resources that ensure a student’s ability to learn at high levels, and supports compliance with related initiatives. 

The PL brings an understanding of our local north and west side communities and has knowledge of internal and external resources in the community. The PL is an excellent relationship builder. Success in this role is measured by codifying family support resources, building and documenting relationships with families and in the community, and ensuring compliance deadlines are met. 

This position is school-based but reports directly to the Director of Equity and Engagement on the shared services team. The hours mirror the staff hours of the school where the role is based.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools aims to expand our support of students and families with grant funding. The Parent Liaison  positions will be temporary  in that the roles are 100% grant funded by the ESSER II or III allocation. While it is possible funding for this position may be allocated in future years, it is now only funded by this specific grant through June 30, 2024.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

• Partner with internal and external stakeholders to coordinate wrap-around services related to COVID-19 response for families
• In coordination with school-based efforts run by school social workers or counselor, meet with families to assess family needs and build relationships
• Support the Director of Equity and Engagement in surveying families and following up with families
• Support Front Office Coordinators in being the first face families see and a first line of communication. 
• Support the school-based social workers and counselors to connect families to resources that resolve emergency financial, food, or housing issues and provide follow-up documentation to assess if needs are being met
• Help increase attendance at family events and/or parent volunteer campaigns, including development and distributing parent involvement calendars in partnership with the school
• Complete necessary compliance paperwork related to Title I or other grant requirements, including maintaining the parent involvement audit box and documents all parent involvement activities such as parent involvement plan; notices and agendas; sign-in rosters; and travel logs.
• Maintains and conducts an annual inventory of all Title I Parent Involvement materials and property.
• Help counselor and school operations onboard new families to the KIPP school community
• Support school counselors and school-based operations leaders in providing attendance interventions or assisting with attendance campaigns
• Support partnerships and “friend raising” with the Director of Equity and Engagement to increase non-profit connections that provide services to families 
• In partnership with the Director of Equity and Engagement, conduct  informational and educational workshops and training for parents
• Perform other duties as assigned

COMPENSATION

• This role is full-time and hourly with a pay rate of $14.00/hour.  
• This role is paid on a year round schedule, similar to teachers, but has school holidays and summer vacation in the schedule
• Free individual health benefits (including medical, dental and vision)***
• Free individual short-term and long-term disability insurance***
• 403b retirement program with a company match***

*offerings subject to change school year to school year

REQUIREMENTS

• High School diploma 
• Two years of related experience such as office/administrative, advocacy, or engagement work
• Excellent communication and relationship building skills 
• KIPP Jacksonville Public 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. 
• Possesses a deep commitment to both racial and educational equity for all children
• Passing a background check, as required by law

HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Experience working with community members/groups
• Presenting workshop material or information to community stakeholders
• Knowledge of community parent/family education and/or resources

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.  Link here: https://careers.smartrecruiters.com/KIPP/jacksonville 

QUESTIONS

If you have questions about positions at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please email LaShawnda 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 Public Schools does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.