Dei And Wellbeing Leader

JOB STATUS: 40 Hours / Week, Salaried, Exempt, Full-time, Year-long Position
SALARY RANGE: $65,000–$95,000 DOE
REPORTS TO: Division Heads & COO/CFO
WORK LOCATION: Mercer Island, Washington

POSITION SUMMARY:
This position is central to every aspect of FASPS and our community, and we plan to see the role
develop and grow within our school. This is a leadership role that places emphasis on building
relationships. The DEI and Wellbeing Leader reports to the Division Heads. For matters related to
Human Resource policies and procedures, the Leader reports to the COO/CFO.

ESSENTIAL RESPONSIBILITIES & EXPECTATIONS:
• Work with the Board of Trustees, administration, faculty, and staff to ensure FASPS lives its

mission, vision, values, and diversity statement to create a community of bilingual learners
working together in a safe and challenging learning environment that encourages diversity,
equity, inclusion, and belonging through restorative-based processes, respect, integrity, and
responsibility within individual and group contexts.

• Engage and participate in the DEI Council and Committee, creating a liaison between these
• Be involved in writing or revising school policies and procedures through the lenses of DEI.

within the FASPS community that extend from local to international organizations that support
our students and mission.

• Possess an understanding of the challenges, opportunities, and needs of French-speaking and

English-speaking (primarily North American) cultures, norms, and values, and the interactions
across these individuals and groups within bilingual and international contexts.

• Collaborate with directors, educational leadership, documentalist / librarian, the Student Success

Team, pedagogical coordinators, individual teachers, students, and families about how to assure
student learning equity, enrich curriculum, extracurricular opportunities, and other learning
activities that will enhance representation, build cultural agility, and increase access for all
students to learning opportunities.

• Clarify and establish pathways for our FASPS community’s voices on sensitive topics.
• Lead the community in the creation and maintenance of a DEI curriculum with scope and

groups.

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• Help develop, support, monitor, and evaluate appropriate responses to bias-based incidents and
• Regularly measure and analyze data related to student wellbeing and DEI.
• Liaise with parents and greater community to offer adult education around wellbeing and DEI.
• Actively lead research pods or task forces, offer and communicate professional development

student / family / staff complaints that address bias and the impact of bias on underrepresented
individuals and communities.

• Collaborate with directors and human resources to ensure effective recruitment, hiring,

retention, and support for educators to increase diversity among our professional staff.

• Model behavior, attitudes, and engagement around wellbeing and DEI practices, projects, and

other activities.

PREFERRED QUALITIES AND QUALIFICATIONS:
• Lived experience and demonstrated understanding of cultural values and norms of various

communities, particularly BIPOC, LGBTQIA+, immigrant, and disability communities, among
others.

• Strong leadership and communication skills fostering positive interactions within a diverse
• Proven ability to work effectively with young people.
• Deep understanding of cultural agility and humility.

administrative experience.

APPLICATION:
To be considered, please send a cover letter describing your interest in and qualifications for this
position, a resume, and three professional references to [email protected]. No phone calls please.

ABOUT FASPS:
The French American School of Puget Sound (FASPS) is an independent day school located on Mercer
Island, serving students 18 months of age through grade 8 with a bilingual program taught in both
French and English. Founded in 1995 by a small group of educators and Francophiles, FASPS opened
its doors with two teachers and 13 students. Today, FASPS welcomes 445 students whose families
come from around the world, representing more than 50 different nationalities and speaking more
than 20 different languages at home. FASPS is fully accredited by the French Ministry of National
Education and the Northwest Association of Independent Schools (NWAIS).

FASPS does not discriminate on the basis of sex, race, creed, color, national origin, age, veteran or
military status, sexual orientation, gender expression or identity, disability, or the use of a trained dog
guide or service animal. This policy applies to applicants, employees, students, volunteers, parents,
and coaches.