Job Description

Position Overview

The Temporary Student Engagement Coordinator plays a critical role in ensuring students successfully access, engage in, and persist in school. This role is primarily focused on removing barriers to student attendance and retention through proactive outreach, data-driven intervention, and strong family partnerships.

While the position supports targeted recruitment efforts, it is not a recruitment- or enrollment-only role. Instead, the Coordinator is responsible for strengthening student engagement from onboarding through sustained attendance and persistence, ensuring that every student and family feels connected, supported, and set up for success.

This role is based at the regional office and works closely with school and regional teams, including Assistant Principals of Operations (APOs), parent liaisons, the Student Information Systems (SIS) team, and the enrollment team. The Coordinator will be specifically aligned to VOICE but will operate across campuses as needed.

Core Responsibilities

Student Access & Onboarding

• Partner with the schools and enrollment teams to support student onboarding and ensure a smooth transition into school communities

• Identify and address barriers to student enrollment completion, first-day attendance, and early engagement

• Support systems that ensure students are successfully attached within the first weeks of school

Attendance Monitoring & Intervention

• Track daily attendance data and identify trends, including chronic absenteeism and at-risk students

• Execute targeted outreach to families (calls, texts, home visits as appropriate) to improve daily attendance

• Collaborate with school-based teams to implement attendance intervention plans

Student Retention & Persistence

• Identify early warning indicators for student disengagement (attendance, behavior, family communication)

• Coordinate interventions and follow-up plans with school teams and families

• Build strong relationships with students and families to increase retention and long-term engagement

Family Communication & Engagement

• Serve as a key point of contact for families needing additional support

• Maintain consistent, proactive communication with families to address barriers and build trust

• Connect families to school and community-based resources as needed

Community Outreach & Targeted Recruitment

• Support targeted, community-based recruitment efforts aligned to increasing equitable access

• Represent KIPP Jacksonville at community events, meetings, and outreach opportunities

• Collaborate with the enrollment team to ensure outreach efforts translate into student access and enrollment

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree required

• Experience working in schools, community organizations, or youth-serving environments preferred

• Strong commitment to educational equity and student success

• Demonstrated ability to build relationships with diverse students, families, and communities

• Strong organizational skills with the ability to manage multiple priorities

• Comfort working with data to inform outreach and intervention strategies

• Excellent communication skills (written and verbal)

• KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools believes that our staff will represent our core values—high expectations, a growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. We search for established educators who embody them.

• Passing a background check, as required by law

In accordance with Florida House Bill 531, this position requires a background screening through the Care Provider Background Screening Clearinghouse. For more information regarding the screening process, education, and awareness, please visit the official website at:https://info.flclearinghouse.com

Key Competencies

• Relationship Building: Develops trust with students, families, and staff

• Data-Driven Action: Uses data to prioritize outreach and interventions

• Persistence & Follow-Through: Ensures no student falls through the cracks

• Cultural Responsiveness: Engages families with respect and understanding

• Collaboration: Works effectively across regional and school-based teams

Additional Information

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• This is a temporary, grant-funded (UniSIG) position with an anticipated end date of June 30, 2026

• The role is based at the regional office, with regular travel to campuses required

• Work schedule may include occasional evenings or weekends for family engagement or community events

• The compensation for this position is $20 per hour.

If you have questions about positions at KIPP Jacksonville, please email LaShawnda Anderson at LAnderson@kippjax.org. Please understand that resumes and/or cover letters are not accepted via email and you will be redirected to apply via the website.

KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools is committed to a policy of equal treatment for all individuals applying for employment at our schools. KIPP Jacksonville does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, gender, handicap, age, religion, sexual orientation or national or ethnic origin.