Company Description

KIPP — the largest nonprofit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools in the nation—has demonstrated, at scale, that all children have the potential to excel academically regardless of race or zip code. KIPP currently serves over 120,000 students in 270 schools across the country, including Indianapolis. KIPP Indy Public Schools (KIPP Indy) was founded in 2004 with one class of fifth grade students and has grown to serve 1,300 students across three schools. Of the students that attend KIPP Indy, 94% qualify for free and reduced lunch, 95% are African American or LatinX, 19% receive special education services, and 12% are designated as Emerging Bilinguals. As we continue to grow, our mission remains the same: to create joyful, academically excellent schools in which teachers, students, and families are all united around the same goal of preparing students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose —college, career, and beyond— so they can lead fulfilling lives and create a more just world.

Job Description

KIPP Indy Public Schools is looking for a Director of Student Services to be part of the school leadership team. The Director of Student Services (DSS) is a critical member of the school leadership team and responsible for driving all cultural aspects of the school. The DSS will partner with the school leadership team and staff to develop and implement a strong cultural vision that sets the school community to thrive academically and reach its goals.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

Model and support implementation of the school’s vision, goals, and strategy

• Supports the development of School Leader’s school-wide vision and takes an active role in investing and mobilizing teachers to achieve the collective goals of the school; owns the implementation of all school cultural priorities in support of the school-wide vision
• Collaborates with the School Leader to lead the planning and goal setting for the cultural vision
• Collaborates with the school leadership team to provide input on annual strategic planning  

Set and manage the school’s student culture and character development initiatives

• Supports teachers in understanding process and roles in student support and intervention and develops systems and structures to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline
• Leads school-wide student rituals
• Provides individualized, direct support and professional development as necessary to staff members in the areas of community building, classroom management, and cultural competency
• Serves as a primary point of contact on student intervention and parent communication; determines next steps for issues that rise above the teacher/grade level and executes necessary follow up actions aligned to decisions
• Supports daily school operations (e.g. arrival, dismissal, lunch, intervention)
• Analyzes student culture data and develops plans to ensure the school is on track to reach goals, including creating and monitoring plans for individual students
• Set and manage systems that create a positive and inclusive family culture  

Collaborate with the School Leader to recruit, select, and develop teachers, teacher leaders, and emerging leaders

• Supports the School Leader on recruiting and hiring diverse, highly effective teachers and school staff
• Collaborates with the School Leader to identify and develop emerging leaders

COMPETENCIES

• Expresses belief in all students potential to complete college and succeed in life
• Articulates and teaches the organization’s vision, mission, values, and goals
• Ensures systems are implemented that reinforce positive character, behavior, and organizational values
• Develops mutually beneficial relationships
• Coaches others towards goals and provides timely, relevant, and constructive feedback
• Focuses on results
• Uses intuition and data to make timely decisions in the face of ambiguity
• Holds themselves and others accountable to achieving planned milestones
• Takes responsibility for mistakes and learns from successes and failure
• Perseveres through significant challenges to reach goals
• Demonstrates flexibility when plans or situations change unexpectedly and adjust plans
• Manages time and resources effectively

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree
• Experience teaching in an urban school setting
• Achieved exceptional results in his/her own classroom
• Experience in a leadership role or having leadership responsibilities in an urban school setting (preferred)
• Experience coaching or managing others (preferred)

Additional Information

COMPENSATION
Salary is competitive, commensurate with experience, and includes benefits. Teachers are also eligible for performance-based bonuses.

KIPP Indy Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer, and does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, veteran status, disability, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other characteristic protected by applicable law.