Teach in an environment where you never stop learning.
KIPP NYC seeks creative, results-focused teachers who thrive on challenge and welcome the opportunity to innovate – dedicated professionals who want to join a close-knit collaborative team and family that’s raising the bar in urban schools.
We describe ourselves as a “team and family” very deliberately. Our success is a product of collective caring and commitment, not only for our students but for one another.
What will you find when you teach at KIPP NYC?
- A K-16 Vision. We’re always looking ahead, preparing our students, from kindergarten onward, to make it to and through college, to become knowledgeable, confident, self-sufficient and happy adults. That mission animates everything we do and drives our daily focus on results.
- Character Development. KIPP NYC teachers give priority to character development, recognizing that traits like zest, grit, self control, hope, love, gratitude, social intelligence, and humor have a major impact on academic performance and success in life. We integrate character building into every aspect of our program.
- Instructional Flexibility. We empower our teachers with real academic flexibility in the classroom. What guides us is what works. KIPP NYC’s teachers have built a culture of innovation, developing, for example, exceptional middle school math and non-fiction studies curricula.
- Professional Community. Team and family is all about sharing and learning. We build our skills and improve results through constant collaboration, bi-monthly professional development days, frequent observation-feedback cycles and a knowledge-sharing web site stocked with our own curriculum resources.
- Compensation and Benefits. KIPP NYC teachers receive an extremely competitive compensation package with excellent benefits. Our teachers are valued, high-performing professionals and we do whatever it takes to attract and retain them.
Are you ready for commitment?
At the start of each academic year, KIPP NYC middle school students and their parents must sign a Commitment to Excellence – a document detailing ten promises regarding faithful attendance, acceptable behavior and working hard. Teachers sign this document too, promising to do whatever it takes to help each of our students learn.
KIPP NYC commits to giving our teachers the tools and support they need to keep their promises, to grow as educators and individuals and to experience the rewards of team and family.
If you are resourceful and entrepreneurial – with high standards, high integrity and high energy – please consider joining the KIPP NYC team and family.
To learn more about current career opportunities with KIPP NYC, click here.
