5th-8th Grade Manager of School Culture and Student Success

Namaste Charter School Inc•Chicago, IL

About The Position

The 5th-8th Manager of School Culture & Student Success fosters a safe, inclusive school community through restorative practices, data-driven behavior interventions, and strong family engagement. This role manages positive reinforcement systems, collaborates on MTSS Tier 2/3 support, and coaches staff on classroom management and SEL curriculum, while building trusting relationships in alignment with the CPS Code of Conduct.

Requirements

Experience with restorative practices.
Experience with data-driven behavior interventions.
Experience with family engagement.
Experience managing positive reinforcement systems.
Experience collaborating on MTSS Tier 2/3 support.
Experience coaching staff on classroom management and SEL curriculum.
Ability to build trusting relationships.
Knowledge of the CPS Code of Conduct.

Responsibilities

Oversee the school-wide LiveSchool positive reinforcement system, including managing student point trade-ins.
Cultivate prosocial student behavior by embedding the school's PRIDE values across students, staff, and families.
Oversee the Junior Coach program, developing student leaders who model and promote positive behaviors aligned with Namaste’s PRIDE values.
Guide staff in delivering Morning Meetings (K-4) and the core social-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum.
Design and execute school-wide assemblies, student incentives, and community-building initiatives.
Designs and manages daily recess and lunch operations, leading a team of monitors to maximize student safety, engagement, and positive social interaction.
Maintain timely, professional communication with families regarding behavior, attendance, incentives, and investigations.
Facilitate family-staff meetings to develop aligned behavior plans, strategies, and consequences.
Organize and participate in school-year family engagement workshops, activities, and award ceremonies.
Partner with new families during onboarding to build a shared understanding of school PRIDE values, the LiveSchool incentive system, behavioral consequences, and CPS compliance.
Utilize and maintain school-wide behavior tracking systems to ensure accurate data collection.
Observe and coach teachers on classroom management, SEL instruction, and behavior interventions.
Analyze data within the MTSS Team to design, implement, and evaluate Tier 2 and Tier 3 behavior interventions.
Partner with the Director of Diverse Learning to conduct Functional Behavior Assessments (FBAs) and execute Behavior Intervention Plans (BIPs).
Design and deliver staff professional development focused on behavior trends, restorative practices, and evidence-based classroom management.
Apply logical, restorative consequences for student misbehavior in strict alignment with the CPS Code of Conduct.
Deploy verbal de-escalation strategies for students in distress, collaborating with the Crisis Team and external partners when necessary.
Lead restorative conversations between students, staff, and families following behavioral incidents to repair community harm.