Job Details

Assistant Principal of Operations

This is a pooled opportunity. We will be hiring on an ongoing basis and/or when a role becomes available. The School Operations Team is focused on creating the conditions by which our schools can thrive by designing and leading efficient, safe, joyful, and just systems; working to remove obstacles to learning and finding creative solutions to challenges to enable the highest level of teaching and learning; and providing best-in-class customer service to families and staff members to ensure they feel welcomed, cared for and a valued member of our community. 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.

Key Responsibilities

• Recruits, hires, onboards, develops and leads a high-performing team
• Creates and drives school-based strategies to ensure kids are in seats every day and year over year
• Design and continually evolve school-based operations policies and procedures such as arrival and dismissal
• Informs and manages the school budget in partnership with the School Leader
• Partners with School Support Partners (SSP) to ensure campus is safe and well maintained

Qualifications

• Unwavering commitment to the KIPP Texas mission, core values and willingness to go above and beyond to meet the needs of KIPP Texas students, families, and staff
• Effective people manager and are energized by developing and coaching others to do their best work while fostering a positive, inclusive team culture
• Strong project and time management skills; ability to effectively backwards plan, juggle multiple priorities with great attention to detail, and deliver consistent and timely results
• Strong strategic and analytical skills with an aptitude for shifting from in moment troubleshooting to systems-building
• Ability to pause and reflect to identify opportunities to improve procedures to make them more effective
• Sense of humility, customer service mindset, and shows urgency and the ability to proactively solve problems and make decisions quickly
• Ability to lead, influence, and hold others accountable to upholding high standards of operational excellence
• Skilled at leveraging communication, understanding of the perspectives of internal and external stakeholders, and collaborative approach to navigate complex and sometimes ambiguous situations in order to get work done
• Ability to be calm under pressure, especially in difficult conversations with parents and staff
• Desire to continuously learn and evolve as a professional
• Attending conferences or training sessions

Additional Information

The starting salary for this position is $67,000 and placement in the salary range is commensurate upon experience and internal equity. As a full-time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas' benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, life insurance, and disability plans.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunities for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration of race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status, or disability.