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Dean & Culture Associate, AMS III

Employer
New Visions for Public Schools
Location
New York, NY, US
Salary
Competitive

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Job Category
Administrator, Principal
Our schools will be operating in-person for all staff and students for the current school year. Our schools are co-located in DOE buildings and will be following NYC protocols, which include mandated vaccinations. Our protocols will be updated as necessary based on changes in NYC protocols or additional CDC directives.

Summary of Position

The Dean & Culture Associateis responsible for providing open and consistent lines of communications with the student body, parents, and the community throughout the school year and during the summer. This individual is also responsible for supporting the success of scholars in the classroom by developing strong culture systems in concert with restorative practices.

Essential Job Functions
  • School Culture / Student Engagement
    • Helping to reinforce the effective use of a school wide behavior plans and coordinates appropriate measures as needed with school leaders and/or school counselors; responds to behavioral issues; supports in the coordination in-school and out-of-school suspensions; and oversees school safety
    • Collaboration with other members of the culture team to address discipline issues in the school.
    • Assist in implementing programs that recognize and reward students; support school-wide procedures and protocols in response to academic and behavioral needs of students, and support teachers and administration in the enforcement of school-wide policies on a consistent basis
  • Safety
    • Assist in supervising student entrance/dismissal, locker rooms, lunchroom and hallway duty as needed under the direction of the Dean and Culture Specialist II and or other appropriate staff members
    • Collaboratively ensure schoolwide adherence to the school code of conduct and uniform policy
    • Collaborate to implement behavior management tools in alignment with restorative practices/strategies, including facilitating staff training in behavior management policies,
    • techniques, strategies, and the related data as well
  • Community Engagement
    • Assist in meetings with students' parents/guardians and teachers, and ensure that responses for infractions are fairly and consistently implemented throughout the school
    • Respond to student behavioral issues and communicate with families.
  • Support teachers on issues of school culture, classroom management, discipline, and relationships with students; and help teachers and staff in holding all students to high and consistent behavioral expectations and ensuring the consistent use of chosen strategies in classrooms throughout the school
  • Communications
    • Facilitate open and consistent lines of communication with students, families and school personnel.
    • Consistently maintains confidentiality for students and families in alignment with HIPAA and FERPA.
    • Participate in CMO professional development and School Culture Leadership team support meetings
  • Data Analysis and Reporting
    • Participate in student support team meetings.
    • Support the school-wide use of tools for reporting and documenting infraction data and other information, in order to ensure that proper records are kept and timely data are generated for staff review.
  • Administrative Services
  • Participate in maintaining a welcoming and efficient front office that emphasizes organization, professionalism, courtesy, flexibility, and teamwork.
  • Perform general office management tasks including maintaining student discipline records.
  • Technology
    • Learn and work with school specific adopted administrative technology, including, but not limited to Google Classroom and G-Suite

Secondary Job Functions
  • Support with school events, including fire drills, scanning, sports, events and emergencies
  • Additional responsibilities as needed consistent with the general nature of the position

Required Knowledge and Skills
  • Effective oral and written communication skills, Bilingual preferred
  • Excellent computer skills including proficiency with Google docs, spreadsheets and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel
  • Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines coupled with the ability to think and act strategically
  • Demonstrated success working with students and families
  • Responds to concerns with social and cultural sensitivity.
  • Cultural competency and commitment to equity
  • Ability to work effectively in a student-centered environment
  • Effective at establishing and cultivating strong relationships to work collaboratively with others to achieve common goals and objectives

Minimum Qualifications:
  • Associate's Degree, Bachelors in counseling, social work, or related field preferred
  • At least 2 years relevant experience

Pay Range

$47,000 minimum to $67,000 maximum

While the majority of new hires' starting salaries shall be expected to be placed in the first half of the range(s) to allow space to grow in the job, for those who already have significant relevant experience at that level of the job, placement at the higher end of the range(s) is possible.

Who We Are

At New Visions for Public Schools, we work to make great public schools common in New York City. We believe that all of New York City's students deserve public schools that make successful futures possible, especially Black, Latinx, and low-income students who have historically had inequitable access to a great public education. Since 1989, New Visions has been a driving force behind some of the most significant reforms to public education in New York City. Today, our diverse team of professionals develop and scale innovative tools and approaches that help educators address common challenges. Learn more about New Visions HERE.

We operate ten public charter schools in the Bronx, Brooklyn, and Queens and, as a trusted partner of the NYC DOE, we help 1,600 public district schools plan for the success of over a million students citywide. In 2020-21, graduation rates in our Charter and Affinity networks were 95.4% and 89.2% and our support for postsecondary readiness has expanded exponentially.

Equal Employment Opportunity Statement

New Visions for Public Schools is an equal opportunity employer. It is the policy of New Visions that all employees and applicants for employment will be treated in all respects on the basis of their merit and qualifications and without regards to their race, color, national origin, age, disability, sexual orientation, religion, gender, military status, marital status, ancestry, or any other reason prohibited by law.

New Visions believes that our teams should reflect the diverse communities we serve and that our culture and internal structures should be inclusive and equitable for all employees. We also recognize that perspectives from communities that have been historically marginalized are critical to the work we do. Hence, we strongly encourage applications from individuals living in the communities that we serve or who are members of historically marginalized communities.

New Visions provides a comprehensive and competitive compensation and benefits package in addition to the opportunity to make a significant impact on education reform and in the lives of urban youth.

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