KIPP Campus Substitute Teacher Elementary School

Position Summary

Our teachers play a key role in bringing to life the academic and cultural visions of our schools. This includes daily lesson planning, intentional curriculum design, and regular data analysis to help all students learn and grow. Our teachers also implement Social Emotional Learning lessons and Restorative Practices to create a joyful, inclusive classroom community.

• Experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community
• Hold a B.A./B.S. degree from a regionally accredited institution
• Need to obtain an Emergency 30-Day Substitute Teaching Permit
• Commitment to KIPP mission and vision
• Commitment to being an anti‑racist educator
• Believe all students can achieve at the highest academic levels
• Possess strong content area knowledge
• Strong skills building relationships with students, families, and communities
• Communicate well with students, families, and colleagues
• Have proficient knowledge of Google Suite applications (Google Classroom, Hangout, Docs, Sheets, Slides, etc.)
• Have the ability to learn and utilize instructional technology to support in‑class and distance learning when needed (e.g., Zoom, Nearpod)

• Daily lesson planning and long‑term planning: using curriculum and resources to align with KIPP’s academic vision and goals.
• Data analysis: regularly identify student academic trends and inform instructional practices.
• Classroom environment: maintain a positive, warm, inclusive, rigorous, and engaging environment that incorporates Restorative Practices and Social Emotional Learning.
• Culturally responsive management: implement strategies to create a safe environment for all students to learn and achieve.
• Stakeholder communication: communicate regularly with staff, students, families, and key partners.
• Professional development: attend and engage in weekly PD and Communities of Practice to continue learning and growing as an educator.
• Student records: update regularly, including attendance, grades, behavior data, etc.

Physical: Ability to navigate school and classroom settings, access and utilize technology, and occasionally lift/carry 1–20 lbs. Physical agility to move in various positions such as kneeling, walking, pushing/pulling, squatting, twisting, turning, bending, stooping and reaching overhead.

Mental: Manage stress of deadlines, analyze problems, generate alternatives, work with interruptions, concentrate for long periods, read, calculate, perform routine math, and memorize and recall information.

Environmental: Work in a busy classroom environment with constant interruptions and distractions. Adhere to health and safety guidelines as outlined by CDC, CDE, and public health agencies.

This is a full‑time, exempt position on a school‑year calendar cycle, located at our school sites.

Bay Area Campus Substitute Salary: $65,050.00

KIPP offers a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including medical, dental, vision, and transportation benefits.