Bay Area Dean of Students and Community Schools Partnerships

Description

Job Summary

Essential Functions

Integrated Support Services

• Identify and coordinate academic socio-emotional and health resources for students and their families.
• Facilitate expanded health and wellness services at the school including behavioral and mental health.

• Facilitate and support enrichment activities during the school day after school and summer.
• Collaborate with the School Leadership Team as well as Aspire Public Schools regional and home office staff to track programming progress and evaluate the effectiveness of activities.
• Lead the review and update process of the Community Schools Implementation Plan so that it reflects the progress and needs of the school legislative updates to the California Community Schools Partnership Program (CCSPP) grant at the state level and course corrections informed by continuous improvement and school community engagement processes.

Collaborative Leadership and Practices for Educators and Administrators

• Develop a collaborative team culture.
• Facilitate communication among various stakeholders (students families school administration teachers student support staff and community partners) to support collaborative decision-making.
• Chair the schools Community Schools Advisory Committee.
• Collaborate on master scheduling and strategic planning projects.
• Ensure compliance with protocols and manage external partnerships.
• Serve as administrative lead in the absence of the Principal.
• Lead and participate in appropriate staff meetings and training.
• Provide professional development and programmatic supports for teachers and staff on evidence-based strategies to develop trusting inclusive and collaborative relationships with families and community members.

Family and Community Engagement

• Develop and strengthen relationships with community-based organizations and government agencies.
• Partner with school site leadership to increase and strengthen family support services family engagement initiatives including English Learner Advisory Committee School Site Council and community building.
• Communicate with parents to better serve students and garner support from community groups and leaders.
• Participate in Aspires Regional Community Schools Advisory Group.

Student Life & Culture

• Implement model and enforce policies and practices related to student discipline and Aspire cultural norms.
• Participate and lead parent conferences involving matters related to discipline and attendance.
• Document manage and report on student discipline data.
• Oversee and develop student mediation/conflict resolution programs.
• Respond to and participate in complaints or investigations of student misbehavior.
• Provide supervision of students during school-sponsored activities.
• Plan and organize extracurricular and enrichment activities that support the development of students interpersonal skills and relationships.
• Lead student life activities including athletics programs social activities music and drama activities student governments assemblies contests and publications.
• Manage relationships with outside vendors and entities that provide student activities.

Culture Climate and Student Safety

• Collaboratively work with students parents and school staff to build a safe and productive learning environment.

• Partner with site staff to maintain safety plans crisis response procedures and restorative re-entry practices.
• Ensure compliance with local and state policies regarding suspensions expulsions and student rights.

• Manage emergency issues in alignment with Aspire practices.
• Participate in and train staff on safety drills emergency plans and safety-related policies.

Communication & Systems Management

• Maintain accurate records of interventions referrals discipline and student progress.
• Communicate consistently with families staff and partners regarding supports and expectations.
• Represent the school in district and community forums related to climate discipline and community schools initiatives.
• The Community School Director will also sit on Aspires Regional Community Schools Advisory Group and be resonsipble for Community Schools grant reporting for the individual school site which will be responsible for supporting the development and implementation of each school in the regions priorities for the community schools project reviewing data across the school sites to identify trends and cultivating and leveraging regional and community resources so they are efficiently distributed where they are most needed.

• 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

• Deep understanding of child and adolescent development trauma-informed practice and culturally responsive pedagogy.
• Knowledge of state/local attendance and discipline laws and best practices.
• Strong communication facilitation conflict resolution and data-driven decision-making skills
• Ability to build trust and positive relationships with students families staff and partner organizations.
• Knowledge of applicable and appropriate strategies of conflict resolution methods
• Knowledge of applicable laws Education Code and regulations that govern educational practices.
• Ability to collect analyze and interpret data

• Bachelors degree required (Masters preferred).
• Valid cleared California teaching credential required (e.g. Single Subject Multiple Subject Education Specialist).

• Minimum 3 years of successful classroom teaching experience required.
• Experience implementing restorative practices PBIS or equivalent positive behavior systems.
• Demonstrated experience working collaboratively with families and community partners.
• Prior leadership experience in a school setting strongly preferred.

• 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 follow-up 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 collaboratively with persons from varying backgrounds and experiences
• Ability to collect analyze and interpret data

• 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 aids

• Clear the Department of Justice background screening
• Authorized to work in the United States
• Provide health (TB) clearance (must update every four years)