Dean of Culture

Job Type


Full-time

Description

About the Position:

We are seeking a Dean of Culture for the 26-27 school year. As a team member at Warren Easton, you will have the opportunity to join a family with a legacy that spans 100 years. We are a dynamic team that will prioritize your development to ensure our students are successful. As one of the highest performing high schools in the city of New Orleans, you will be part of a community that is dedicated to excellence for not only our students but our staff. As we continue to grow there will be opportunities in the future to advance your career with us.

Key Responsibilities:

• Handle behavior referrals and support teachers on developing behavior interventions
• Manage detention and student reflection
• Run, analyze, report, and train teachers on student culture data and goal setting
• Oversee daily supervision of scholar activities including arrival, lunch, dismissal, transitions, etc.
• Motivate students toward high success and achievement
• Actively contribute to positive adult culture across school site, including diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts
• Promptly informs parents of escalated behavior problems, and also updates parents on good news
• Compile, analyze, and share student discipline data regularly, and use that data to make decisions
• Learn and be able to communicate specific areas of the Code of Conduct
• Help students set goals, self-assess, and know where they stand behaviorally at all times
• Assist in student supervision throughout the school day, especially during peak periods
• Assists in taking all necessary and reasonable precautions to protect students
• Make round with Culture/Security team members to get a dynamic view of the school environment
• Record and document daily interventions used for each student
• Be prepared to work within a diverse population
• Be available and flexible to perform other duties assigned

Desired Qualities and Characteristics:

• The ability to ensure collective efficacy and results
• Committed to being a reflective practitioner
• A strong desire for feedback and the ability to accept, internalize, and act on feedback
• Adaptable to change, transformation, and evolution
• Consistently demonstrate the ability to effectively perform while also being committed to timeliness and efficiency
• Show up to work as your best self and embody pleasant and professional values
• Maintain a strong aversion to negative staff culture, unprofessional discourse, and confusion
• Consistently demonstrate the ability to have difficult conversations that lead to productive, meaningful, and respectful outcomes

EEOC Statement:

Warren Easton Charter High School adheres to the equal opportunity provision of the Federal Civil Rights laws and regulations that are applicable to this agency. Therefore, no one will be discriminated against on the basis of race, color, or national origin (Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964); sex (Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972); disability (Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973) in attaining educational goals and objectives and in the administration of personnel policies and procedures.

Requirements

• At least five years of experience working in Education
• Bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university
• A proven track record of success working with students and families
• Strong understanding of federal and state special education rules, regulations, and practices and how they relate to discipline
• CPI certification required