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Dean of Students (New York City)

Uncommon Schools

The Dean of Students at Uncommon will work with the school’s Principal and Director of Operations to ensure that all students demonstrate dramatic student achievement gains and internalize the school’s values. This individual will also help lead the school’s efforts to create a positive, structured, consistent, caring, and disciplined school culture. At Uncommon Schools, the Dean of Students is the behavioral specialist.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

  • The Dean of Students works closely with the Principal to establish a positive, structured, achievement-oriented, and creative school culture
  • The Dean of Students supports teachers to hold all students to high and consistent behavioral expectations
  • The Dean of Students serves as the point person for dealing with behavioral crisis-intervention and acute behavioral issues
  • The Dean of Students acts as a resource for teachers in their instructional practice, especially as it relates to issues of discipline, relationships with students, classroom management, and school culture
  • The Dean of Students assists teachers, students, and parents in the effective creation and implementation of individual behavior plans
  • The Dean of Students leads staff efforts to ensure all students have excellent attendance and arrive at school on time, and works aggressively with students and parents to ensure excellent attendance
  • The Dean of Students may participate in summer home visits highlighting the responsibilities of parents, teachers, and students
  • The Dean of Students arranges for efficient homework collection in the morning, and ensuring homework is delivered to staff from students appropriately and accurately
  • The Dean of Students helps to reinforce the effective use of a school-wide behavior plan, including managing the school’s demerit and rubric systems
  • The Dean of Students serves as the point person for discipline/culture issues
  • The Dean of Students ensures that the physical environment of the school reinforces school culture and facilitates student achievement
  • The Dean of Students is highly present and visible during school hours, relentlessly ensuring the school has an exceptional school culture
  • The Dean of Students proactively circulates throughout classrooms and hallways during the day, to gain valuable context on student behavior and help support positive school culture Monitoring behavioral pull-out and in-school suspensions
  • The Dean of Students models the school’s values and the standard for professional behavior
  • The Dean of Students coordinates student apologies and school culture messages at Community Meeting
  • The Dean of Students supervises breakfast, lunch, in-between class transitions, enrichment, and dismissal, making sure students are always where they are supposed to be and ensuring a professional school culture at these times
  • The Dean of Students manages afterschool detention
  • The Dean of Students keeps accurate student discipline records, documenting all conferences, suspensions, and phone calls for behavior
  • The Dean of Students teaches at least one whole or small-group class
  • The Dean of Students tracks behavior on the school bus, ensuring students are exemplary bus riders to and from school
  • The Dean of Students ensures that behavioral expectations and school culture standards are met outside of the classroom as well as inside, including establishing and monitoring bus behavior/culture as well as cafeteria/meal time behavior and culture

QUALIFICATIONS

  • Drive to improve the minds and lives of students in and out of the classroom
  • Excellent communication skills, both verbal and written, and strong interpersonal skills with students, parents, colleagues, and community members
  • Understanding of the nuances of urban school environments and school culture
  • Bachelor’s degree is required; a Master’s degree is preferred
  • Minimum of two years teaching experience in an urban district or charter school setting
  • Belief in and alignment with Uncommon’s core beliefs and educational philosophy is non-negotiable.

COMPENSATION

We offer a generous compensation package. All staff members are equipped with the tools needed to succeed, including a dedicated work space, laptop computer, email, high-speed internet access, and all necessary supplies.

BASIS Independent Manhattan is seeking qualified candidates for a Dean of Students for the 2018/2019 school year!

Who we are…

The mission of BASIS Independent Schools is to redefine education by raising the levels of student learning to the highest international standards. Every BASIS Independent school provides a joyful learning community where hard work is celebrated and intellectual pursuits result in extraordinary outcomes. In just a few years we have established five highly regarded private schools (PreK-12) in some of the world’s most dynamic regions: New York City, Silicon Valley, and Northern Virginia, with more campuses opening in the coming years. BASIS Independent Schools is building a team of talented, passionate, and hard-working educators to ensure our students receive the best education in the world. Join us!

What you will do around here…

BASIS Independent Manhattan is a grades PreK-8 private school. As Dean of Students, you help lead the efforts to build and maintain a strong, positive achievement oriented school culture. You will manage the behavior programs for the school and establish strong, mutually respectful relationships with students and families. This position is a visible presence in all areas of the school and is responsible for all issues relating to the well-being of the students at school.

