Job Description
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KIPP
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating 120,000 students in grades Prek-12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. 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.
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.
In the 2025-26 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating more than 3,000 students, kindergarten through twelfth grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida.
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KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade
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KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade
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KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade
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KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 12th 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.
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K-8 Staff: 7:30am - 4:30pm K-8 Students: 8:00am - 3:30pm, Wednesday K-8 dismissal is at 1:30pm
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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.
Job Description
We are seeking to build a pool of potential candidates for this position, This is in case we should have the need to fill the role at one or more of our schools over the summer. Projected start for any hire would be July 2025.
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 Student Enrollment and Family Engagement on the shared services team. The hours mirror the staff hours of the school where the role is based.
SPECIFIC DUTIES
- 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 os Student Enrollment and Family 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” to increase non-profit connections that provide services to families
- 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 $15.50/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
Qualifications
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
Additional Information
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
If you're a current KIPP Jax team member, you should:
1) Inform your current manager of your interest in the role and
2) Complete the online application
QUESTIONS
If you have questions about this position, please email Emma at ekosanda@kippjax.org. 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.