Position Summary

The Dean of Students is an essential part of the leadership team. The role involves working closely with students, teachers, and parents to maintain a positive school culture that promotes academic and character growth.

Note: COVID-19 vaccines are required for all Schools Employees . New hire employees must be fully vaccinated prior to the start date.

Essential Responsibilities

Ensure a Safe and Strong School Culture and Community

• Ensure that the school’s policies, procedures and protocols for holding all students to high behavioral expectations as stated in the Code of Conduct are understood, promoted and reinforced, equitably and consistently, by all students and staff members.
• Supervise arrival, dismissal, transitions, lunch and/or recess as needed, ensuring the safety of the students.
• Facilitate the school’s Child Study Team (attend weekly meetings, manage referrals, monitor recommended plans, and help determine students who are in need of an evaluation for special education services).
• Maintain monthly records to assist teachers in the classroom with promoting positive behaviors and mitigating problem behaviors.
• Closely track and prepare data and information regarding student behavior, consequences, supports and interventions to inform school-wide, subgroup and individual student strategies and decisions as a member of the school leadership team and school culture committee.
• Closely monitor and problem-solve student attendance challenges, in partnership with families and colleagues.
• Support student social-emotional development, learning of the AMBER Way core values and the recognition of growth and progress.
• Engage, communicate and partner with parents/guardians to ensure students are successful learners and community members.

Support Instructional Staff to Develop and Implement Effective, Impactful Teaching and Classroom Management Practices

• Be present in classrooms often and actively coach teachers, providing them with timely constructive feedback.
• Guide teachers to modify, differentiate and extend learning experiences to engage all students.
• Partner with Staff Developers to facilitate professional development offerings that promote effective behavioral management practices in the classroom.
• Provide timely classroom support to teachers when requested; follow established protocols to support students to re-engage in learning and teachers in applying appropriate behavior management strategies and consequences.
• Serve as the critical point person for acute or crisis student behavior concerns.
• Assign and oversee out of classroom consequences, including suspensions.
• Develop and monitor the implementation of behavior intervention plans in partnership with teachers, parents/guardians and students.

Contribute to the Day to Day Success and Ongoing Evolution of the School

• Serve as a key member of the instructional leadership team.
• Models the school’s values and standards for professional conduct; consistently demonstrates best practices for communicating with students, staff, and families.
• Execute special assignments and other duties as designated by the principal.

Minimum Experience and Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• Minimum of 3 years experience as an effective, impactful classroom teacher.
• Teacher coaching and consulting experience.
• Experience planning, developing, facilitating and evaluating high-impact professional development.
• Familiarity with remote learning systems (e.g. Google Classroom, on-line curriculum platforms).
• Strong command of all Microsoft Office and Google drive programs.
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills.
• Anyone who joins our team must be fully vaccinated against COVID-19 (able to provide proof)
• Complete and pass pre-employment fingerprinting and reference check process
• Legally eligible to work in the United States

Preferred Experience and Qualifications

• Masters Degree in the field of education
• Spanish-speaking
• Verbal and nonverbal communication, reasoning, computer programs, interpersonal skills, organizational and planning skills, customer service skills, analytical skills, etc.

Expectations

• Capacity to develop strong relationships based on trust, respect, effective communication, and common goals.
• Entrepreneurial mindset with a commitment to preserving a bold, can-do culture that sustains the organization’s core values.
• Collaborative decision-making style, with a proven track record of working effectively with individuals at all levels to drive decision-making and results.
• Commitment to leveraging the existing strengths and supporting the continuous evolution of our communities, students, families and staff members.
• Regular attendance and punctuality
• Well-groomed and able to maintain a professional appearance
• Organizational fit for Amber culture, that is, exhibit the Amber Traits of Achievement, Community, Responsibility, Honesty and Respect

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $75,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: One location

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