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Company Description

KIPP
KIPP Public Schools is a national network of tuition-free public schools educating 120,000 students in grades Prek-12 across 21 states and Washington, DC. 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

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.

In the 2024-25 school year, the KIPP Jacksonville region will be comprised of four schools educating more than 3,000 students, kindergarten through twelfth grade in the North and West sides of Jacksonville, Florida.

KIPP Impact Academy: Kindergarten - 4th grade, 6th - 8th grade
KIPP VOICE Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade
KIPP Bessie Coleman Academy: Kindergarten - 8th grade
KIPP Bold City High School: 9th - 12th 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 where you can also view all of our job postings.

Job Description

This position will be based in our regional offices in Jacksonville, FL. The position may, at times, be virtual but the expectation is that the position would primarily be face-to-face.

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Director of Human Resources (DHR) is the leader of the HR department for the organization and will establish a vision and goals for the KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools network that allows all employees to work at optimal levels. This position, which currently reports to the CEO/Executive Director, will be forward-thinking and refine existing structures and priorities to accommodate the organization’s growth plan. The DHR will oversee all KIPP Jacksonville policies, documentation, and the execution of human resources-related items to be in full compliance with local, state, and federal requirements. In addition to larger projects and strategy, the DHR will oversee the HR team and thereby the day-to-day operations of all HR services with a customer-service and equity lens, including but not limited to: onboarding/offboarding, employee relations, compensation, leave administration, and compliance.

This role will focus primarily in the following areas:

Human Resources policy refinement and implementation, including compliance
HRIS high-level management and all data reporting
Strategy around employee benefits
Partnership with senior leadership team on projects related to talent, compensation and retention, etc.
Managing the HR team and oversee day-to-day operations
Setting a vision for executing an excellent onboarding/offboarding process for employees

Success would be measured by creating forward-thinking, streamlined HR processes that work when the organization is fully grown, employee handbook refinement and implementation, advanced data reporting, collaboration and execution of strategies that help the organization retain talent, and keeping the organization in full compliance with district, local, state, and federal compliance.

This position would be exciting for someone who shares the organization’s strong commitment to social justice and who can build systems for a growing organization that is becoming increasingly complex.

The DHR is a full-time role on the Shared Services team which oversees four schools currently. 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. Typical hours are 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. but can vary based on role and season. Occasional after hours meetings may be necessary.

SPECIFIC DUTIES

Onboarding/Certification/Contracts:

Set a vision for our HRIS that includes complex reporting capabilities on certification, hiring/exiting, compensation, length of service, etc.
Formalize and automate the organization’s use of our HRIS, Paycor
Create total compensation statements for all new hires
Set clear certification compliance deadlines and partner with talent on teacher certification eligibility tracking.
Set a vision for a comprehensive onboarding plan
Communicate HR data to relevant stakeholders

Benefits/HRIS:

Own the relationship with insurance brokers to drive open enrollment of health benefits and oversee benefit maintenance as needed for medical, dental, vision, disability, life insurance, etc.
Run wellness initiatives for all employees at least twice per school year
Work with the finance team to make sure benefit billing is accurate as well as oversee that all unpaid leave, benefit deductions, retirement, stipend, etc. are accurate on payroll

Compliance:

Ensure the team maintains accurate records in HRIS, district-mandated platforms, and for the KIPP Foundation
Oversee the team to perform internal audits of all personnel records to meet district, local, state and federal compliance. This includes working with insurance carriers and brokers to ensure KIPP Jacksonville Schools is in compliance
Ensure KIPP Jacksonville’s HR policies and procedures comply with Federal and state laws and represent HR’s best practices

General Employee Support:

Manage the Human Resources team which oversees the following but is not limited to:
- Create and monitor outstanding offers
- Orient all new hires to include paperwork collection, fingerprinting coordination, and certification set-up to ensure they are prepared for school-based onboarding with a high level of excellence
- Onboard and track hours for any part-time employees
- Employee benefits and retirement maintenance is timely and accurate
- Employee requests for verifications and certification requests are completed
- Leave administration happens efficiently and accurately
Help support the operations and schools teams, as needed
Oversee the team meeting with employees that request paid or unpaid leave and administer leave paperwork
Investigate, as needed, when reports or allegations arise
Assist with terminations, as required

Partner with Senior Leadership Team:

Review and update the Employee Handbook each year, updating policies and procedures as needed
Ensure compensation is equitable across the region
Collaborate with talent around evaluations for both school-based and regional personnel including quarterly evaluations, performance improvements plans, and scope of sequence of performance documentation
Support the teacher credentialing and qualifications process
Partner around staff retention strategies
Monitor risk management issues (student accidents/workers compensation)

Other Duties

Be an active regional team member by participating in team building, getting into schools and attending special events as needed
Other duties as assigned by the manager

COMPENSATION

Pay is commensurate on experience. The Salary band for Directors starts at $67,000.
Free individual health benefits (including medical, dental and vision)
403(b) retirement program with a company match
All staff members receive individualized support and professional development

Qualifications

REQUIREMENTS

KIPP Jacksonville Schools believes that our staff will represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. We search for established educators and staff who embody them.
Demonstrated grace-under-fire-professionalism
Clear project manager with measured results
Outstanding public speaking, writing skills and organizational skills
Ability to be non-judgmental and follow policy
Bachelor’s degree
A minimum of six (5) years of related work experience in Human Resources (excluding recruitment/talent acquisition)
A minimum of six (5) years of successful experience in managing human resources related team(s), excluding recruitment
Former manager/director level of HR experience –i.e. leadership experience in the field
Deep knowledge of human resources best practices and legal/compliance requirements
Comfort learning an HRIS system (Paycor) and other data systems
Understanding the importance of discretion and confidentiality, given the sensitive information this role comes into contact with

HIGHLY PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

Advanced degree or certificate in human resources, business, public administration, or related field
PHR certification preferred; SPHR highly preferred OR SHRM certification
Prior HR experience in a K-12 school setting or district-level setting or experience in an entrepreneurial, growing nonprofit, public, or business organization
Prior experience with Paycor (HRIS)

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:

If you're 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 Kosanda 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.