Dean of Culture

3 days ago


Dorchester, United States Codman Academy Public Charter School Full time

**Job Title**: Dean of Culture

**Supervisor**: Chief of Equity, SEL and Climate and Culture

**Start date**: July 1 - June 30 **Duration **12 months

**Hours**: Monday through Friday; LMS 8:00 am-4:45pm, Upper School 8:30am-5:00pm

**Description**: The Dean of Culture models how to build strong, mutually respectful relationships with students and families and supports teachers to do the same. S/he serves as the team leader for student accountability (discipline) and identification of additional resources for families (enrichment, preventative programs, etc.). The Dean of Culture is the keeper of culture, ensuring that our school’s ways of being support high levels of student growth and achievement. This position requires a creative and inspiring educator with adult leadership experience, high energy, excellent organizational abilities and a talent for creating a warm and supportive environment for children.

**Qualifications**:

- **We are looking for a dynamic leader with **_
- a strong track record of success as a leader
- exceptional communication and motivational skills, including writing and speaking to diverse constituents
- a passion for Codman’s mission and EL Education philosophy, which deepens intellectual growth through experience, reflection and social action
- a proven ability to build community, inspire and lead teams, whether adults or students, to achieve ambitious learning and teaching goals
- successful experience coaching teachers, documenting curricula and supporting strong instructional practice
- an understanding of child and adolescent development and demonstrated commitment to implementing best practices
- established habits of creative collaboration and abiding sense of urgency
- a Bachelor’s degree, Master’s degree preferred
- at least 2-5 years of relevant experience

**Responsibilities **_(including, but not limited to)_**:
**Student Support and Accountability**
- Steward of school culture
- Coordinate monthly Community Circle meetings through the support of team/clubs
- Own the school’s character development efforts
- Develop crew curriculum each week for crews
- Model a school-wide culture of respect and compassion
- Elevate student voice and leadership in classrooms and across the school
- Make Habits of Scholarship visible across the school and in daily instruction
- Prioritize social and emotional learning, along with academic learning, across the school
- Models strengths-based, growth-mindset approach to maintaining a strong school culture
- Oversee the development and implementation of student supports and interventions
- Supervise the consistent and fair administration of school policies regarding student conduct and discipline
- Evaluate student accountability procedures and outcomes and make necessary adjustments.
- Communicate school accountability policies to staff, parents & visitors.
- Document student accountability procedures for inclusion in student-family handbook and faculty handbook.
- Maintain systems for collecting and tracking data on school culture metrics, including discipline and attendance;
- Oversee behavioral interventions, including family meetings, mediations, suspensions and expulsion hearings
- Ensure clear and consistent implementation of student accountability practices amongst staff
- Holds staff accountable for school wide norms and staff non-negotiables
- Support teachers to create and sustain classroom management systems that ensure a focus on learning and student success
- Create and facilitate staff professional development around student accountability
- Create and maintain the school's student accountability documentation and staff training materials.

**Family & Community Outreach**
- Manage and conduct incoming student intakes during the summer and school year
- Identify and enroll students/families in enrichment opportunities during the school year, school vacation weeks and summertime

**School Safety**
- In conjunction with the Operations Team and the Principal, develop a safe school crisis plan.
- Identify procedures for fire drills, shelter in place, etc.
- Train staff in school safety and security policies and procedures
- Plan for lockdown and fire drills

**Community Engagement and Stewardship**
- We are crew, not passengers, and we uphold that ideal as we support each other in reaching our shared goals.
- Every adult in our community is a teacher and a role model, and we model and implement EL Education design principles and core practices to the best of our ability in our roles.
- Advance the educational mission of the school by participating in duties and responsibilities consistent with building, upholding and promoting a strong Codman community.
- We actively value and solicit feedback in order to improve performance.

Additional duties assigned by the supervisor.

Pay: From $67,500.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- 401(k)
- 403(b)
- 403(b) matching
- Dental insurance
- Employee assistance program
- Employee discou


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