Job Description
As Assistant Dean of Students, your primary objective is to ensure that each student adjusts to and thrives within the educational environment. You will work with the Social Support Team to provide supervision, behavior management, counseling, and monitor basic/non-basic needs of students in the school. You will also work with the School Leader, Dean of Students, and Grade Level Chairs to provide maximum support for students, teachers, and parents.
Responsibilities
- Hold consistently high expectations for student behavior
- Assist with lunchtime and after-school procedures
- Ensure that school-wide discipline structures effectively support the school
- Build positive relationships with students, balancing serving as a mentor/counselor
- Exhibit positive rapport with students and staff
- Mediate issues between key stakeholders with warmth and empathy while being demanding and decisive
- Establish and maintain strong communication lines with students and parents
- To perform other duties as assigned by the School Leader or Assistant Principal
- Display the highest ethical and professional behavior and standards when working with students, parents, school personnel, and agencies associated with the school.
- Present during all school transitions
Qualifications
Must Haves:
- Bachelor’s Degree
- Experience working with elementary school-age children
- Demonstrated leadership and organizational skills, and the ability to motivate people
- Strong interpersonal skills, able to relate well with students, staff, administration, parents, and the community
- Solution-oriented, excellent with giving/receiving feedback
- Flexible and creative with adolescent interaction
- Present and invested, ability and willingness to follow up with students, parents, and staff
Additional Information
Compensation & Benefits
KIPP NJ offers competitive salaries to newly hired lead teachers. Salaries are based on prior experience and in accordance with certification requirements. KIPP NJ offers a competitive salary range of $61,000-$99,000 for Assistant Deans.
In addition to a competitive salary, KIPP NJ offers a generous benefits package including, but not limited to, the following:
- Robust benefits that include medical, dental, and vision
- Participation in the New Jersey Teachers Pension and Annuity Fund, provided appropriate teacher certification and role eligibility
- Optional participation in the KIPP NJ 403b retirement plan, including matching contributions
- A school-issued laptop
- Generous Time-Off including 3.5-4 school vacation weeks (depending on the year), allocated sick and personal days, and an extended summer break
- Up to 12 weeks 100% parental leave for primary caregivers
- Employer paid life insurance and short term/long term disability
KIPP New Jersey | KIPP Miami is an equal opportunity employer. All personal information will be kept confidential according to EEO guidelines.
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KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools are tuition-free, public charter schools united around one goal: preparing students in underserved Jacksonville communities to make an impact in the world. Our newly constructed, beautifully maintained campuses are located on the north and west side of Jacksonville, and we educate over 3,500 students in grades Kindergarten through 12. Every day, our dedicated teachers and staff create joyful, academically excellent schools that prepare students with the skills and confidence to pursue the paths they choose—college, career, and beyond. To support these schools, we will employ approximately 300 full-time staff members. We seek educators and colleagues who represent our core values of high expectations, growth mindset, commitment to team, trust, joy, and sustainability. To learn more about what it is like to work and teach at KIPP Jacksonville Public Schools, please visit kippjax.org/join-our-team/. To see all openings, visit our Regional Job Board.
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