(Immediate Opening) Operations Manager

Company Description

We are seeking talented, committed, culturally competent Operations Managers (OM) candidates. The start date for this position is Immediate. 

Applications for this position will be reviewed on a rolling basis. Submitting this application considers you for all 2021-2022 opportunities for which you are qualified. To browse immediate openings, please visit our careers website.

About Us

KIPP is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in educationally underserved communities.  Over 100,000 students attend one of the 242 KIPP schools that operate in 31 regions across the United States.  KIPP Philadelphia Schools Public Schools (KPPS) is a part of the national KIPP network and currently leads six schools serving approximately 2,400 students in North and West Philadelphia. By 2030, KPPS will lead ten schools serving approximately 4,000 students.

Our Mission

Together with families and communities, we create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond—so they can lead fulfilling lives and build a more just world.

Life at KPPS

 We know that talented, committed, culturally competent teachers and leaders have the power to amplify our children’s potential by creating a school experience that affirms, values, and challenges them each day. We seek to create a professional environment full of joy, candor, care and community where excellent educators can make a long-term home. Educators at KIPP –

• Are committed to anti-racism, equity and inclusion
• Are part of a close-knit, diverse community of educators
• Show up as themselves, inspiring our children to do the same
• Access resources, workshops, and affinity spaces that support physical, emotional, and financial well-being
• Lead with care and candor and take ownership of our children’s learning and growth
• Constantly evolve their craft via 1:1 coaching and high quality professional development
• Have access to leadership pathway programming and opportunities to grow their career
• Enjoy a competitive, equitable, predictable approach to compensation, comprehensive health benefits for employees and their families, a 403B matching program, and free access to financial services

Job Description

The Operations Manager works in a single KIPP Philly school and provides critical support for the school’s teachers, leaders, students, and families. The Operations Manager is part of a school’s Operations Team, which as a collective is responsible for creating and ensuring organization, structure, and accountability within the school’s systems and processes; they keep the school running smoothly while enabling our teachers and school leaders to focus on student growth and achievement. We are looking for an Operations Manager with a passion for logistics, who thrives on creative problem-solving and is eager to provide the behind-the-scenes support essential to our schools’ success.  The Operations Manager is responsible for ensuring smooth daily operation of the school office.  The hours of this position are 7:20 A.M.- 4:30 P.M., Mondays through Fridays and Saturdays from 8:30 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. (for only a handful of Saturdays across the year).  This is a 12-month position. The Operations Manager reports directly to the school’s Director of Operations.

Key Responsibilities

• Implement effective office systems to ensure maximum efficiency
• Ensure that all attendance and student information is accurately recorded in PowerSchool; support with attendance intervention plans, including follow up with parents/guardians  
• Assist with recruitment of new students; complete enrollment and registration for students to ensure school meets enrollment goal and all required paperwork is on file; maintain school district enrollment system (Infinite Campus) 
• Coordinate with the school district and bus company to manage student bus routes and problem solve any transportation issues
• Perform administrative duties including filing, faxing, copying, documenting office procedures, ordering and maintaining teacher/student supplies (including student uniforms) while staying in budget
• Coordinate school tours for parents, guests and other visitors; assist with all special events.
• Participate in school planning and professional development in July and August
• Supervise students as needed during meals, dismissal, and school-wide meetings
• Cover extra responsibilities when other operations team members are absent.
• Maintain regular communication with parents and guardians.
• Set clear short-term and long-term goals to drive daily, weekly, and monthly priorities
• Provide additional administrative assistance and professional support as needed per the Director of Operations

Qualifications

Qualifications & Credentials

• Love and see the high potential of all children
• Self-awareness and ability to reflect on your practice, biases, and leans
• Cultural competence and commitment to inclusion, anti-racism, and eradicating anti-Blackness
• Believe deeply in the mission and values of KIPP Philadelphia Public Schools
• Solutions-orientation; ability and eagerness to adapt to and manage the unexpected and solve problems
• Flexible and friendly; able to adapt to change and work well with others in a fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate excellent responsibility, attention to detail, organizational and communication skills
• Results-driven mindset; takes initiative, manages multiple priorities, and gets the job done
• Strong computer literacy
• Administrative experience required
• Experience in an education setting preferred
• Complete all required criminal and child abuse background checks:
  • PA State Police Clearance
  • PA Child Abuse Clearance
  • Cogent Federal Fingerprinting

Additional Information

Compensation

·       The salary range for this position is $45,000-60,000 commensurate with experience.

·       Comprehensive health benefits package (for employees and their families) included, along with a 403B matching program and access to free financial advising services.

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Note to Applicants

KIPP Philadelphia Schools is an equal opportunity employer.  Employees are selected on the basis of ability without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, disability, marital status, or sexual orientation, in accordance with federal and state law.