Upper School, Assistant Dean Of Students, 2023-2024

POSITION TITLE: Assistant Dean of Students

DEPARTMENT: Upper School

REPORTS TO: Head of Upper School

FLSA: Exempt

TERM: 12 months

A successful member of the Upper School Administrative Team is a positive team player, both empathetic and firm, supportive and demanding, attentive to detail and broad in vision

Professional Attributes

• An investment and facility with culturally responsive teaching, learning, and communication with both students and families, and a personal commitment to continuing DEIB initiatives
• Genuine care for students – how they learn, how they behave, how they manifest their feelings, and how to communicate with them
• Excellent problem solving and communication skills, both spoken and written
• The ability to work successfully with a broad range of community members
• The ability to make unpopular decisions, take responsibility, maintain confidentiality, and hold students accountable while demonstrating care and concern

Primary Responsibilities

• Manage conflict resolution with Upper School students, teachers, and families
• Teach one class
• Oversee in-school and off-campus days of reflection and suspensions in guidance and partnership with Dean of Students
• Member of the Upper School Administrative Team
• Serve as liaison to the Honor Council with Dean of Students
• Foster student enthusiasm and a sense of community by developing and implementing Upper School programs, assemblies, and student activities in partnership with the US Admin Team
• Help to organize and execute student life events (New Student and Parent Orientation, Club Fair, Spirit Week, Assemblies, Special Events) in partnership with US Admin Team and Dean of Students
• Advisor
• Implement and monitor disciplinary and honor code procedures in the Upper School in partnership with Dean of Students
• Interview and help to select prospective Upper School faculty and students
• Help to organize and execute special events in partnership with Dean of Students (Convocation, Baccalaureate, Commencement, and Prom/Casino Party)

Class Dean

• Lead grade-level meetings
• Implement and monitor disciplinary and honor code procedures
• Educate students on school policies and procedures
• Organize student life events
• Help to organize Special Olympics in partnership with Director of Community Service and Dean Team
• Support Advisors with high-needs students
• Organize and lead class retreat
• Meet with class officers
• Oversee a grade-level
• Member of Dean Team
• Chaperone events (Spirit Week, Homecoming Dance, Winter Dance, Prom/Casino, etc.)

Qualifications

• Demonstrated leadership and facilitative skills.
• A minimum of five years teaching and administration experience in an independent school environment.
• Excellent verbal and written communications skills.
• Bacehelor’s or Master’s degree, or post graduate work in subject matter, counseling and/or educational administration.

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