Content Specialist – High School

At KIPP Public Schools Northern California, we believe strong culture and academics are key to student success. Healthy and positive school cultures and climates are the foundation of effective learning environments, fostering conditions that promote successful teaching and learning. A school’s culture is constantly in play, either facilitating or obstructing learning. The Content Specialist of Culture is responsible for fostering a positive school culture that supports academic achievement and personal growth for all students.

This teammate will collaborate with teachers, students, families and staff to develop and implement programs and initiatives that promote the school’s values of Excellence, Belonging, Determination and Integrity. This position is a short‑term role. You will report to professional development on July 14th and the role will end on October 31st, 2025.

Minimum 3‑5 years of experience as an educator teaching students with similar demographics to our KIPP Public Schools Northern California student community.

Previous Leadership or Teacher‑Leader experience preferred (e.g., Grade Level Lead, Instructional Coaching, Content Lead, etc.).

Hold a B.A./B.S. degree from a regionally accredited institution.

Preferred eligibility requirements: Hold a valid California teaching credential, or out‑of‑state equivalent credential or license.

• Student Focus: Belief that all students, regardless of background, have the ability to go to and through college; demonstrated commitment to the school’s unique community.
• Direction Setting: Ability to set direction for a team and motivate others to action.
• Achievement Orientation and Performance Management: Demonstrated student achievement results in own classroom and from teachers that he/she manages.
• Cultural Competence: Demonstrated ability to create inclusive environments that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.
• Instructional Leadership: Adept at data analysis; ability to extract meaningful insights across school‑wide data.
• Instructional Leadership (standards & assessment): Expertise in what the school-wide academic standards and state assessments require of students’ knowledge and skills to demonstrate mastery; able to translate student mastery requirements into instructional plans and strategies.
• Instructional Leadership (strategies): Deep understanding of appropriate application and differentiation of high-leverage instructional strategies (e.g., pacing, “stretch it”, etc.) based on comprehension of child development and pedagogy.
• Relationship Building: Expertise in cultivating relationships and managing a diverse group of stakeholders.
• Achievement Orientation: Demonstrated resilience and focus on student outcomes.

• Model and support implementation of the school’s vision and goals with a specific focus on culture.
• Engage and invest staff, students, and families in executing the cultural vision of the school by leading professional development, parent meetings, and student meetings focused on building and maintaining a healthy and restorative school culture.
• Facilitate and drive continuous improvement of the school’s cultural enabling systems and structures including driving the execution of strong school-wide routines, serving as a member of the coordination of student services team, leading and modeling restorative conferences and attendance meetings.
• Manage campus monitors and school safety structures.
• Support teachers in student support and behavior intervention systems to ensure that limited time is spent on reactive student discipline.
• Manage and/or support parts of the daily school operations (e.g., arrival/dismissal, lunch/recess, school trips).
• Act as a contact for student intervention and parent engagement; determine next steps for issues that are above the teacher/grade level.
• Creates and facilitates school culture professional development to teachers and leaders regarding behavioral management best practices.
• Provides real-time coaching to teachers and leaders school-wide on classroom cultural excellence.
• Ensures…