Dean Of Students (Sy 2023-24)

Basic Function

The Dean of Students actively drives student behavioral outcomes by coordinating positive behavior strategies, including facilitating professional development focusing on restorative practices and developing a positive student culture and climate.

Essential Duties

• Serve on school leadership teams as assigned
• Model restorative justice approach to student discipline
• Facilitate restorative conversations between/among students/staff
• Monitor student discipline and attendance data to implement systematic and targeted interventions
• Collaborate with staff to recommend best practices and identify appropriate disciplinary action
• Develop and coordinate student programs to promote positive student culture and climate
• Train others in restorative justice approach to discipline
• Communicate and effectively and collaborate with students, families, staff and support agencies to ensure positive outcomes
• Develop positive relationships with school community that are aligned with LPS’ culture and values
• Compile and utilize timely data consistently to address targeted areas of school culture and climate
• Coordinate student re-entry from suspensions
• Analyze data consistently to plan, develop, implement, monitor and coordinate a positive school culture
• Establish effective and research-based school-wide restorative practices

Other Duties

• Perform related duties as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

Education and Experience

Any combination equivalent to:

• Minimum of one year of successful student discipline experience
• A bachelor’s degree from an accredited university
• Minimum of one year of successful experience planning and facilitating professional development

Licensing and Other Requirements

• Valid California Drivers’ License
• Employment eligibility that may include fingerprints, tuberculosis and/or other employment clearance
• Bilingual proficiency in Spanish highly desired

Knowledge of:

• Culturally-responsive pedagogy
• Adult learning principles and change management theory
• Effective professional development practices, including data-based inquiry
• Restorative practices
• Current research-based practices and trends as they relate to work scope
• Restorative justice approach to discipline

Skills and Ability to:

• Plan, implement and monitor high-leverage professional development
• Assess, support, and monitor behavioral program effectiveness
• Communicate effectively both orally and in writing
• Demonstrate tact and confidentiality to earn the trust and respect of the LPS community to leverage student support options
• Provoke, inspire and motivate others to achieve goals
• Facilitate dissent and conduct difficult and constructive conversations effectively
• Implement collaborative and team building processes
• Work effectively across diverse communities
• Provide timely and actionable feedback
• Manage various projects and/or demands demonstrating flexibility and effective time-management skills
• Use, analyze and develop action plans from data

Working Conditions

Environment

• Potential interaction with dissatisfied and/or difficult individuals
• Instructional environment which includes indoor and outdoor activities

Physical Demands

• Dexterity of hands and fingers to operate a computer keyboard
• Hearing and speaking to communicate
• Seeing to observe and read materials
• Mental acuity
• Sitting or standing for extended periods of time

Leadership Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer committed to diversity at all levels.

Notification of Non-Discrimination Policy

Leadership Public Schools prohibits discrimination, harassment, intimidation, and bullying based on actual or perceived race, religion creed, color, national origin, ancestry, age, parental, family, or marital status, pregnancy, physical or mental disability, medical condition, genetic information, veteran status, gender, gender identity, gender expression, sex (sexual harassment), or sexual orientation, or association with a person or a group with one or more of these actual or perceived characteristics. Complaint forms are available at school sites and on the network webpage at www.leadps.org.

For inquiries or concerns regarding LPS nondiscrimination policy or the filing of discrimination complaints please contact:

Chris Harrell, Director of Student Services, Title IX Coordinator

99 Linden Street

Oakland, CA 94607

email: [email protected]

Phone: 510-830-3780 x115

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