Administrator on Assignment (26 -27 SY)

KIPP DC • Washington, DC

5d • Hybrid

About The Position

The Administrator on Assignment's job is to support an affirming and joyful culture for students, build strong relationships, collaborate and problem-solve with a variety of colleagues to best serve the academic and social-emotional needs of students, and serve as a member of a school’s leadership team when a vacancy or opening appears. The person in this position will demonstrate a relentless drive toward excellence and a commitment to ensuring that our teaching and learning puts students on a successful path to choice filled lives. This person will serve on the leadership team of a single school or on various leadership teams, depending on needs across KIPP DC. The type of school (early childhood, elementary, middle and high school) and specific role (grade level/content level supported) will be determined based on school need and candidate experience and expertise. This is an excellent opportunity for a flexible, adaptable and open-minded individual with previous school leadership experience who is interested in exploring opportunities and becoming familiar with KIPP DC. Administrators on Assignment are an exempt role, and will report to the Chief of Schools for a specific grade band or the principal at the school where they are assigned.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree, required
• Minimum of four years lead teaching core subjects (ELA, Math, Science, Social Studies, Special Education) (Required)
• Minimum of at least one year of experience in a school leadership position (Vice Principal, Dean, Instructional Coach, Principal, etc.)
• Demonstrated academic results
• Demonstrated leadership experience
• Demonstrated record of timeliness, good attendance, reliability and responsiveness
• Unquestioned integrity and commitment to KIPP DC’s mission and to advancing its anti-racist ambition through their work with staff, students, alumni, and families

Nice To Haves

• flexible, adaptable and open-minded individual with previous school leadership experience who is interested in exploring opportunities and becoming familiar with KIPP DC

Responsibilities

• Support development of School Leader’s school-wide vision and take an active role in motivating and inspiring staff to achieve the goals of the school and of the specific grade/department being supported
• Support SL in upholding excellence with systems that support vision
• Connect team/s' vision, goals and actions to KIPP DC's goal of becoming an anti-racist organization
• Collaborate with principal and leadership team in determining team priorities
• Prioritize and manage own time to deliver on short and long-term goals or priorities
• Support teachers in planning and prioritizing their time
• Lead an affirming and joyful culture for students; monitor, follow in and refine PBIS systems
• Work with staff and families to build an inclusive school environment for special populations (i.e. students with IEPs, students with 504s, ELL students, new students, students with HCYP status, etc.)
• Plan for and predictably respond to student behavior that doesn't meet school culture expectations; follow up with teachers to coach and empower them to plan and respond more effectively next time
• Drive and prioritize the work of relationship building across school community members and parlay relationships into a positive learning culture
• Communicate and invest teachers and staff in a clear, inclusive instructional vision for all students; follow through on all instructional commitments
• Be a frequent, regular presence in all classrooms you coach and manage
• Support a culture where teachers are invested in and prepared for whole staff adult learning; work with Leadership Team to facilitate engaging, effective, relevant meetings
• Explain and describe grade level/subject's curriculum, pedagogical practices, standards, and assessments and how they connect to larger beliefs about teaching and learning
• Build trusting, strong relationships with teachers and school staff as the foundation for development and management work
• Develop, rely on, and refine systems that result in the effective coaching of all teachers
• Identify an academic gap across a grade level or department and develop and execute a plan that results in improved student experiences and outcomes
• Actively and regularly communicate with principal about progress, strengths, areas of growth, and potential trajectories of individual team members
• Collaborate with SL to run school based internal hiring processes for teacher leader positions where applicable
• Understand and practice fair and legal employment practices
• Support the leadership team in executing school operational systems such as arrival and dismissal, mealtimes and COVID-related operations including weekly testing, creating and supporting coverage plans so people can quarantine, reaching out to families, etc.

Benefits

• medical, dental, and vision insurances
• various voluntary benefits
• employer paid benefits such as short term disability, long term disability, life insurance, and a membership to One Medical
• 403(b) retirement account with a 3% employer contribution and a 3% match with vesting after three years
• paid Thanksgiving Break, Winter Break, Spring Break, Summer Break, and an additional 12 paid holidays
• up to 3 personal days and 7 sick days for the 2026-27 school year

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level