Coverage Specialist

KIPP•Baltimore, MD

3d•$20•Onsite

About The Position

About KIPP Baltimore KIPP Public Schools is a non-profit network of college-preparatory, public charter schools serving elementary, middle and high school students. Our schools are part of the free public school system and enrollment is open to all students in Baltimore City. KIPP Baltimore was founded in 2002 with the opening of KIPP Ujima Village Academy middle school. In 2009, KIPP Harmony Academy was launched, and they now collectively serve more than 1,500 kindergarten through eighth grade students each day. Both schools are operated by KIPP Baltimore, whose mission is together with families and communities, 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. In addition to the high-quality academic opportunities that students receive while attending KIPP Harmony Academy and KIPP Ujima Village Academy, KIPP Baltimore also makes a long-term investment in our students both while they are at KIPP schools and beyond through the KIPP Forward program. KIPP Forward supports and guides students to gain admission to college-preparatory high schools and supports them on pathways to post-secondary success. KIPP Baltimore is part of a non-profit network of 280 college-preparatory, public charter schools educating early childhood, elementary, middle, and high school students.

Requirements

30 college credits; Associate’s degree or experience equivalent
Ability to create strong relationships with students and families
Unquestioned integrity and commitment to KIPP Baltimore’s mission and growth
Professional demeanor, strong self-confidence
Excellent oral and written communication skills
Ability to be flexible and adaptive
Strong judgment and decision-maker
Exceptionally organized
High energy, empathetic, humble, good sense of humor

Responsibilities

Access coverage plans on Google Classrooms
When possible, meet with teachers prior to covering their class to review the agenda
Follow school wide expectations for management and behavior to maintain a safe and affirming student culture.
Deliver instruction, as outlined by teacher plans
Collect and save student work to return to the absent teacher
Communicate with parents when necessary, for positive and critical feedback
Support timely transitions by monitoring students in the hallways and walking classes to and from lunch/recess
Observe in Classrooms
Attend planning meetings
Attend content meetings
Plan with mentor teachers
Monitor halls; support common spaces, support lunch/recess and arrival/dismissal
Attend all Professional Development sessions during summer and summer school, beginning in August
Attend Content and Team Meetings, when instructed
Participate in Arrival and Dismissal Duty