About the Role
This role ensures staff supervision, support, and professional development in classroom management and school culture. As a member of the School Leadership team, this position fosters partnerships with families, community members, and external partners, collaborating closely with school leaders and instructional staff.
Responsibilities
- Set and invest staff in a vision for a joyful, structured, and caring school environment.
- Design and implement school-wide culture systems with staff and students, including entry, dismissal, transition, incentive systems, and community meetings.
- Build restorative mindsets and capacity for staff, students, and community stakeholders to implement Restorative Practices (responses, conversations, talking circles, peace circles, peer conferences, re-entry circles, restorative conferences).
- Ensure consistent implementation of research-based social emotional learning (SEL) and positive behavior interventions within a multi-tiered intervention framework.
- Lead data collection and assessment to evaluate school climate initiatives, including service coordination, school-wide implementation, and stakeholder surveys.
- Coordinate summer and academic year staff professional development in special education, English Language Learner instruction, and at-risk student services.
- Support coaching and management of student services team managers.
- Provide individual behavior climate coaching to identified teachers.
- Facilitate professional development through thought-partnering, collaborative reflection, and planning.
- Model, co-facilitate, and observe Restorative Practices and SEL implementation.
- Consult school leadership and teams on developing and implementing systems for Restorative Practices and school culture topics.
- Participate in student disciplinary meetings and coordinate peer mediation and restorative responses.
- Provide crisis intervention support, including assessments, positive support plans, and parental notifications.
- Collaborate with school social workers to oversee referrals for students needing social-emotional and behavior support and social services.
- Engage the school community and caregivers by providing opportunities to discuss student growth and needs.
- Identify and cultivate strategic partnerships with corporations, civic groups, faith institutions, university groups, and other community groups to secure volunteers and resources.
- Perform other duties as outlined by the School Principal.
- Further anti-racism, equity, and racial justice, expecting stakeholder participation to create a future without limits for students.
- Comply with all charter, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services.
- Adhere to organization policies and procedures, promoting and supporting the mission, vision, and values, including participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement.
Requirements
- Bachelor’s Degree.
- 5+ years of professional experience in education or related fields.
- Previous experience in a School Leadership role.
- Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours.
- Aptitude to create and work within an inclusive environment that honors and supports diverse backgrounds and perspectives.
- Ability to sit at a desk and work on a computer for prolonged periods.
- Ability to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities.
- Specific vision abilities including close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Ability to read, write, and speak English fluently.
- Ability to stand, walk, sit, use fingers to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance, stoop/bend and reach, kneel, crouch or crawl, talk, and hear.
- Dexterity for writing and operating standard office machines (computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, phones, calculators).
- Ability to occasionally lift and move up to 20 pounds.
Skills
- Restorative Practices
- Social Emotional Learning (SEL) implementation
- Data collection and assessment
- Professional development coordination
- Coaching
- Management
- Facilitation
- Collaborative reflection and planning
- Consultation
- Crisis intervention
- Collaboration
- Community engagement
- Partnership development
- Diversity and inclusion
- English fluency
Location
- Albany, NY
Experience Level
- 5+ years of professional experience in education or related fields
- Previous experience in a School Leadership role
Education Level
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Master’s Degree preferred
Salary/Compensations
- $85,400 - $94,500
Benefits
- Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision coverage
- Aggressive employer 403(b) contribution match
- Childcare benefits
- Unparalleled work/life integration
- Casual dress code
- Relocation stipend (conditions apply)
About the Company
- KIPP Capital Region is part of a national network of high-performing public Charter Schools.
- Committed to creating joyful, academically excellent, and prepared students with skills, ability, and confidence for college, career, and beyond.
- Serves 2,500+ students in grades K-12 across seven schools in Albany and Troy, NY.
- Supports every student and educator to build skills and confidence to thrive.
- Committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice.
- All staff and educators are committed to anti-racism and inclusion, are part of a close-knit diverse community, and are encouraged to show up authentically.
