2025-2026 Lower Elementary School Associate Dean of Students
2025-2026 Lower Elementary School Associate Dean of Students
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Associate Dean of StudentsSchool Year)
Lower Elementary School
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School
Brooklyn New York
What is the Role
The Associate Dean of Students (ADoS) is focused on building student culture and takes pride in working with teachers families leadership Social Workers and Special Education Coordinators to meet the needs of all students at Coney Island Prep. To best support students the ADoS writes behavior improvement plans and coaches teachers on implementation in collaboration with the Dean of Students Special Education Coordinators and Social Workers. Community building through event planning and hosting reinforces our network of support and infuses joy into school culture. By developing strong culture systems the ADoS directly influences scholar success in the classroom.
Located in the Bensonhurst neighborhood of Brooklyn our lower elementary school was founded in 2014 and operates kindergarten through second grade. The ADoS will be hired by the Principal and report to the Dean of Students.
What Youll Be Asked To Do
Whole School Responsibilities
- Work directly with the Dean of Students who will be your manager and coach; collaborate with the Principal Culture Team and Operations Team to plan and implement student orientation
- Create evaluate and seek to constantly improve overall school culture with an emphasis on creating a culture that is academically focused joyful safe and secure and allows scholars the opportunity to develop positive and ageappropriate relationships
- Organize and coordinate incentive parties and key family events in a supporting role
- Collaborate and lead Community Meeting celebrations and wholeschool events and/or meetings
- Facilitate professional development sessions that focus on and support traumainformed practices
- Proactively plan and execute systems to drive positive student behavior and create a culture of achievement
- Check uniforms and ensure all scholars meet dress code expectations each day
Student Behavior
- Use a traumainformed lens to address and manage behaviors
- Help students internalize and practice the schools core PRIDE values
- Monitor student behavior both inside and outside of the classroom
- Support teachers by taking the initiative to address behavioral problems as they arise ensuring that instructional time is maximized and that students miss as little time in the classroom as possible
- Engage with parents and families to act as partners in creating successful behavior plans for scholars who may need extra assistance
- Comanage the entire dean referral process from classroom pushin support to deans office processing to restorative consequences
- Assist with suspensions inschool and outofschool
Instructional Responsibilities
- Collaborate with Leadership Team to observe and support teacher development
- In consultation with Social Workers assist with the internalization facilitation and observation/feedback process for advisory groups
- Provide classroom management support and coaching to teachers as needed
- Assist and coach teachers on implementing traumainformed systems in their classrooms
What Youll Need
- Passion for education and a dedication to Coney Island Preps mission beliefs and values and its commitment to antiracism
- Steadfast belief that all scholars can achieve at the highest academic levels and deserve an opportunity to succeed in the college and career of their choice
- Proven organizational oral and written communication skills; timeliness regular communication and ability to meet deadlines
- Selfreflective and open to regular feedback
- A positive solutionsoriented attitude and drive for excellence
- Eagerness to work collaboratively as part of a team
- Professional demeanor and interpersonal skills to foster relationships with vendors staff scholars and their families while demonstrating value of diversity and inclusivity
- Cultural competencies to work in lowincome communities and a willingness to examine your beliefs and biases across lines of difference
- Bachelors degree required Masters degree preferred
- Lead teaching experience highly preferred
- Previous charter school experience a plus
- Background in organizational systems such as Schoolrunner Excel Torsh and/or Google Sheets a plus but not a requirement
Who are we
Coney Island Prep is a college preparatory public charter school in Brooklyn New York. Merging growth performance and commitment the Coney Island Prep community takes its responsibility to prepare scholars for the college and career of their choice very seriously but not ourselves. We balance our sense of ownership and responsibility with humility and levity and support each other every step of the way. Coney Island Prep currently serves over 1300 scholars across its four schools including:
- 312 scholars in kindergarten second grade at the lower elementary school
- 336 scholars in third fifth grade at the upper elementary school
- 348 scholars in sixth eighth grades at the middle school
- 349 scholars in ninthtwelfth grade at the high school
Commitment to Antiracism Diversity Equity Inclusion and Justice
Coney Island Prep is committed to building a team that collectively reflects the various backgrounds experiences and identities of our scholars. We recognize and respond to different points of access so that everyone maximizes their highest potential. We also recognize that because of institutionalized racism and systemic oppression historically marginalized groups are at a disadvantage when it comes to most application and hiring processes. We want to ensure that all candidates regardless of their identity are able to demonstrate their qualifications and are not limited by a lack of opportunity or access. We are committed to creating a space where everyones identity is acknowledged respected and welcomed. We are intentional about creating an environment where people feel comfortable being their authentic selves at work by constantly examining our organization culture and challenging our traditions.
Benefits and Compensation
- Employees at Coney Island Prep are provided with salaries that are highly competitive set through a lens of equity and based on an individuals skills and experiences relevant to the role. The starting salary for this role is $80000.
- As a regular full time employee of Coney Island Prep you will be eligible for benefits that include medical dental vision and life insurance as well as a 403(b) retirement benefit package with match and Paid Family Leave.
- Staff are provided with a MacBook Air and access to all the necessary technology and resources needed to succeed in their role.
Are you All In This position starts July 28 2025. To apply head to our Careers Page!
Coney Island Preparatory Public Charter School is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race religion color age sex sexual orientation marital or familial status national origin citizenship or disability. We want Coney Island Prep to be a place where scholars and staff of all backgrounds experiences and identities feel as though they are valued and can excel.
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