Company Description
KIPP
KIPP Public Schools is a network of 280 public charter schools, 15,000 educators and 175,000 students and alumni. 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.
WHY TEACH AT KIPP?
- Respect – For our teachers’ innate talents and desire to learn, for their professional growth, and for the lives they lead beyond our walls. We offer pay and benefits that reflect our appreciation for the invaluable role our teachers play in lighting paths to opportunity for students
- Support – As our teachers progress through the day, the year, and their careers, we ensure they always feel the KIPP Team and Family at their backs, with opportunities to lead and support to grow
- Purpose – Together, our students, schools, families and communities share an ambitious mission to create a future without limits. We need talented teachers and leaders to realize it. Shape the future for your students and yourself by joining us in our work.
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. As an organization that serves a student population that is over 90% Black, we center and value the experiences and perspectives of students, families, staff of color and the surrounding community. We also work to dismantle white supremacy.
In the 2023-24 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating almost 3,000 students, kindergarten through eleventh grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida.
- KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten – 3rd grade, 6th – 8th grade
- KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten – 8th grade
- KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten – 8th grade
- KIPP Bold City High School: 9th – 11th 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.
- K-8 Staff: 7:30am – 4:30pm K-8 Students: 8:00am – 3:30pm, Wednesday K-8 dismissal is at 1:30pm
- 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
Title: Lunch Monitor
Hourly rate: $12/hour
Schedule: 2-4 hours per day, M-F
Maximum hours worked per week would be 20
JOB OVERVIEW
KIPP Jacksonville seeks lunch monitors for our KIPP Impact Academy campus. Each lunch monitor works a daily shift during the lunch hours of students at the school to ensure the safety and well-being of the students, staff, and school facilities.
During the daily shift, the lunch monitor will supervise students by:
- Ensuring that norms and expectations for the cafeteria are adhered to by using positive reinforcement, stating clear expectations for students, and following the school’s steps to manage all student behavior(s)
- Maintaining the schedule for grade levels (i.e. overseeing transitions, monitoring time, giving time warnings, etc.)
- Assist, as needed, to get students through the serving line
- Assist, as needed, to direct students to table(s)
- Warmly interacting with students while they eat
To be successful in this role, candidates should enjoy spending time with students, be flexible when needed, and excel at helping a schedule to run smoothly.
Qualifications
REQUIREMENTS
- 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
- Promptness
- Passing a background check, as required by law
HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
- Prior experience working with kindergarten – 8th grade students
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
NOTE: If you’re a current KIPP Jacksonville team member and interested in applying, you should 1) let your current manager know that you’re interested and 2) complete the application in its entirety online.
QUESTIONS
If you have questions about positions at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, 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.