Assistant Principal of Operations (26-27)

Assistant Principal of Operations

This is a general posting for current and potential future opportunities. At this time, there may or may not be a vacancy. We are collecting applications on a rolling basis and encourage you to apply. Your application will be reviewed and considered for any opportunity that matches your skills and experience. Please be aware that you may not receive communication regarding next steps until an aligned opportunity becomes available. We appreciate your interest in the role and KIPP Texas.

The Assistant Principal of Operations (APO), a key member of the school's Leadership Team, will lead implementation and maintenance of clear operational systems while building a data-driven, service-oriented culture. This position is central to the realization of our mission as it provides the School Leader and Assistant Principals (APs) the opportunity to focus almost exclusively on teaching and learning within the schools. The APO will, therefore, be an individual who embraces innovation and continuous improvement, is willing to jump into projects, and relishes the challenge of finding ways to work smarter and more efficiently, all in support of ensuring the instructional staff and leaders can stay focused on teaching and learning.

Role responsibilities include recruiting, hiring, onboarding, developing, and leading a high-performing team; creating and driving school-based strategies to ensure kids are in seats every day and year over year; designing and continually evolving school-based operations policies and procedures such as arrival and dismissal; informing and managing the school budget in partnership with the School Leader; and partnering with School Support Partners (SSP) to ensure campus is safe and well maintained.

Qualifications include 4-5 years of related work experience, minimum 3 years experience in operations or education, preferred experience in people management, bilingual in English and Spanish, effective people manager, strong project and time management skills, strategic and analytical skills, sense of humility, customer service mindset, ability to proactively solve problems and make decisions quickly, skilled at leveraging communication, understanding of the perspectives of internal and external stakeholders, collaborative approach, ability to be calm under pressure, and desire to continuously learn and evolve as a professional.