School Culture Assistant

4 days ago

Memphis, United States Libertas School of Memphis Full time
Job Description: School Culture Assistant

Background

Libertas is a public charter school serving a historic but marginalized neighborhood in Memphis. Our mission is to be a school for human flourishing: cultivating minds, hands, and hearts for lives of wonder, work, and love. We offer a rich, rigorous, and personalized education through Montessori learning, supported with liberal arts content through Core Knowledge, focus on developing character virtues, and an attachment village approach to family and community engagement and restorative practices. We currently operate infant/toddler through 6th grade, adding in 7th and 8th grade by 2026.

Role summary: Support students through the reset and reconnection process, in line with our school culture and mission of human flourishing.

Role information
  • Full-time role. Work hours will vary with the published school calendar; regular school day is 7:30 AM - 3:30 PM (4:30 on Wednesdays). Often participates in Child Study Team meetings once a week until 4:00 or 4:15. May assist with periodic school events outside of the normal schedule.
  • This role follows the school calendar
  • Reports to: Attachment Village Manager
  • Key relationships: Attachment Village Team staff, Principal and Assistant Principals, Lead Teachers & Assistant Teachers, students and families

Measures of success
  • 85% satisfaction among stakeholders (including teachers and families)
  • Student behavior goals: decrease total and repeated referrals; limit suspensions; maximize learning time in classroom and minimize time spent out of class; etc.
  • Compliance with laws and policies around student discipline, isolation/restraint, etc.
  • Satisfactory performance evaluations
  • Other indicators

Key responsibilities
    • School culture: Model and support our school culture of the Attachment Village, meaningful work, and virtue, in all interactions with students, staff, and families. Support the implementation of school culture initiatives, systems, and procedures. Help set a warm and firm tone with your presence during routine transitions.
    • Student conduct and social-emotional support: Implement the recovery process in the Attachment Village office. Prepare the environment in light of Montessori practice and social-emotional needs. Respond to calls for support from classrooms. Escort and assist students with calming down safely. Assign and/or supervise meaningful student work, or other recovery and practice activities. Help students reconnect and re-enter classroom communities. In collaboration with teachers and the AV team, implement protocols and supports for students and classrooms. Set limits for student behavior that respect the learning community. Resolve and mediate conflicts. Support implementation of school discipline policies. Maintain documentation (tracker, incident/injury reports, uniform reminders, etc). Facilitate or assist with proactive support groups.
    • Child study: Support the child study process by gathering, tracking, and reporting relevant information about students.

  • Family engagement: Support AV team by fostering positive relationships with families. Participate in family communication. Assist with family engagement events.

  • Professional Development: Engage in ongoing professional development around child development, pedagogy, virtue, and best practices.
  • Other: support other school initiatives as needed; other duties as assigned

Qualifications and traits
  • Knowledge, experience, and confidence supporting student conduct, relationships, and emotional development. Experience in a public school setting and/or with the Montessori method strongly preferred.
  • High school diploma or GED required.
  • Warm and firm demeanor.
  • Effective communication, including listening, writing, and speaking.
  • Ability to multi-task while staying organized and attentive to detail.
  • Flexible takes initiative and has a strong sense of personal ownership of responsibilities.
  • Work collaboratively, with a growth mindset. Give and receive feedback in a spirit of craftsmanship.
  • Model of character.
  • Dedication to supporting human flourishing through the Montessori method and the school's philosophy of wonder, work, and love for all students.

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