Dean of Students
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Aspire Public Schools is building a pool of exceptional candidates for future opportunities. This posting is not for an immediate opening but ensures youll be considered as positions become available.
About Aspire:
Aspire Public Schools operates a network of highperforming college preparatory charter schools serving TK12 scholars in communities across California. Founded in 1998in an effort to transform the inequitable racial social and gender outcomes that our communities persist throughAspire is one of the largest and most forwardthinking openenrollment public charter school systems in the nation.
Our purpose is to prepare our scholars for success in college career and life. At Aspire we set a foundation for our scholars to gain knowledge skills and power to access and make choices for their families and postsecondary lives. Every day our community of students families teachers and staff comes together to learn work and play in an environment grounded in our values of Bienestar (WellBeing) Culture of Belonging Community Partnership Agency & SelfDetermination and Joy.
Job Summary
The Dean of Student Supports is responsible for supporting the Principal in building a culture that fosters respect and is driven by the principals of College for Certain. This valuable role will integrate strong models of relationship development collaborative learning along with conflict resolution skills through managing student behavior that allows our students to thrive in their learning environments.
Essential Functions
Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform these essential functions
Student Life & Culture
Implement model and enforce policies and practices as they relate to student discipline and Aspire cultural norms
Participate and lead when required parent conferences involving matters related to discipline and attendance.
Document manage and report on student discipline data utilizing appropriate systems
Collaborate with the Administrative team to ensure Student Services compliance at the school site level including 504 plans SSTs and Home Hospital and Independent Study programs
Oversee and develop student mediation/conflict resolution programs
Respond to and participate in complaints or investigations of student misbehavior. Work with school site staff such as principal psychologists and counselors in determining appropriate recommendations for resolutions
Provide supervision of students during school sponsored activities
Plan and organize extracurricular activities that support the development of student interpersonal skills and relationships
Lead student life activities including athletics programs social activities music and drama activities student governments assemblies contests and publications as appropriate.
Manage relationships with outside vendors contractors and entities that provide student activities as necessary
Leadership
Assign work of supervise and evaluate direct reports
Effectively build and maintain relationships with parents community stakeholders sponsoring district and neighborhood schools that establish mutual trust respect and cooperation
Supports teachers with classroom management including delivering highquality professional development aligned with best instructional practices; ensures thorough coaching and classroom observations that academic programs are operating in a professional manner and in compliance with applicable regulations
May support such academic programs as: Special Education services state testing requirements and any other required assessments
Work collaboratively with Principal and Home Office to achieve site and organizational goals
Lead projects as assigned by Principal that may include process improvement cycle of inquirydriven and/or instructional improvements
Lead and participate in appropriate staff meetings and training including traveling within and outside of school region
Student Safety
Collaboratively work with students parents and school staff to build a learning environment that is safe and productive
Adopts and manages processes to safeguard students while on campus
Manages emergency issues in alignment with Aspire practices while ensuring the learning environment is positive and productive
Participates and trains staff on safety drills emergency plans and policy development related to safety
Additional Duties
Demonstrate knowledge of and support Aspire Public Schools mission vision value statements standards policies and procedures operating instructions confidentiality standards and the code of ethical behavior
Performs other related duties as required and assigned
Qualifications
1. Competencies:
Knowledge of business and management principles and processes involving; program development planning resource allocation and coordination of people and resources
Excellent organization time management and followup skills; high sense of urgency; demonstrated ability to successfully handle multiple projects concurrently; ability to work as a team and in stressful environments
Ability to provide excellent communication and present information and ideas so that others will understand
Knowledge of how to interact develop interpersonal relationships and work collaborative with persons from varying backgrounds and experiences
Knowledge of human behavior and performance; individual differences in ability personality and interests; learning and motivation and ability to make assessments and recommendations.
Knowledge of applicable and appropriate strategies of conflict resolution methods
Knowledge of applicable laws Education code regulations that govern educational practices.
Ability to collect analyze and interpret data
2. Minimum educational level:
Bachelors Degree required; Masters or Ph.D. in Education preferred
Valid credential preferred
3. Experience required:
3 years working in underserved communities as a fulltime teacher required
5 years teaching and/or administrative experience preferred
4. Physical requirements:
Stand walk or bend over kneel crouch reach overhead grasp push and pull. Move lift and/or carry up to 30 pounds to shoulder height
Repetitive use of hands (i.e. fine manipulation simple grasping and power grasping)
Demonstrate normal depth perception
Sitting walking or standing for extended periods of time
Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard operate standard office equipment and use a telephone
See and read a computer screen and printed matter with or without vision aids
Hear and understand speech at normal levels and on the telephone with or without auditory aides
5. Work authorization requirements:
Clear the Department of Justice background screening
Authorized to work in the United States
Provide health (TB) clearance (most update every four years)
Compensation:
Aspire Public Schools is dedicated to our teammates wellbeing! In addition to a competitive base salary that is benchmarked against local districts and charter schools we offer employees exceptional benefits including paid time off 100 core health benefits coverage on select plans life insurance/longterm disability participation in a CA state retirement plan tuition reimbursement plan and adoption assistance program. Our salary schedule based on years of experience for this position type is reflected here:
Aspire Public Schools Dean Salary Scale
Aspire Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of race color gender religion age sexual orientation national or ethnic origin disability marital status veteran status or any other occupationally irrelevant criteria. Aspire promotes affirmative action for minorities women disabled persons and veterans.
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Employment Type
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