SY25-26 School Culture Specialist- Lawrence High School Grade 9

Organization: Lawrence Public SchoolsJob Title: School Culture Specialist (SY 2025-2026) Grade 9Location: Lawrence High SchoolWho Are We Lawrence Public Schools is an urban district located 30 miles north of Boston serving more than 13000 students. More than 70% of our students speak a language other than English as their first language. We are committed to ensuring that our students who have for too long been under-served are provided with a high-quality free public education at their local district schools. The Lower School Academy at Lawrence High School serves students who are making the transition from a variety of public and private middle schools in the City of Lawrence. We recognize the importance of the early high school years as a launching point to a school career where students are supported in reaching their highest academic and extracurricular High Schools Lower School is seeking exceptional educators and support staff to join our 9th and 10th grade teams who possess a growth mindset value collaboration and continuous feedback are passionate about their content and have an unwavering belief that all students are capable of meeting rigorous academic expectations. Core Duties and Responsibilities:School Culture Specialists will help lead the schools efforts to create a positive safe supportive consistent and caring school culture. With the Student Support Team build systems and procedures which support the sanctity of instructional time and reinforce a positive school culture;Provide proactive daily support to teachers and students to maintain high behavioral expectations;Assist teachers students and families in the effective creation and implementation of individual student support plans;Reinforce the effective use of restorative practices;Be highly present and visible during school hours; and Implement a referral process into the restorative system to be used by staff and develop a system for students to request circlesAttend professional development and staff meetings;Schedule facilitate and document restorative conferences mediations and other types of conflict resolution circles;Facilitate circles as deemed necessary;Liaison with court police probation and DYS for all court involved youth;Maintain weekly documentation of outreach efforts;All other duties as assignedDesired Skills and Characteristics: A deep desire to work with educationally underserved student populations and their families;An unwavering commitment to the academic success and personal development of our students;An eagerness to set ambitious challenging and tangible goals and a relentless drive to achieve them;An ability to thrive in a fast-paced environment and a capacity to remain calm and focused when faced with unexpected challenges;Excellent interpersonal and communication skills;A sense of humility;A strong familiarity with the neighborhoods and community of Lawrence;Ability to implement systems and follow up as needed;Other: Benefits in accordance with the Lawrence Public Schools guidelines EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER Lawrence Public Schools is committed to maintaining a work and learning environment free from discrimination on the basis of race color religion national origin pregnancy gender identity sexual orientation marital/civil union status ancestry place of birth age citizenship status veteran status political affiliation genetic information or disability as defined and required by state and federal laws. Additionally we prohibit retaliation against individuals who oppose such discrimination and harassment or who participate in an equal opportunity investigation.

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