Job Title:
Dean of Student Support and Discipline - Henrico

Location:
Highland Springs, VA, US

Organization Name:
HCPS - Highland Spring High School

About Us:
Henrico County Public Schools is one of the six largest county public school divisions in Virginia with a nationally recognized educational program. Henrico County is a suburban community surrounding the city of Richmond, VA. We are 104 miles from the Atlantic Ocean to the east; 94 miles from the scenic Sky Line Drive to the west; 106 miles from Washington, D.C. to the north; and 75 miles from the North Carolina border to the south.
Our Mission:
Henrico County Public Schools, an innovative leader in educational excellence, will actively engage our students in diverse learning experiences that inspire and empower them to become contributing citizens.

General Statement of Duties:
This position is open until filled.
To provide students, faculty and staff support in navigating evidenced based practices, strategies, and tools necessary to effect positive behavior change in students; by providing supportive interventions to students and the school. To explicitly teach and support students with positive behavioral supports and interventions appropriate based on students need, classroom environments, and school climate. The dean would primarily be charged with building rapport with students and staff in order to assist with proactive and preventative measures to discipline.

Essential Duties:
The individual should have the ability to develop and implement positive behavior supports. Knowledge of adolescent social-emotional development, including an understanding of mental health diagnoses and trauma and how this impacts academic performance. The ability to develop and use techniques for dealing with youth who exhibit inappropriate behavior. The candidate should have the ability to develop effective behavioral intervention plans and provide direct behavioral interventions in a school setting. The ability to build relationships and work with a diverse group of individuals from a variety of socio-economic and cultural backgrounds.

• Administers support for students with behavioral or emotional challenges for the purpose of improved function in the school environment.
  
• Participates in a variety of meetings, workshops, and committees for the purpose of conveying and/or gathering information required to perform functions and remaining knowledgeable about program guidelines.
  
• Develops, explains, and enforces behavioral requirements with students.
  
• Assists the school in maintaining a learning environment and atmosphere conducive to safe, orderly, and effective instruction.
  
• Maintains both physical and social emotional safety of students and act as a positive role model.
  
• Assists with implementing strategies that have been proven to de-escalate students.
  
• Collaborates with administration, school security officers and RESET facilitators to develop and maintain a clear and consistent process for maintaining students in their natural instructional environment prior to the need to remove students from the classroom.
  
• Assists administrators in collecting data on office referrals, minor and major infractions, etc.
  
• Participates in intervention team, child find meetings, IEP meetings, and disciplinary hearings (as applicable; but not as an administrator's designee.
  
• Participates in applicable meetings to offer additional insight into interventions and supports needed for student success.
  
• Assists with implementation of school wide Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports.
  
• Responsible for the coordination of Restorative Practices and maintains required training to be the school leader in that area.
  
• Implements Check in/Check out with students and provides support to staff to be able to do the same.
  
• Collects data to monitor students' progress related to Behavior Support Plans, Behavior Intervention Plans, and targeted counseling goals developed by the Social Emotional Support Services team (as applicable).
  
• Develops, implements, and monitors Student Goal Contracts.
  
• Supports the creation of a classroom culture and environment that develops and nurtures the social emotional growth of students.
  
• Maintains accurate, complete, and correct progress monitoring data and other written records.
  
• Communicates effectively with students, parents, and school personnel.
  
• Performs other duties and assigned.
  

Minimum Qualifications:

• Associate's Degree required.
  
• Bachelor's degree with an emphasis in an educational subject area is preferred.
  
• A Virginia teaching license and/or counseling experience preferred, but not required.
  
• Teaching experience and/or counseling experience preferred.
  
• Knowledge of adolescent social-emotional development preferred.
  
• Excellent written and oral communication skills are needed.
  
• Behavior management skills are essential.
  

Additional Information:
This position is open until filled.
Minimum Starting Salary*:
B.S. $45,999.88
M.S $48,207.97
*The start date for this position was August 31 st , 2020. Subsequently, the actual compensation will be prorated to the official start date.

How To Apply:
To be considered for this vacancy, you should upload three (3) written references , your college transcripts (unofficial copies will suffice at this point), and a copy of your teaching license onto our online application platform located at henricoschools.us/careers/ .

Henrico County Public Schools
Department of Human Resources
P. O. Box 23120
3820 Nine Mile Road
Henrico, VA 23223

The School Board of Henrico County is committed to nondiscrimination with regard to sex (including pregnancy), gender, race, color, national origin, disability, religion, ancestry, age, marital status, genetic information, or any other characteristic protected by law (except where such is a bona fide occupational qualification), in employment or in its programs and activities.

Minimum Salary:
44660

Maximum Salary:
46803

Currency:
USD

Main Organization:
Public Schools Public Schools

Employment Status:
Permanent Fulltime Permanent Full-time

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