Company Description

Who we are: KIPP St. Louis is part of a national network of free, open-enrollment, public charter schools offering a choice to families and children in St. Louis City. As the largest charter school system in the city, we are driven and committed to our mission, vision, and equity statement.

Mission: 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.

Vision: Every child grows up free to create the future they want for themselves and their communities.

Equity Statement: KIPP St. Louis is committed to becoming an anti-racist and anti-sexist organization by confronting inequities, barriers, and oppressive policies and systems.

KIPP St. Louis currently educates over 2,000 students and at full growth, we will educate nearly 3,600 students and hundreds of alumni. Today, our St. Louis network consists of two middle schools, three elementary schools, and a high school.

Job Description

Working alongside the Assistant School Leader of Culture, you’re an educator working to support students in their behaviors, helping with discipline, academic counseling, and building relationships to support students when they are having trouble. You’re there when a student is unable to concentrate and needs to reset. You’re on the phone with a parent planning strategies to support their child inside and outside of the classroom. You know every student can succeed and you’re here to help break down any barriers to that success. 

Position Type: Full-Time, Exempt, 10-months, not an administration or leadership role

Tentative Start Date: July 22, 2024

On a day-to-day basis, you can look forward to the following:

Help Build a Positive School and Classroom Culture

• Work closely with the Assistant School leader of Culture to establish a positive, structured, achievement-oriented, and creative school culture

• Support teachers to hold all students to high and consistent behavioral expectations

• Be highly present and visible during school hours, relentlessly ensuring the school has an exceptional school culture

• Assist the Assistant School Leader of Culture in the effective creation and implementation of individual behavior plans

• Proactively circulate throughout classrooms and hallways during the day, to gain valuable context on student behavior and help support positive school culture

• Support the Assistant School Leader of Culture as needed with executing consequences or other follow up actions related to scholar behavior on the school bus to ensure students are safe  to and from school

• Support the Assistant School Leader of Culture’s efforts to ensure all students have excellent attendance and arrive at school on time, and works aggressively with students and parents to ensure excellent attendance

• Maintains policies on attendance, food, and drink, behavior, and passes

• Assist with the implementation of school safety procedures and protocols including fire drills, lockdown drills and other safety drills as assigned by the administrative team

• Respond to and document facility and safety concerns

• Complete home visits, both in the summer, and during the school year, to highlight the responsibilities of parents, teachers, and students

• Assist the Assistant School Leader of Culture in supporting excellence in all classrooms

• Assist with homework collection in the morning, and helps ensure homework is delivered to staff from students appropriately and accurately

• Assist with  breakfast, lunch, in-between class transitions, enrichment/specials classes, and dismissal, making sure students are always where they are supposed to be and ensuring a professional school culture at these times

• Support the Assistant School Leader of Culture’s’ efforts to ensure that the physical environment of the school reinforces school culture and facilitates student achievement

• Model the school's values and the standard for professional behavior

In-School Suspension and Restorative Practices 

• Reinforce consequences assigned to students not meeting behavioral expectations by teachers and other staff

• Assign consequences to students not meeting behavioral expectations in classrooms and the student support office.

• At the direction of the Assistant School Leader of Culture, assist staff with dealing with behavioral crisis-intervention and acute behavioral issues

• Serves as monitor of student attendance, behavior, movement, and academic outcomes

• Assist with monitoring behavioral pull-out and in-school suspensions

• Facilitate restorative conversations between students and teachers as determined appropriate by the administrative team

• Help students process their behavioral choices, set individual goals, and plan follow-up  actions to improve their behavior or demonstrate growth on their character report card

Progress Monitoring & Data Informed Implementation

• Manage after school and in school detention as assigned by the Assistant School Leader of Culture

• Keep accurate student discipline records, documenting all conferences, suspensions, phone calls for behavior, student transcript updates, and graduation requirements

• Communicate regularly about the progress of students with parents, teachers and other stakeholders such as school leaders and counselors

• Communicates timely with appropriate staff on attendance and behavior issues or concerns

• Enforce school policies consistently and without prejudice

• Monitor student behavior; address student misconduct; document student behavior in school tracking systems and other reporting systems

• Attend grade level meetings as well as weekly professional development as directed or needed

• Perform other duties as assigned by the Principal, Assistant School Leader of Culture and/or other school administrators

• Assists and cooperates with rotational coverage of student discipline rooms or spaces with other student supervisors 

Demonstrate a Growth Mindset

• Participate as an active member of the school-based Student Support Team

• Be trained in Crisis Prevention Intervention and utilize skills/techniques learned in the training as appropriate

• Attend and seek out proactive restorative practices training and continued role growth opportunities concerning student culture and behaviors

• Attend grade level meetings as well as weekly professional development

• Attend weekly 1:1s with Assistant School Leader of Culture

 This job posting/description may not cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change or new ones may be assigned at any time with or without notice.

School-Based Staff staff must have the ability to...

• Operate a computer and office equipment on a daily basis

• Occasional moderate lifting, pushing and pulling

• Maintain emotional control under stress

• Interpret policy, procedures and data

• Communicate effectively (verbal and written)

Qualifications

What you bring to the table: 

• Bachelor's Degree and Experience (preferred)
• Teacher experience preferred
• Experience working with students with diverse backgrounds and needs
• Strong organizational and time management skills
• Ability to accept and implement professional feedback
• Ability to remain calm and collected in stressful situations
• Strong communication skills
• Training in behavioral management techniques

Additional Information

What we bring to the table:

We are a fast-paced, energetic team and family with passionate people who are leading a movement to cultivate their best working environment we provide the following:

• $0 deductible healthcare plan option, including medical, vision, and dental. 
• Employer-Paid Short-Term Disability
• $50,000 life insurance policy at no cost to the employee
• Retirement plan through PSRSSL with a 13% match and an optional 403b as a supplement to our pension program
• Employee Recognition: When we succeed together, we celebrate together with our Heart Award ceremony and more!
• Public Service student loan forgiveness program qualified employer
• Longevity Bonuses: 2, 5, and 10-year financial rewards
• Generous time off:
  • Paid leave for illness, personal days, bereavement, jury duty, and military-related leave
  • Paid parental leave for new families
  • Granted holidays, as well as a one-week Thanksgiving break, a two-week winter break, and a week-long spring break
  • Fabulous Fridays (leave at 1:30 on Friday once a month)
• On-going professional  development opportunities:
  • Weekly coaching sessions
  • Weekly school-based professional development
  • Five in-person PD days during the year for all KIPP St. Louis teachers

KIPP St. Louis is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all our students, families, teachers, staff and community members. 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.