KIPP Texas Public Schools is a network of 59 public charter, open-enrollment, pre-k-12 schools educating nearly 34,000 students across Austin, Dallas-Ft. Worth, Houston, and San Antonio. Together with families and communities, our mission is 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.

Founded in Houston in 1994, and operating as KIPP Texas since 2018, our commitment to diversity, equity, inclusion, and antiracism in our classrooms, in our offices, and in the communities we serve is unwavering. We are looking to hire a diverse team of dynamic, collaborative, and dedicated individuals with an unyielding belief that every child will succeed. Join our Team and Family and champion equity, chase excellence, persist with purpose, bring joy, and help us rise together.

KIPP Texas is part of the national KIPP network of 255 college-preparatory public charter schools in 20 states and the District of Columbia. Nationwide, KIPP students complete four-year college at a rate of 36 percent, comparable to the national average for all students and approximately three times higher than the average of students from low-income communities.

Every member of the Team & Family at KIPP Texas Public Schools plays a critical role in ensuring our students have the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose - college, career and beyond. Our educators are passionate advocates for their students and their families, working tirelessly to ensure that our students have access to opportunity. In our classrooms and across the KIPP family we embrace, honor and celebrate our differences across several characteristics that construct our unique identities in our little and big KIPPsters. We are especially committed to attracting and developing individuals who share the life experiences of our students because we believe the best work we do is grounded in the realities and experiences of our families and KIPPsters. As a Librarian, you will supervise and manage the school library center. Provide services and resources that allow students to develop skills in locating, evaluating, and using information to solve problems. Serve as a teacher, materials expert, and adviser to ensure the library supports instructional and related extracurricular programs of the school.

Major Responsibilities and Duties:

Instruction

• Provide group instruction and individual guidance to students in K - 4th grade during Excellence block to help them locate on-level reading books and engage with books appropriately, develop an affinity for reading, hone literacy skills for reading and analysis
• Consult teachers on appropriate reading support strategies for each grade level, class, and student to support literacy instruction and development

Library Programs

• Serve as information resource for library services and other whole-school literacy initiatives (i.e. Accelerated Reader Program, national literacy observance days, etc.)
• Effectively plan school library programs to meet identified needs
• Assist in preparation and implementation of Scholastic Book Fair

Management

• Manage acquisitions, processing, organizing, distribution, maintenance, and inventory of resources (books)
• Use appropriate and effective techniques to encourage community and parent involvement

Student Management

• Carry out discipline in accordance with KIPP Texas Public Schools student code of conduct and policies
• Interact with students to promote positive attitudes toward school library

Communication

• Maintain a positive and effective relationship with Excellence team members, school lead teachers, supervisors, students and families
• Communicate with stakeholders in accordance with KIPP Texas Public Schools policies

Qualifications

• Valid Texas Librarian or Learning Resources Specialist certificate or endorsement (preferred)
• Knowledge of library science
• Ability to instruct and manage student behavior
• Strong organizational, communication, and interpersonal skills
• Effective computer skills

Mental & Physical Demands/Environmental Factors

• Ability to communicate effectively, both verbally and in writing
• Effective management and public relation skills
• Prolonged periods of sitting, walking, standing, bending, stooping, and occasional lifting of 40+ lbs.

Compensation

As a full time KIPP Texas employee you are eligible to participate in all KIPP Texas’ benefit plans. KIPP Texas offers a robust variety of benefits choices with competitive rates, including medical, dental, and vision options, as well as life insurance and disability plans.

KIPP provides equal employment opportunity for all applicants and employees. As an equal opportunity employer, we hire without consideration to race, religion, creed, color, national origin, age, gender, sexual orientation, marital status, veteran status or disability.