Dean of Undergraduate Students

Dean of Students
Salary Range $55,000.00 - $70,000.00 Salary/year Job Shift Day
Dean of Students, New York, NY (on-site)
The School
As New York City's only charter high school that is both a transfer school and a fully embedded community school in partnership with The Door. BSA serves over-age, under-credited students who deserve rigorous academic pathways alongside comprehensive wraparound support. The Director of Operations will serve as the strategic architect of our non-academic functions. This leader will design, oversee, and optimize the critical compliance, facility, logistical, financial, and purchasing systems that power BSA, while managing the operations team to ensure a seamless, high-service experience
BSA stands at a pivotal inflection point and is focused on resetting academic expectations. We are in an active turnaround phase focused on stabilization, systems-building, and cultural reset. Our Dean of Students will be a vital driver of this cultural transformation, moving our student body away from reactive discipline and toward a proactive, stable environment rooted in high expectations, mutual respect, and reliable daily routines.
BSA's Dean of Students will have the opportunity to:

Establish and uphold a culture where emotional and physical school safety is the absolute priority, ensuring the building remains a secure, predictable sanctuary for learning.
Institutionalize transformative restorative practices as the foundational first step in student consequences, shifting the discipline paradigm toward learning, accountability, and community repair.
Serve as an unwavering advocate and mentor for youth from historically marginalized backgrounds, ensuring school-wide systems actively honor their lived experiences and address their unique needs.
Partner closely with the Director of Student Culture to implement clear, reliable, and consistent school-wide behavior trackers and cultural interventions that eliminate daily disruptions.
School Safety & Crisis Response

Maintain a constant, highly visible presence throughout the building (corridors, cafeteria, entry/dismissal) to proactively ensure physical and emotional safety.
Collaborate with the operations team to monitor building security and execute mandatory emergency safety readiness drills.
Design and facilitate restorative circles, mediation sessions, and reentry plans as the mandatory first line of intervention following community infractions.
Maintain accurate, real-time documentation of behavior incidents, interventions, and restorative outcomes within the school's data tracking software.
Youth Mentorship & Family Partnership

Collaborate with social workers, counselors, and staff from The Door to seamlessly bridge community wraparound supports with school-day behavior plans.
Cultivated an unshakeable environment of safety across the building, reflected in a drastic, year-over-year reduction in major behavioral disruptions.
Engineered a notable measurable decline in student suspension rates while simultaneously increasing student-led conflict resolution and community repair.
Built strong, trusting alliances with BSA families, turning historically difficult disciplinary conversations into collaborative, growth-oriented partnerships.
A Bachelor's degree (4-year degree) from an accredited college or university.
A proven track record of deep success working directly with youth from historically marginalized backgrounds, transfer-school student populations, or court-involved youth.
A profound, demonstrable understanding of restorative justice principles and experience implementing restorative circles or mediations in a school or community setting.
Strong interpersonal skills, with an organic ability to command respect while maintaining an approachable, empathetic relationship with high school students.
Prior experience in a turnaround school model or an urban charter school undergoing a significant cultural reset.
Bilingual communication skills (e.g., Spanish/English) to ensure equitable communication with all families.