Manager, Aspiring Teachers Program

KIPP Jacksonville seeks a Manager of the Aspiring Teachers Program. These managers provide focused development support and structure specifically around creating a positive classroom culture to individuals launching a career in urban public education as a Sr. Guest Educator. Our Aspiring Teachers Program is ideal for recent graduates or people with experience in an educational setting who just havent yet obtained teacher certification. There will be two Managers of the Aspiring Teachers Program (MATP) who will each manage a caseload of Sr. Guest Educators across schools and serve as their coach.

Coaching includes observing providing regular feedback based on an established framework meeting with Sr. Guest Educators one one-on-one designing and leading professional development tracks for the Aspiring Teachers cohort and working closely with key stakeholders to ensure Sr. Guest Educators are meeting the requirements of the program. The bulk of coaching and support from an MATP is focused on a positive classroom environment and the structures mindsets and tools needed for a joyful engaged classroom culture to be realized. While the MATP is not expected to be an expert on all contents and grade levels the MATP should know best practices for instruction and support other professional areas such as lesson internalization and professionalism.

In addition to supporting new teachers in the classroom Managers of the Aspiring Teachers Program are responsible for supporting the larger talent team with the recruitment and selection of Sr. Guest Educators for the program. This would include attending recruitment events some levels of external outreach and supporting the selection process. MATPS sometimes sit in on interviews and help support schools with placement recommendations.

Their goals center on Sr. Guest Educator retention and matriculation into the Lead Teacher role while also supporting the talent teams larger outreach and recruitment goals. 

The ideal candidate for this position will have a deep passion for creating spaces that affirm our students and staff and for quality learning environments for all children. Ideal candidates have excellent relationship-building and communication skills and the ability to support new teachers.

The MATP is a full-time position on the shared services team which oversees four schools currently and is actively planning for growth in future school years. As a member of the shared services team this individual would be responsible for doing whatever it takes to ensure that students develop the knowledge skills and character strengths they need to succeed throughout their education and in the competitive world beyond.

This position is year-round and performs duties as assigned by their manager.  This position reports directly to the Sr. Director of Leadership Development. Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but vary for this role based on the season. Some travel to community events during/after normal business hours would be required.

SPECIFIC DUTIES
Teacher Coaching & Support

• Advise support celebrate mentor and manage a group of Aspiring Teachers to improve classroom environment and teaching practice through:

  • Weekly classroom observation and  feedback during one on one sessions/coaching

  • Evaluating lesson plans to reflect best practices (internalize content)

  • Promoting continuous high-quality assessment as a means for evaluating student achievement

  • Leading staff members to set and achieve audacious individual classroom and grade-level goals

  • Collaborate with AP to conduct Quarterly evaluations for Senior Guest Educators

• Facilitating a culture of constant learning and collaboration with Sr. Guest Educators and school teams

• Create and execute high-quality professional development sessions for the cohort

• Based on region-wide academic goals culture priorities and individual development goals lead staff members to achieve high performance through goal setting and evaluation as well as coaching and feedback

• Orient new staff members to the teaching environment at KIPP Jacksonville especially as it relates to the area of student personnel policy and procedures general school practices and routines and KIPP Jacksonvilles vision values beliefs and non-negotiables.

Impact & Influence

• Regularly communicate with school-based leadership teams to ensure alignment and support of Sr. Guest Educators is consistent across schools

• Collaborate with school team and/or shared service team to ensure alignment between professional development sessions and school/regional priorities around classroom culture

• Set up systems to codify and maintain for effective progress monitoring of performance across the talent team academic team and school team(s)

• Collaborate with school leaders on progression promotion readiness improvement plans teacher placement etc. 

• Give feedback to school leadership teams AND Senior Guest Educators when conditions or norms need to be reset

• Perform other duties as may be assigned by manager

Certification

• Counsel teachers on certification pathways and next steps

  • Develop certification plans for teachers

  • Conduct a 1:1 certification kick off meeting with all new hires

• Conduct regular certification touchpoints with teachers and schools

• Host weekly virtual office hours

  • Host in-person office hours at each of our 4 KIPP Jax schools twice per school year

• Cultivate an organizational culture around certification

  • Manage Exam Intensive Sessions

  • Manage Test Preparation Materials and Programming (ie 240 Tutoring)

Paraprofessionals 

• Advise support celebrate mentor and manage a group of paraprofessionals for all four (4) KIPP Jacksonville Schools to improve classroom environment and classroom support practice through:

  • Weekly classroom observation and  feedback during one on one sessions/coaching

  • Evaluating lesson plans to reflect best practices (internalize content)

  • Promoting continuous high-quality assessment as a means for evaluating student achievement

  • Quarterly evaluations

• Facilitating a culture of constant learning and collaboration with Sr. Guest Educators and school teams

• Create and execute high-quality professional development sessions for the cohort

Recruitment & Selection

• Conduct some cultivation work to encourage new teachers to apply to the program including but not limited to email outreach messaging on job boards and one-on-one phone calls. 

COMPENSATION*

• The starting annual salary for this position is between 52K and 57K 

• Individual and Family Health benefits including medical dental and vision

• Free individual short-term and long-term disability insurance 

• 403(b) retirement program with a company match

• To support professional practice and growth all teachers and coaches receive individualized coaching and professional development
  *please note these offerings are subject to change year-to-year

Qualifications :

REQUIREMENTS

• KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools believes that our staff will represent our core valueshigh expectations a growth mindset commitment to team trust joy and sustainability. We search for established educators who embody them.

• Possesses a deep commitment to creating joyful academically excellent schools where all students and staff can thrive

• Excellent professional development facilitator and planner

• Superior relationship building skills and interpersonal communication skills

• Bachelors Degree

• Four (4) years of teaching experience with a proven track record of high achievement for K-12 students in the classroom

• One (1) year in a level of teacher leadership including but not limited to grade level chair teacher coach content area leader or chair professional development facilitator etc. 

HIGHLY PREFERRED

• Masters Degree

• Five (5) years of teaching experience with a proven track record of high achievement for students in the classroom

• Demonstrated ability to coach classroom teachers specifically in classroom culture as a foundation to achieving high academic results

• A strong command of classroom management and culture with the ability to teach others classroom management skills

• Experience teaching in an urban Title I public school or charter school setting

•  Experience with Floridas standards either in their own classroom or with coaching other teachers

• Florida teaching certification

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:  youre 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 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.