Dean of Students - El Cerrito, United States - Invictus Academy of Richmond

Invictus Academy of Richmond
Invictus Academy of Richmond
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El Cerrito, United States

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Description

Job Title:
Dean of Students


Work Year: 12 months


Employment Type:
Exempt


Salary Range:
$84,000-109,817


Supervisor:
Principal


OUR MISSION


Invictus Academy of Richmond prepares 100% of students in grades 7-12 to thrive in the colleges of their choice, solve relevant problems, and communicate with confidence.


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OUR SCHOOL


Invictus creates joyful, rigorous classroom cultures where students understand the importance of the content they are learning, and how it connects to their everyday lives and ambitions.


We believe in academic rigor, collaboration, have an unwavering belief in our students' capabilities, and do whatever it takes to support their growth.

We build trusting, authentic relationships with students, families, and colleagues.

With these relationships as our foundation, we work closely with each other to support students in meeting the highest academic and behavior expectations.

At Invictus, we are eager to learn about and implement restorative approaches to support students to be their best selves.

Invictus Academy of Richmond embodies humility and constantly strives to strengthen our knowledge, skills, and practice. We crave feedback and welcome opportunities to grow through observations, coaching meetings, and professional development.

We are fiercely solutions-oriented.

We never shy away from a problem that we must solve to achieve our mission, but always bring potential solutions to the table.


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THE ROLE


Invictus Academy is an independent public charter school located in El Cerrito and we are seeking a Dean of Students to join our team who believes deeply that the mission, model, and values at Invictus are driving improved educational outcomes for students.

The Dean of Students plays an invaluable role in building the cultural and academic foundation of Invictus Academy.

In close partnership with the Principal, the Dean of Students designs, executes, monitors, and continuously improves school culture systems, including parent involvement, discipline and restorative justice, and supporting teachers to create joyful, structured, and productive learning environments.

The Dean of Students will lead staff professional development, interface with all members of the campus community, and be relied upon as a leader on campus.


RESPONSIBILITIES

  • School Culture_
  • Set and hold high expectations for school culture, ensuring teachers and staff create and maintain a positive, joyful, structured, and productive school culture
  • Develop trusting, authentic relationships with students, their families, and staff
  • Collect and monitor school culture data, designing and implementing schoolwide and classroomspecific responses to address areas of need
  • Manage and oversee school wide communication with parents, driving towards a ratio of three positive communications for each corrective one
  • Provide and manage supervision during arrival, transitions, lunch, and dismissal to support a safe and productive environment
  • Oversee all DeansList systems, including free dress indicator, daily/weekly reports, ratio watch, strong moves and deductions system
  • Ensure referral entries and DeansList data are entered daily, following up with teachers as necessary
  • Oversee and lead systems for uniforms and free dress
  • Plan and lead Family Meetings
  • Manage SOW process, including voting process, data review, and student/familyfacing communications
  • Restorative Justice System_
  • Hold restorative conversations with students who face behavioral challenges, and ensure students and teachers to engage in similar restorative conversations and actions when needed
  • Support the design, implementation, and monitoring of individual student behavior intervention plans including student "scorecards"
  • Oversee student referral processes: reflection, DOS check in, backtoclass activities
  • Investigate incidents and coordinate follow up
  • Manage and coordinate restorative follow up or disciplinary action: restorative chats, assignments, conferences, ISS protocols
  • Coordinate lunchtime and afterschool reflection processes
  • Professional Development_
  • Lead professional development to support staff towards to design, implementation, and maintenance of strong classroom and schoolwide cultures
  • Equip teachers with skills to hold and support high expectations for behavior and effectively implement restorative justice practices in their classrooms
  • Develop, lead, and/or coordinate professional development and training for Dean's Office staff to support growth and continuous development
  • School Leadership_
  • Leads the Dean's Office to ensure effective implementation of all culture systems and policies
  • Support continuous growth of school program through identifying schoolwide challenges and working towards solutions
  • Serve on the school Leadership Team to make key decisions related to the overall school program
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