Dean of Students - Elementary & Middle School (26-27 SY)

KIPP Capital Region Public Schools•City of Albany, NY

7d•$68,400 - $75,600•Onsite

About The Position

KIPP Capital Region is part of a national network of high-performing public Charter Schools committed to creating joyful, academically excellent, and prepared students with the skills, ability, and confidence to pursue their paths to college, career, and beyond. Located in both Albany and Troy, NY, KIPP Capital Region serves 2,500+ students in grades K-12 across seven schools. We believe every individual walks through the doors of schools bearing gifts. Talent. Perspective. Drive. Inspiration. So at KIPP Capital Region, we support every student and educator to see those gifts, and then build the skills and confidence they need to thrive. We are committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all of our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students, together. The Dean of Students leads the school’s efforts to create a positive, structured, strong student school culture and supports the leadership’s vision to ensure that our school maintains focus on the mission of preparing our students for college and beyond.

Requirements

High School Diploma/GED required.
Minimum of 4+ years of successful experience in a classroom or equivalent profession dealing with youth.
Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours.
Aptitude to create and work within an inclusive environment that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.

Nice To Haves

Bachelor’s degree preferred.
Prior experience working in schools and urban communities is preferred but not required.

Responsibilities

Work closely with the leadership team to develop a positive, structured, achievement-oriented, and creative school culture.
Ensuring that high behavioral expectations are consistently communicated and maintained throughout the school.
Establish a strong achievement-centered culture and ensure the functionality of school-wide systems that support student achievement, safety, efficiency, and core values.
Strengthen the high expectations we have for our scholars are maintained in each classroom and by all teachers.
Observe classrooms to assist staff in maintaining our high level of expectations, consistent culture, and addressing behavior concerns
Coach teachers as needed to establish a strong classroom community with clear expectations, routines, joy, and excellence.
Collaborates with School Leadership when handling discipline/culture issues.
Lead professional development focused on building a positive school community, classroom management, social-emotional development, family partnership, etc.
Serve as the point person for dealing with behavior crisis intervention, acute behavior issues, and attendance/arrival.
Work with all teachers to ensure that they constantly communicate with parents.
Monitor behavioral pull-out and in-school suspensions.
Coordinate and manage after-school programming and other enrichment activities, as needed.
Lead breakfast, lunch/recess, dismissal, other transitional experiences, and whole-school operations.
Proactively circulate throughout classrooms and hallways during the day to gain valuable context on student behavior and help support positive school culture.
Aid teachers in improving their instructional practice, especially regarding discipline issues, relationships with students, and school culture.
Assist teachers, students, and parents in effectively creating and implementing individual behavior plans (in conjunction with the Social Worker/Guidance Counselor).
Support the Social Worker/Guidance Counselor in designing and executing parent workshops.
Support the execution and supervision of school-wide procedures, arrival, recess, lunch, transitions, and dismissal.
Maintains accurate student discipline records, documenting all conferences, suspensions, discipline referrals, and follow-up within the student information system.
Coach, mentor, and support direct reports to be accountable for performance expectations and follow through with organizational protocols and procedures
Perform other duties as outlined by School Leadership.
Committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students together.
Complies with all charter, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services
Adheres to organization policies and procedures; promotes and supports mission, vision, and values, including developing and participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.