Dean of Students

Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics & Science Middle School; New Orleans (LA); Presencial; USD 52.000 - 76.000; Jornada completa

Descripción de la vacante

Benjamin Franklin Elementary Mathematics & Science Middle School in New Orleans, LA seeks a Dean of Students to lead a positive, safe, and student-centered environment. The role involves partnering with the Principal, teachers, families, and support staff to promote attendance, behavior, character development, and social-emotional growth, while implementing interventions and school-wide expectations.

The Dean will address behavior concerns, conduct conferences, and support students through

Formación

• Promotes safe, respectful, and orderly school culture.
• Supports discipline procedures and intervention strategies.
• Collaborates with Principal, teachers, families, and support staff.

Responsabilidades

• Supports a safe, student-centered school environment and promotes attendance, behavior, and academic engagement.
• Works with counselor, social worker, and family to provide student support.
• Documents incidents and communicates with administration as appropriate.
• Participates in leadership meetings and school activities.

Descripción del empleo

Description

The Dean of Students supports a positive, safe, orderly, and student-centered school environment for elementary students. The Dean works collaboratively with the Principal, teachers, families, and support personnel to promote student attendance, behavior, character development, social-emotional growth, and academic engagement. The position supports consistent implementation of school expectations, discipline procedures, and intervention strategies.

Requirements

DUTIES & RESPONSIBILITIES

Student Culture, Behavior, and Discipline

• Supports a safe, respectful, orderly, and nurturing school culture in which all students are expected to learn and demonstrate appropriate behavior.
• Implements and reinforces the school’s code of conduct, behavioral expectations, and discipline procedures consistently and fairly.
• Responds to behavior concerns, investigates incidents, gathers relevant information, documents findings, and communicates with the Principal as appropriate.
• Uses age-appropriate, restorative, and progressive strategies to address behavior, teach replacement behaviors, and support student accountability.
• Conducts student conferences, facilitates conflict resolution, and monitors student follow-through on assigned interventions.

Student Support and Intervention

• Identifies students who may need behavioral, social-emotional, attendance, or other supports and collaborates with teachers and support personnel.
• Works with the school counselor, social worker, special education personnel, families, and outside providers, as appropriate.
• Monitors student support strategies within the scope of the position and communicates concerns to authorized personnel.
• Recognizes indicators of student distress, abuse, neglect, bullying, or safety concerns and follows required referral, documentation, and reporting procedures.
• Promotes character development, conflict resolution, self-regulation, responsibility, and respectful interactions.

Attendance and Student Engagement

• Monitors attendance and punctuality trends and supports timely follow-up with families.
• Collaborates with teachers and office personnel to address absenteeism, tardiness, and disengagement.
• Supports student arrival, dismissal, hallway movement, lunch, recess, transitions, and other assigned routines.
• Encourages student participation, positive peer relationships, and engagement in school activities.

Family and Staff Collaboration

• Communicates professionally and respectfully with parents and guardians regarding student behavior, attendance, and support plans.
• Partners with teachers to reinforce consistent classroom expectations and identify strategies that support student success.
• Participates in conferences and meetings with families and school personnel as assigned.
• Maintains confidentiality and handles sensitive matters with discretion, professionalism, and diplomacy.

School Safety and Operations

• Assists the Principal with schoolwide procedures related to student supervision, safety, emergency response, and campus expectations.
• Conducts assigned supervision duties and monitors designated areas to help ensure student safety.
• Responds to incidents and emergencies in accordance with school protocols and promptly notifies appropriate administrators.
• Documents incidents, interventions, parent contacts, and follow-up actions accurately and promptly.

Data, Assessment, and Documentation

• Maintains accurate and confidential records related to student behavior, attendance, interventions, and family communication.
• Reviews student data to identify trends and assist in developing schoolwide or individual support strategies.
• Provides updates and reports to the Principal and other authorized personnel as requested.
• Follows school policies regarding records management and protection of student information.

Professionalism and Leadership

• Serves as a positive role model and demonstrates fairness, patience, sound judgment, and respect.
• Participates in leadership meetings, professional learning, staff meetings, and school activities as assigned.
• Supports teachers and staff in implementing schoolwide behavior expectations and student support practices.
• Performs other duties as assigned by the Principal or CEO in support of the school’s mission and operations.

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES

May provide functional direction and coordination to staff and students during assigned duties and activities. Formal supervisory authority, including evaluation or personnel decisions, remains with the Principal/CEO unless otherwise delegated in writing.

THE BEST CANDIDATE FOR THIS POSITION BRINGS THE FOLLOWING ATTRIBUTES

• Self-Motivated and Self-Directed: Sets goals, takes initiative, and completes responsibilities with appropriate independence.
• Mission Aligned: Supports the vision, mission, values, and expectations of Legacy of Excellence, Inc.
• Personal Growth Mindset: Seeks feedback, engages in professional learning, and applies new knowledge to improve practice.
• Effective Communicator: Demonstrates strong written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills.
• Student Focused: Places student achievement, safety, dignity, and well-being at the center of decisions and actions.
• Relationship Builder: Builds trusting relationships, listens effectively, and provides constructive, respectful feedback.
• Critical Thinker and Decision-Maker: Analyzes information, exercises sound judgment, and develops practical solutions.
• Active Participant and Positive Contributor: Contributes skills and talents to school activities and organizational goals.
• Confidential Team Player with a Sense of Urgency: Works collaboratively, protects confidential information, and follows through on assignments.