Deputy Head of Schools

KIPP • Newark, NJ

21h • $160,000 - $175,000 • Hybrid

About The Position

The Deputy Head of Schools (DHOS) is a leadership role designed for successful School Leaders/Principals ready to transition into systems-level leadership. The DHOS is responsible for managing and coaching school leaders (Principals) to meet quantitative and priority goals. This role is a systems leadership role, focused on developing systems-level thinking and supporting the continuous growth of school leadership and ensures alignment with regional standards.

Requirements

• Minimum of 5+ years as a highly successful School Leader/Principal (demonstrated student achievement results).
• This role is anticipated to support K-8 schools; experience and outcomes at these levels will be prioritized.
• Ability to set direction across multiple school sites and at the individual school level, motivate others to achieve ambitious outcomes, and ability to develop leadership capacity in others.
• Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights and translate them into instructional plans.
• Strong problem-solving skills and the ability to think at a "systems" level.

Responsibilities

• Manage and Develop School Leaders (55%): Manage a small portfolio of School Leaders (2-3) and set the direction of the schools you support through annual planning and phase planning, leveraging the SL playbook.
• Progress-monitor the ongoing results of schools by analyzing academic data, student culture data, and staff culture data and action-planning the most important metrics with School Leaders.
• Provide on-the-ground observation, coaching, and walkthroughs to support School Leaders to increase their impact.
• Build culture across your portfolio of schools and deliver school-level professional development.
• Serve as on-call support for student, family, or staff emergencies for the schools you support.
• Collaborate on Regional Decisions (35%): Collaborate with Heads of Schools to learn regional systems and bring the voice of your schools to regional decisions and drive towards shared regional goals.
• Participate in weekly regional team meetings.
• Effectively communicate regional decisions back to school sites and ensure high-quality implementation.
• Support with the monitoring of academic systems across content areas and grade levels through quarterly Academic Progress Monitoring meetings (in conjunction with T&L and SPED Director).
• Meet with CMO/regional departments regularly to progress monitor and problem solve (Recruitment, HR, Leader Development, Student Experience, etc.).
• Collaborate with MDSO for your schools to proactively problem-solve operational opportunities.
• Where needed, own ad hoc projects across the region within predefined functional area (e.g., extracurricular and summer school planning).
• Grow the Leadership Bench (10%): Model the organization's core values and leadership behavior and develop them in others.
• Develop and maintain a healthy and equitable bench of leaders through identifying and cultivating internal talent by participating in hiring processes at the school-level
• Actively participate in professional growth opportunities and contribute to the growth of the regional leadership team.

Benefits

• Robust benefits that include medical, dental, and vision
• Participation in the New Jersey Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund, provided appropriate teacher certification and role classification
• Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan, including matching contributions
• A school-issued laptop
• Transportation benefits for TEAMmates commuting into Newark from the New York City area
• Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year), allocated sick and personal days, and an extended summer break
• Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
• Employer paid life insurance
• Extensive optional ancillary benefits including, short term and long term disability and accident and hospital indemnity

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Manager
• Education Level: No Education Listed