KIPP Foundation

Human Resources Business Partner

KIPP Foundation • $76K — $110K *
Los Angeles, CA 90011In-Person
Education, Government & Non-Profit
5 - 7 years of experience
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Qualifications

  • 5-7 years of HR or Organizational Development experience.
  • In-depth understanding of employment and workers' compensation laws.
  • Proven experience as an HR Partner in a multi-site organization (500+ FTEs), preferably in the K-12 sector.
  • Commitment to KIPP SoCal's anti-racism standards and adult culture.
  • Ability to travel frequently to KIPP SoCal schools.

Responsibilities

  • Identify performance gaps and implement support plans with leaders.
  • Train leaders to apply the Just Culture Rubric in disciplinary actions.
  • Monitor adult culture in schools and partner with leaders for accountability.
  • Design and evaluate cultural interventions to measure impact on performance.
  • Manage rigorous employee relations investigations within defined timelines.
  • Guide leaders through lawful and humane transition processes.
  • Utilize data to advocate actionable moves for school management.

Benefits

  • 100% of healthcare premium costs covered for the employee, 50% for dependents.
  • Employer-paid life insurance.
  • 401(k) plan with up to 6% matching by KIPP SoCal.
  • Generous paid time off including 22 holidays, sick leave, and vacation.
  • Voluntary benefits such as pet insurance and short-term disability.
Full Job Description
Job Description

Key Responsibilities

Strategic Performance Coaching & Culture (60%)
  • Courageous Accountability: Identify performance gaps in your portfolio early; partner with leaders to implement documented, high-quality support plans that reach a definitive resolution swiftly.
  • Just Culture Implementation: Train and coach leaders to use the Just Culture Rubric to distinguish between human error, at-risk behavior, and reckless behavior in disciplinary actions.
  • On-the-Ground Diagnostic & Thought Partnership: Maintain a consistent presence in schools to proactively monitor adult culture. Partner with school leaders to move beyond treating symptoms by identifying root-cause issues and serving as a consultant to reveal gaps in accountability.
  • Intervention Design & Evaluation: Lead the end-to-end lifecycle of cultural interventions, from designing high-impact strategies to evaluating their efficacy. Use ER metrics and qualitative data to build compelling cases for systemic change, ensuring that interventions result in a measurable decrease in repeat incidents and a sustained high-performance environment.

Employee Relations & Risk Management (25%)
  • High-Efficacy ER: Manage complex investigations and employee relations incidents with rigor and speed, aiming for closure within 5-10 school days.
  • Talent Risk Mitigation: Guide leaders through difficult transitions (terminations, exits) ensuring the process is legally sound, human-centered, and culturally reinforcing.

Operational Excellence & Innovation (15%)
  • Data-Informed Advocacy: Translate retention trends and survey data into actionable "leadership moves" for school management.
  • AI Integration: Ethically leverage AI as a strategic "co-pilot" to accelerate workflows and drive innovation within the Talent & Equity team.
  • Compliance & Safety: Oversee Workers' Compensation administration, OSHA reporting, and reasonable accommodation requests with meticulous attention to detail.


Qualifications

The Qualifications & Competencies

Role-Specific Skills
  • Coaching & Influence: Ability to move leaders from defensiveness to action and coach them through the discomfort of high-stakes conversations.
  • Systems Thinking and Data Analysis: Ability to identify patterns in adult behavior and school-site systems that undermine accountability.
  • Organizational Diagnostics: Expertise in using retention and ER data to build cases for cultural shifts.

Standard Qualifications
  • 5-7 years of relevant HR or Organizational Development experience.
  • Thorough knowledge of all federal, state and local employment and workers' compensation laws
  • Demonstrated track record as an HR Partner in a fast-paced multi-site organization (500+ FTEs); experience within a Charter Management Organization (CMO) or the K-12 education sector is strongly preferred.
  • Deep commitment to upholding KIPP SoCal's anti-racism standards and promoting a high performance adult culture.
  • Ability to travel frequently to KIPP SoCal schools.
  • Valid California Driver's License.


Additional Information

Benefits and Compensation
  • KIPP SoCal Public Schools offers a competitive salary commensurate with experience in a similar position. The salary range for this position is $76,472 to $110,885. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary between the range minimum and the salary range midpoint of $93,679 depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budget allocated for this role.
  • 100% of healthcare premium costs covered by employer, dependents added at 50% of the cost
  • Employer-paid KIPP SoCal life insurance
  • 401(k) plan with up to 6% match by KIPP SoCal
  • Voluntary Benefits (Pet Insurance, Supplemental Life, Accident, Short Term Disability, etc.)
  • Generous paid time off program includes 22 holidays, sick leave, and vacation
  • Other great benefits (Flexible spending account, EAP, etc.)

About KIPP Foundation

The Knowledge is Power Program (KIPP) is a nationwide network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public charter schools with a track record of preparing students in underserved communities for success in college and in life. KIPP schools are part of the charter school movement, which is a group of public schools that are given more flexibility in exchange for higher accountability. KIPP schools are typically located in underserved communities and have a longer school day and year, a rigorous college-preparatory curriculum, and a strong culture of achievement and support. KIPP was founded in 1994 by two Teach For America alumni, Mike Feinberg and Dave Levin, who started a middle school program in Houston, Texas. Since then, KIPP has grown into a national network of 255 schools serving more than 100,000 students in 20 states and the District of Columbia.
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