Dean of Students - Elementary & Middle School (26-27 SY)

Dean of Students - Elementary & Middle School

KIPP Capital Region is a part of a national network of high-performing public Charter Schools committed to creating joyful, academically excellent, and prepared students with the skills, ability, and confidence to pursue their paths to college, career, and beyond.

Located in both Albany and Troy, NY, KIPP Capital Region serves 2,500+ students in grades K-12 across seven schools. We believe every individual walks through the doors of schools bearing gifts. Talent. Perspective. Drive. Inspiration. So at KIPP Capital Region, we support every student and educator to see those gifts, and then build the skills and confidence they need to thrive.

We are committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all of our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students, together.

POSITION OVERVIEW

• Grade(s): K-5 & 5-8

The Dean of Students leads the school's efforts to create a positive, structured, strong student school culture and supports the leadership's vision to ensure that our school maintains focus on the mission of preparing our students for college and beyond.

DUTIES/RESPONSIBILITIES

• Work closely with the leadership team to develop a positive, structured, achievement-oriented, and creative school culture.
• Ensuring that high behavioral expectations are consistently communicated and maintained throughout the school.
• Establish a strong achievement-centered culture and ensure the functionality of school-wide systems that support student achievement, safety, efficiency, and core values.
• Strengthen the high expectations we have for our scholars are maintained in each classroom and by all teachers.
• Observe classrooms to assist staff in maintaining our high level of expectations, consistent culture, and addressing behavior concerns
• Coach teachers as needed to establish a strong classroom community with clear expectations, routines, joy, and excellence.
• Collaborates with School Leadership when handling discipline/culture issues.
• Lead professional development focused on building a positive school community, classroom management, social-emotional development, family partnership, etc.
• Serve as the point person for dealing with behavior crisis intervention, acute behavior issues, and attendance/arrival.
• Work with all teachers to ensure that they constantly communicate with parents.
• Monitor behavioral pull-out and in-school suspensions.
• Coordinate and manage after-school programming and other enrichment activities, as needed.
• Lead breakfast, lunch/recess, dismissal, other transitional experiences, and whole-school operations.
• Proactively circulate throughout classrooms and hallways during the day to gain valuable context on student behavior and help support positive school culture.
• Aid teachers in improving their instructional practice, especially regarding discipline issues, relationships with students, and school culture.
• Assist teachers, students, and parents in effectively creating and implementing individual behavior plans (in conjunction with the Social Worker/Guidance Counselor).
• Support the Social Worker/Guidance Counselor in designing and executing parent workshops.
• Support the execution and supervision of school-wide procedures, arrival, recess, lunch, transitions, and dismissal.
• Maintains accurate student discipline records, documenting all conferences, suspensions, discipline referrals, and follow-up within the student information system.
• Coach, mentor, and support direct reports to be accountable for performance expectations and follow through with organizational protocols and procedures

KIPP Capital Region

• Perform other duties as outlined by School Leadership.
• Committed to furthering anti-racism, equity, and racial justice in all our efforts, and expect all our stakeholders to participate in this work so that we can create a future without limits for our students together.
• Complies with all charter, federal, state, and local laws and regulations, including the NYS Department of Education, Department of Health, and NYS Office of Children and Family Services
• Adheres to organization policies and procedures; promotes and supports mission, vision, and values, including developing and participating in internal surveys and data collection for continuous improvement initiatives.

Education and Experience

• Bachelor's degree preferred. High School Diploma/GED required.
• Minimum of 4+ years of successful experience in a classroom or equivalent profession dealing with youth.
• Prior experience working in schools and urban communities is preferred but not required.
• Ability to work a flexible schedule outside of regular business hours.
• Aptitude to create and work within an inclusive environment that honors and supports a diversity of backgrounds and perspectives.

Physical Requirements

• Prolonged periods were spent sitting at a desk and working on a computer.
• Must be able to access and navigate all areas of the school and other facilities as needed.
• Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• The employee needs to read, write, and speak English fluently.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is required to stand, walk, sit, use fingers to type, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls, reach with hands and arms, climb stairs, balance; stoop/bend and reach, kneel, crouch or crawl; talk, hear.
• Dexterity requires writing and operating standard office machines such as computers, printers, copiers, fax machines, phones, and calculators.
• Ability to occasionally lift and move up to 20 pounds.

Additional Information

When you join KIPP Capital Region, you are joining in on our promise to families that their children will enter college and the professional world able to thrive academically due to their literacy, numeracy, and core knowledge in science and social studies. We also promise that our students will develop a passion for learning and the drive necessary to persevere as they climb the mountain to and through college and career. Our graduates will be prepared to return to their community as teachers, leaders, and architects of continued growth in the Capital Region. And while the biggest perk to working at KIPP Capital Region is doing work that makes a lifelong difference in the lives of our students, you'll find that's not the only benefit we offer:

• Industry-leading medical, dental, and vision coverage
• Aggressive employer 403(b) contribution match
• Childcare benefits
• Unparalleled work/life integration
• Casual dress code
• Relocation stipend (conditions apply)
• And so much more! For more information on the benefits of joining KIPP Capital Region, please view our Employee Benefits Summary.

Learn More: KIPP Capital Region offers a competitive salary ranging from $68,400 - $75,600.

Salaries are determined using an equitable compensation scale that accounts for years of experience relevant to the role and longevity within the KIPP network. KIPP Capital Region will evaluate and determine the step/level a new hire will be placed within our teacher salary scale at point of hire.

All staff and educators at KIPP Capital Region are committed to anti-racism and inclusion, are part of a close-knit diverse community, and are encouraged to show up authentically, inspiring our children to do the same. Learn more about what it's like to work at KIPP Capital Region: kippcapital.org/join-our-team/

This role is located at KIPP Capital Region schools in Troy, NY.

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