Employee Benefits
KIPP Northern California Benefits
KIPP places a great value on the health and well-being of employees and their families, and strives to ensure employees are provided with the most comprehensive benefits package.
Medical Benefits
- Medical: Comprehensive medical benefits through Kaiser to meet your needs and the needs of your family, or you may waive medical coverage.
- Dental: Comprehensive dental benefits through Guardian.
- Vision: Wide-ranging vision coverage through VSP.
- Mental Health: Find confidential mental health care through Headspace for you and your dependents.
- Heath Care Spending: Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to pay for health care expenses for you and your eligible dependents.
Financial & Insurance Benefits
- 401(k) retirement plan: With company matching contributions up to 4% of your annual salary.*
- Basic Life/AD&D: Coverage equal to one-time annual salary with 100% premium paid by KIPP.
- Additional Voluntary Life/AD&D: Insurance for you and your eligible dependents at a discounted rate.
- Accident insurance: A cash benefit paid directly to you after an accidental injury, regardless of other insurance for accidents outside of work.
- Critical Illness Coverage: Provides immediate financial relief paid directly to you to cover non-medical costs during critical illness recovery.
- Hospital Indemnity: Available for financial protection that offers a daily cash payout when an unexpected hospital visit occurs.
- Additional legal insurance: Supports and protects you for unexpected personal legal issues.
Work-Life Balance
- Sick Leave: Up to 9 sick days to use throughout the school year.
- Paid Summer Break: 6 weeks of paid summer break per year.
- Holidays: Up to 33 paid holidays and breaks throughout the school year.
- Rewards Gateway: An employee perk that provides you with access to reduced pricing on over 850 high quality brands.
Lifestyle & Family Benefits
- Dependent Care Account: Allowing you to use pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible dependent care services.
- Transportation: Commuter benefits account through P&A allowing employees to pay for part of, or all of their, work-related transportation on a pre-tax basis.
- Employee Assistance Program: Helps find solutions for everyday challenges of work and home.
- Paid Parental Leave: Up to 6 weeks for the birth of an employee’s child, or the placement of a child with the employee for foster care or adoption.
Medical Benefits
- Comprehensive medical benefits through Kaiser to meet your needs and the needs of your family, or you may waive medical coverage.
- Comprehensive dental benefits through Guardian.
- Wide-ranging vision coverage through VSP.
- Find confidential mental health care through Headspace for you and your dependents.
Financial & Insurance Benefits
- Flexible Spending Account (FSA) to pay for health care expenses for you and your eligible dependents.
- Basic Life/AD&D coverage equal to one-time annual salary with 100% premium paid by KIPP.
- Additional Voluntary Life/AD&D insurance for you and your eligible dependents at a discounted rate.
- 401(k) retirement plan with company matching contributions up to 4% of your annual salary.
Work-Life Balance
- Up to 18 days of paid time off in your first year of employment at KIPP, increasing after year 4 and year 6.
- Optional affinity groups to bring together employees with similar backgrounds and interests in the workplace.
- National KIPP networking opportunities with education professionals across the country.
- Commuter benefits account through P&A allowing employees to pay for part of, or all of their, work-related transportation on a pre-tax basis.
Lifestyle & Family Benefits
- 17 observed holidays per year.
- Dependent Care Account allowing you to use pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible dependent care services.
- Paid parental leave up to 6 weeks for the birth of an employee’s child, or the placement of a child with the employee for foster care or adoption.