[2025 - 2026] KIPP Pride Campus LPN (grades K - 8)

About the role

The LPN reporting to the Director of School Operations with support from the Nursing Coordinator and Regional Director of Operations will collaborate with school staff to maintain a safe and healthy environment for KIPP North Carolina students. They will work with staff and families to provide the highest quality of service to all students. The LPN will be a member of the school operations team.

Responsibilities

• Works to remove, modify, or reduce health-related barriers to learning
• Provides well-student care, health care, first aid, immunizations, and assistance to students at their school; creates a comforting and nurturing environment for ill students
• Provides daily, individual care to students, including but not limited to managing daily medications required by students, administering doctor prescribed medications to students and helping students with physical disabilities
• Advises the Director of School Operations and other school staff as needed regarding initiatives, processes, and systems necessary to ensure a healthy school community
• Buils emergency preparedness plans and trains all staff on them to ensure staff school-wide are ready for health emergencies
• Communicates daily with families around student wellness and health concerns
• Participates in necessary student health events that may occur on non-school days, e.g., New Student Registration
• Performs screenings for scoliosis, vision, hearing, height, weight, and/or other conditions and make referrals and follow-up
• Completes, updates, and maintains student records (accident reports, health records), and completes and submits reports; effectively and efficiently manages the systems for student health paperwork
• Ensures 100% collection of student health documentation for incoming new students
• Maintains physical student health files and ensures they are organized and up-to-date
• Audits student health files annually
• Transfers all health materials and necessary information for student transfers between campuses
• Maintains the security of confidential information
• Collects and maintains student incident forms, ensuring that all applicable parties have documented all pertinent details
• Collaborates with school staff to create and maintain wellness programming to support healthy opportunities for students
• Maintains all mandated COVID protocols and holds staff and students accountable to those health protocols

Qualifications

• Deep commitment to the mission of KIPP NC and an unwavering belief in the potential of all our students
• Possess a deep commitment to improving the lives of kids from marginalized communities
• Associates in Nursing
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of North Carolina
• CPR Certified
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage the ambiguity and multiple priorities inherent in an entrepreneurial environment
• Proactive problem solver who demonstrates initiative
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others and build relationships across teams
• Strong work ethic coupled with enthusiastic and passionate approach to one’s work

Qualifications (Required)

• A deep commitment to the mission of KIPP NC and an unwavering belief in the potential of all our students
• Possess a deep commitment to improving the lives of kids from marginalized communities
• Associates in Nursing
• Licensed Registered Nurse (RN) in the state of North Carolina
• CPR Certified
• Outstanding organizational skills and attention to detail
• Outstanding written and oral communication skills
• Ability to manage the ambiguity and multiple priorities inherent in an entrepreneurial environment
• Proactive problem solver who demonstrates initiative
• Demonstrated ability to work well with others and build relationships across teams
• Strong work ethic coupled with enthusiastic and passionate approach to one’s work

Qualifications (Preferred)

• Previous school nursing experience preferred
• Strong preference for candidates with prior experience in a charter or independent school environment

Additional Information

• Hours are M, Th, & F 7:30am - 3:30, Tu & W 7:30 - 5pm
• 25 recognized holidays each year including a week off at Thanksgiving, two weeks off at New Years, and 1 week off for Spring Break.
• Nurses must be able to lift 50 lbs+ and be on their feet 8+ hours per day

Total Rewards - Compensation & Benefits

• Salary Range $43k - $50k as a 10 month employee
• We currently offer a competitive salary and a comprehensive benefits package including:
• Salaries paid semi-monthly throughout the year
• Healthcare (medical, vision, and dental) at no cost to individuals and deep discounts for dependents
• Enrollment in an optional 403b with employer match up to 6%
• Support from a Nursing Coordinator
• Generous time off:
• Paid Time Off (5 days PTO & 6 days sick leave annually)
• Paid Time off for all major national holidays (including Fall Break, Winter Break, Spring Break, and approximately 7 weeks off during the Summer)