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Associate Dean

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

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Job Category
Administrator, Principal
Organizational Mission and Vision

New Visions Charter High Schools (NVCHS) provide all students, regardless of their previous academic history, the highest quality education in an atmosphere of respect, responsibility and rigor. We ensure that our students have the skills and knowledge to graduate ready for college, pursue a career, and engage with the 21st century economy. We develop learning experiences that allow risk-taking, cultivate students' imaginative and creative abilities, and celebrate achievement. Through an intensive study of math concepts in our math and science schools, and literature, English, social studies and arts in our humanities schools, students learn how to generate research questions, develop the skills necessary to answer those questions, create products that demonstrate understanding, and defend their knowledge publicly.

Qualifications
  • BA or BS from an accredited college in counseling, social work, or related field
  • At least 2 years’ experience in a similar position preferred
  • Excellent computer skills including proficiency with Google docs and Microsoft Office Suite, particularly Word, Excel and Access

Experience
  • Demonstrated success working with students and families
  • Demonstrated commitment to the school vision and mission

Characteristics
  • Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  • Experience and zeal for working in an entrepreneurial school environment
  • Attention to detail and ability to manage multiple deadlines coupled with the ability to think and act strategically
  • Experience and/or passion for working with youth

Detailed Job Description
  • Administrative Services

Participate in maintaining a welcoming and efficient front office that emphasizes organization, professionalism, courtesy, flexibility, and teamwork
  • Communications
    • Facilitate open and consistent lines of communication with students including meeting with students, listening, and referring them for counseling services as appropriate
    • Create and proofread professional correspondence
    • Help utilize social media as an additional avenue to learn about students
  • Community Engagement

Participate in regular meetings with Community Engagement team at the CMO around Community Advisory Board, student recruitment and family engagement activities (e.g., speaker visits, events involving the community)
  • Data Analysis and Reporting
    • Serve on the Attendance Team, meeting weekly to track and follow up on student attendance, conducting home visits as necessary, and meeting with families to address chronic lateness and absences to promote a sense of urgency in learning
    • 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
  • Safety

Assist in supervising student entrance/dismissal, locker rooms, lunchroom and hallway duty as needed under the direction of the principal and or other appropriate staff members
  • Student and Family Engagement

Foster an attitude of cooperation and positive support with all school patrons and parents
  • Student and Teacher Services
    • Serve as a resource to 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
    • Assist in the implementation of behavior management tools, including facilitating staff training in behavior management policies, techniques, strategies, and related data, as well as ensuring the consistent use of chosen strategies in classrooms throughout the school
  • Student Services
    • Assist in meetings with students' parents/guardians, and ensure that consequences for infractions are fairly and consistently implemented throughout the school; look for patterns of misbehavior and coordinate appropriate measures as needed with the COO and School Counselors; respond to acute behavioral issues; coordinate in-school and out-of-school suspensions, ensuring regulatory compliance; and oversees school safety
    • 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 administration in their enforcement of school-wide policies on a consistent basis
    • Assist with entering all information into ATS
    • Assist in maintaining adherence to school uniform policy
  • Technology

Learn and work with school specific adopted administrative technology (Google docs, email, DataCation, Haiku, etc.)

Additional Job Responsibilities
  • Willingness to work non-standard hours as needed
  • Additional responsibilities as needed to meet the needs of the organization

New Visions for Public Schools is an Equal Opportunity Employer

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