High School Assistant Culture Leader (2025-2026 School Year)

Working alongside the Assistant School Leader of Culture youre an educator working to support students in their behaviors helping with discipline and building relationships to support students when they are having trouble. Youre there when a student is unable to concentrate and needs to reset. Youre 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 youre here to help break down any barriers to that success. 

***Please note that this is not a leadership or administrative role. 

Position Type: Full-Time Exempt 10 months

Tentative Start Date: July 28 2025

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

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

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

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

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

• Support the Assistant School leader of Cultures 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

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

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

• Support the Assistant School leader of Cultures efforts to ensure that the physical environment of the school reinforces school culture and facilitates student achievement

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

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

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

• Model the schools values and the standard for professional behavior

• 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

• Manage after school detention as assigned by the Assistant School leader of Culture.

• Keep accurate student discipline records documenting all conferences suspensions and phone calls for behavior

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

• 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 exemplary bus riders to and from school

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

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

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

• 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

• Facilitate restorative conversations between students and teachers as determined appropriate by the School Leader

 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 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: 

• Bachelors Degree and 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 and 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

• $50000 life insurance policy at no cost to the employee

• Retirement plan through PSRSSTL with a 12% match and an optional 403b as a supplement to our pension program

• Employee Recognition: When we succeed together we celebrate together with our annual Heart Awards and more!

• Non-profit 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

• Paid holidays as well as a one-week Thanksgiving break a two-week winter break a week-long spring break

• Wellness days and Fabulous Fridays (leave at 1:30 on Friday once a month)

Ongoing 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

Remote Work :

No

Employment Type :

Full-time