High School Dean of Students

BelovED Community & Empowerment Academy Charter Schools•Jersey City, NJ

5h•$90,000 - $105,000

About The Position

The school is broken down into academies -- Primary, Middle School and High School -- each led by a Principal, Academic Dean(s), and Dean(s) of Students. Deans of Students are responsible for the maintenance of a safe and orderly environment at their academy and the development of a scholar culture that leads students to aspire to academic excellence and a socially contributory life. They work closely with their Academy Dean and Principal. To this end, the Board expects Deans of Students to implement the school’s uniform system of positive discipline at their academy; help educators develop their classroom management skills; and to support the development of student life organizations and activities that will advance Empowerment's target scholar culture. If you have the demonstrated effectiveness we are looking for and want to help lead a cutting-edge education program serving a student body that is among the most economically and ethnically diverse in America, then apply at www.empacad.org/careers today.

Requirements

A minimum of five years working in a similar school environment;
N.J. Teaching Certificate (any content area);
Significant experience and proven success regarding the job responsibilities outlined above; and
A powerful commitment to the mission and goals of Empowerment Academy Community Charter School.
read and master: Teach Like a Champion by Doug Lemov; and With All Due Respect by Ronald Morrish.

Responsibilities

Implementing and managing the school’s uniform system of positive discipline at their academy;
Using age-appropriate behavior management tools;
Overseeing academy staff training in behavior management policies, techniques, and strategies;
Serving as an expert resource to teachers on issues of scholar culture, classroom management, discipline, and relationships with scholars;
Ensuring consistent and uniform implementation of behavior management and incident documentation protocols;
Meeting with students referred by teachers for behavioral problems;
Communicating with scholars’ parents/guardians regarding discipline, and ensuring that proper records are kept of such communications;
Appropriately addressing acute behavioral issues;
Coordinating the temporary class and school removal of scholars; and
Looking for patterns of misbehavior and coordinating appropriate responses with the Academy Dean and Principal.
take a lead role working with school leadership on the development of a Scholar Culture Plan for their academy.
devise academy rituals and protocols (e.g., morning meetings, songs, chants, celebrations, distinctive assemblies, scholar rewards and recognitions) and to think about how hall and classroom posters and other elements of the school physical environment can be used to promote the Board’s vision for scholar culture.
engage scholars and parents relative to the school’s demanding standards for attendance and on-time arrival.
monitoring class transitions and is responsible for the implementation of classroom systems that minimize the non-productive use of time and promote a sense of urgency in learning.
attend professional development workshops and training if so directed by the Principal.
periodically needing to stay afterschool during the school year to provide teacher professional development (technique modeling, coaching, mentoring) or to meet with school leaders and/or teachers for planning purposes.
report to the Academic Dean and/or Principal of their academy and work closely with their academy’s teachers and student support professionals, as well as with the school’s Executive Officer, Principal, and other Deans of Students.
crucial part of the leadership team and will have other leadership related tasks such as leading PD, coaching teachers, scheduling, and whatever the Principal deems appropriate.