Company DescriptionKIPP Delta is part of the nation-wide KIPP non-profit network of 242 college-preparatory, public charter schools educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students. Our alumni have achieved a 100% high school graduation rate and are supported to and through college by our KIPP Through College program. We are excited that KIPP delta will serve over 1,300 students in Helena and Blytheville, AR in the 2020-2021 school year.KIPP Delta is committed to creating a diverse, equitable and inclusive environment for all of our students, families, teachers, staff and community members. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability. KIPP Delta is part of the nation-wide KIPP non-profit network of 242 college-preparatory, public charter schools educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students. Our alumni have achieved a 100% high school graduation rate and are supported to and through college by our KIPP Through College program. We are excited that KIPP delta will serve over 1,300 students in Helena and Blytheville, AR in the 2020-2021 school year.Job DescriptionKIPP Delta Instructional Assistants are at the core of our mission to 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.If you firmly believe that all students can learn, if you have a proven willingness to do whatever it takes to disrupt the opportunity gap, if you thrive in an environment that is both collaborative and entrepreneurial, and if you are eager to work alongside passionate educators committed to creating an equitable and inclusive school environment, then you are a KIPP Delta Team and Family member.As an Instructional Assistant, your core responsibilities include:Assisting teachers and grade-level teams in creating, maintaining, and improving exemplary classroom culture:• Consistently communicate the key messages: 1) This is important 2) You can do it with hard work 3) I will not give up on you 4) We will help each other• Provide real-time and specific affirming and adjusting feedback about academics and character to students• Ensure that goals, big and small, matter to students and their families• Implement a classroom behavior management plan with the goal of 100% of students meeting 100% of the expectations 100% of the time• React with speed and decisiveness when behavior does not meet expectations• Use a calm, firm, and convincing tone when addressing inappropriate behavior• Exude a love of teaching and learning through facial expressions, tone, and actionsAssisting teachers and grade- level teams to ensure that each student meets their individual goals for growth and achievement:• Regularly track and communicate progress with students and their families• Deliver content in a well-organized, clear, accessible manner while highlighting key points• Notice and address student confusion• Insist on all-the-way correct answers from students orally and in writing, providing the appropriate feedback to students who give partial answers or incorrect answers• Provide each student with timely, structured academic feedback - verbally and in writing• Assess students against each lesson's learning objectives to inform teaching and remediationAssisting teachers and grade-level teams in providing a positive, safe school experience for every student, every day:• Substitute for Teachers or other Teaching Assistants on an as needed basis• Help plan for and lead students during off campus Field Lessons or Community Service Days on one Saturday each month• Ensure that classrooms are continuously maintained to be clean, organized, and inviting• Fulfill regular duties to aid with student arrival, dismissal, and the transition to after-school activities• Act upon a commitment to do whatever it takes to ensure that each student has a positive, safe school experienceEducational Equity and Inclusion
- Support the KIPP Delta Public Schools vision for academic excellence and critical consciousness, so that our students have access to pursue the path they choose.
- Engage with love, faith, and humility towards ALL members of our community.
- Regularly do the foundational work of learning and understanding the original dehumanization of African Americans and how the laws and policies created through this process resulted in systemic racism for the purpose of white supremacy and the cultural rules and norms of white supremacy and anti-blackness.
- Commit to develop a working knowledge of internalized racism and how and why educated, intelligent and dynamic BIPOC may produce a fear response in both white and other BIPOC peoples and how to respond and support others if/when this phenomenon occurs.
- Work to ensure students, staff and families of all identity groups are full participants in decisions that shape the school or department.
- Commit to working with families as equals, co-educators, learners and decision makers.
Qualifications• Bachelor's degree preferred• Associate's degree and/or 60 earned college hours and/or passed ParaPro Assessment with a score of 457 required• 2-3 years of professional experience working with children in an education or child-care setting• Demonstrated success in raising the achievement levels of traditionally underserved students• Humility• Self-Awareness• The ability to receive and act upon adjusting feedback• Unwavering belief in and passion for the mission of KIPP Delta Public Schools• A commitment to continually developing the character strengths of grit, zest, optimism, self-control, social intelligence, gratitude, and curiosity in all students and one's selfAdditional InformationSalarySalary will be commensurate with experience. KIPP Delta's salary schedule is available on our website, under State Required Information. As an equal opportunity employer, KIPP Delta does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion (creed), gender, age, national origin (ancestry), disability, marital status, sexual orientation, military status, or any other basis made unlawful by applicable federal, state, or local laws or regulations.