Dean of Students - IDEA Valley View (26-27)

IDEA Public Schools • Cincinnati, OH

4d • Onsite

About The Position

Dean of Students works directly with scholars to ensure that they graduate from IDEA Public Schools and go to and through college by providing culturally responsive support. The Dean of Students, in collaboration with school leadership, ensures a cohesive approach to school culture and adherence to the student code of conduct. The Dean of Students will focus on and provide support with positive behavior intervention, out-of-school re-entry, logical consequences, in-school suspension, crisis management, and extended learning opportunities. With guidance from the Assistant Principal of School Culture, this person will ensure that each student is appropriately supported so that they can make progress towards their individual goals, in and out of the classroom.

Requirements

• State paraprofesional/instructional aide license or at least 48 college hours required
• 3+ year(s) of experience working with children in a classroom or volunteer setting
• Ability to work 8:00am to 5:00pm daily
• Believes and is committed to our mission and being an agent of change: that all students are capable of getting to and through college
• Has demonstrated effective outcomes and results, and wants to be held accountable for them
• Has a propensity for action, willing to make mistakes by doing in order to learn and improve quickly
• Works with urgency and purpose to drive student outcomes
• Thrives in an entrepreneurial, high-growth environment; is comfortable with ambiguity and change
• Seeks and responds well to feedback, which is shared often and freely across all levels of the organization
• Works through silos and forges strong cross-departmental relationships in order to achieve outcomes
• We believe in education as a profession and hold ourselves to high level of conduct, professionalism and behaviors as models for our colleagues and students

Nice To Haves

• Positive Behavior Intervention and Supports
• Crisis Prevention/Management
• Restorative Justice Practices
• Responsive Classroom

Responsibilities

• Collaborate with the Assistant Principal of School Culture to formulate, implement, and oversee a comprehensive school-wide culture plan. This plan includes defining routines and expectations for both students and staff within and beyond the classroom.
• Provide visionary leadership to all members of the school community, including staff and students, in establishing a positive, structured, and achievement-oriented environment.
• Track and analyze student discipline data to identify areas requiring school-wide support and intervention.
• Establish transparent rewards and consequences that align with the IDEA Way and reflect the degree to which individual students and student cohorts meet conduct expectations.
• Utilize discipline data to design and facilitate monthly professional development sessions, offering support to teacher teams in addressing challenges and improving their instructional practices.
• Foster inclusive environments that celebrate and accommodate diverse backgrounds and perspectives
• Maintain a high level of visibility during school hours to ensure a positive and welcoming school climate.
• Exemplify IDEA's core values and set a benchmark for professional conduct.
• Assist teachers in devising and executing classroom-based, developmentally appropriate interventions for individual students and groups.
• Offer targeted interventions for students with personal and social development needs that hinder positive behavioral outcomes.
• Collaborate with the Campus Leadership Team to ensure that students receive the necessary behavioral interventions.
• Collaborate with Campus Leadership Team to support student persistence meetings and action items related to withdrawals and persistence data.
• Establish effective communication channels with parents and families to keep them informed of student progress with behavioral concerns.
• Engage families in understanding the student code of conduct, grade-level expectations, setting student goals, and providing tailored support to their child(ren).
• Supports Family Engagement initiatives and responsibilities
• Supports the implementation of Classroom Behavior Matrices
• Supports Student Recruitment and Chronic Absenteeism responsibilities
• Supports completion and organization of documentation and compliance materials
• Fulfills arrival duties, dismissal duties, and lunch duties

Benefits

• Comprehensive benefits plan
• Majority of the employee premium for the base medical plan covered
• Subsidizing the majority of costs for a spouse/domestic partner and children
• Up to 8 weeks of paid family leave for birth or adoption of a child
• Up to 50% of tuition paid toward a qualifying degree program, up to $5,250 maximum per year
• 5 face-to-face mental/behavioral health counseling sessions within a year
• Unlimited 24/7 telephonic mental/behavioral health counseling
• Other work-life services available at no cost
• Dental and vision plans
• Disability insurance
• Life insurance
• Parenting benefits
• Flexible spending account options
• Generous vacation time
• Referral bonuses
• Professional development
• 403(b) plan
• Relocation allowance

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Associate degree