Primary Responsibilities:

  • Support teachers to resolve differences in communication with parents and students
  • Organize and review results of assessment of numeracy and reading comprehension and problem solving skills for any new student, state required assessments, Comprehensive or Curriculum Gains BASIS program
  • Review progress reports, mid-semester reports
  • Organize and execute student academic and behavior support
  • Manage Teaching Fellows assigned to designated grades
  • Maintain student discipline and follow through with documentation
  • Coordinate the planning and preparation for new student orientation
  • Communicate and meet with parents regarding student performance and/or conduct
  • Participate in the development of academic and student schedules
  • Participate in the planning and execution of standardized assessments
  • Support teachers in building positive relationships with parents
  • Coordinate student academic support interventions
  • Participate in all faculty and staff meetings
  • Organize students’ arrival and dismissal

To join our team you must…

  • Have a strong belief in and adherence to the BASIS Curriculum
  • Have relationship building skills
  • Have an ability to effectively analyze data to improve student achievement
  • Have excellent oral and written communication skills
  • Have an ability to exercise excellent judgment and decision making
  • Have excellent problem solving and negotiating skills
  • Have an ability to work independently with diverse constituents while maintaining high professional standards
  • Have exemplary organizational skills along with the ability to establish and manage multiple priorities and the ability to work under pressure
  • Have an outstanding attention to detail and accuracy
  • Have patience, flexibility and a sense of humor

Qualifications…

  • Bachelor’s required, Master’s preferred
  • 3-5 years’ experience in a primary or middle school setting, preferably charter or independent

The Nitty Gritty…

Benefits and Salary: Salary for this position is competitive and dependent on education and experience. BASIS Independent Schools offers a comprehensive benefits package.

Note: BASIS Independent Schools, LLC (BINS) is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants for employment and employees are provided equal employment opportunities, including in recruitment, hiring and assignment, without regard to actual or perceived race, color, religion and religious creed, sex (including pregnancy and related conditions), sexual orientation, gender identity, gender expression, marital or familial status, age, national origin, ancestry, disability, genetic information, military/veteran status or any other classification protected by federal, state or local law. BINS expressly prohibits any form of unlawful employee or student harassment or discrimination.

At Ascend, we’re excited about educators who are committed to educational excellence and are fired up about our liberal arts program, positive approach to discipline, and commitment to serve all students. At Ascend we invest in your professional growth-training, supporting, and collaborating with you every step of the way.
Join us as we foster our students’ innate curiosities, encourage discussion and debate, and guide students to think, imagine, debate, and create.
We seek deans of students who are passionate about school culture and academic success. The dean of students is responsible for shaping and sustaining the school’s distinctive culture and ensuring that students internalize the school’s values and aspirations for academic excellence. The associate dean will provide cultural leadership to the teaching staff and oversee the implementation of school-wide systems and procedures. At Ascend, we value leaders with a hunger for feedback and professional growth, and a dedication to excellence.
Why extraordinary leaders lead at Ascend
Ascend is a growing network of K-12 public charter schools serving 5,500 students across 15 schools in Central Brooklyn and offering a new model for public education. Our mission is to lead our students on a great intellectual journey, providing them with an exceptional education and placing them firmly on the path to success in college and beyond.
We guide our students to think critically and independently and to enjoy education as an end in itself. We teach a rich and rigorous liberal arts curriculum that nurtures students’ natural curiosity about the world. We foster a positive, non-punitive school culture where students feel connected, empowered, and safe to take academic risks. Even our school buildings are designed to reflect our high aspirations for teaching and learning and the notable accomplishments that occur within our walls.
To create this kind of vibrant learning community, we invest heavily in our faculty by providing ongoing professional training and support, and encourage our educators to collaborate closely and push each other to achieve great outcomes.Leading at Ascend means growing deeply in your career, expressing your voice, and playing a defining role in the future of your students, your school, and the Ascend network.

Responsibilities:

The middle school dean of students will create and implement school-wide systems and procedures that are structured, predictable, and support the school’s highly ambitious academic expectations. Additionally, the middle school dean of students will:
  • Work with the teachers to ensure a successful advisory program
  • Provide support to teachers, helping them build and create a warm, structured and responsive classroom culture
  • Reinforce and maintain the school’s culture of high academic and behavioral achievement by utilizing the Ascend philosophy that discipline is an opportunity for learning, growth, and community-building
  • Work with parents, families, and caregivers to build and maintain strong relationships throughout the course of the school year
  • Input all behavior-related data into the Ascend data system
  • Report all behavior referrals to the dean of students
  • Attend and participate in Student Support Team meetings
  • Provide 1-1 assistance as needed to scholars
Staff and reporting relationshipsThe dean of students reports to the school director.

Qualifications:

  • Bachelor’s degree
  • Teaching experience preferred
  • Experience supporting scholar academic development
  • Experience as a paraprofessional, preferably in a charter school, a plus
  • Passion and commitment to urban education and our ultimate goal of closing the achievement gap
  • Superb organizational, self-management, and problem-solving skills
  • Excellent communication skills (written and oral)
  • A hunger for feedback and an openness to engage in a process of self-improvement
  • Alignment with the educational philosophy and core beliefs of Ascend
Diversity at Ascend
Ascend is committed to building a diverse and inclusive community, both through our hiring practices and our focus on creating a culture and environment where diverse perspectives, ideas, and identities are valued and integrated into our way of working and educating students. Ascend staff represent a wide diversity of racial, socio-economic, gender, religious, and national identities—opening a window to the entire Ascend community on the richness of humanity. We welcome all applicants who share our mission and vision to join us in our deeply consequential work.
Compensation
Ascend offers a competitive salary and comprehensive benefits package.