Dean of Students — Restorative Culture Leader

A4L Charter; Baltimore (MD); On-site; USD 65,000 - 70,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Paid time off

Professional development

Job summary

Dream Academy Charter School in Baltimore is seeking a Dean of Students to lead the school’s response to significant or escalating student behavior and to ensure a safe, joyful, and academically focused learning environment.

The Dean will implement Dream Academy’s Positive Discipline Protocol, oversee Dream Way Academy, manage discipline referrals, and coordinate family problem-solving to support students back into the classroom.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree or three years of relevant experiences in education, social work, counseling, human services, criminal justice, youth development, or a related field.
• At least three years of successful experience working with children or adolescents in a school, youth-development, behavioral-support, restorative-practice, or closely related setting.
• Demonstrated ability to respond calmly, respectfully, and effectively to stressful, emotionally charged, or escalating situations.
• Experience addressing significant student behavior while maintaining clear expectations and positive relationships.
• Ability to facilitate difficult conversations involving students, families, teachers, and school leaders.

Responsibilities

• Respond promptly to significant, repeated, or escalating student behavior that disrupts instruction, harms the school community, or creates safety concerns.
• Assess discipline referrals and determine the appropriate next steps in consultation with school leadership and in accordance with Dream Academy’s Positive Discipline Protocol and applicable policies.
• Ensure that students are treated fairly and consistently while maintaining high behavioral expectations.
• Identify natural or related consequences that help students understand the effects of their choices and take meaningful responsibility for repairing harm.
• Coordinate with teachers so students can complete essential academic work missed while participating in a consequence or intervention.
• Monitor patterns in assigned consequences to identify students who may need a more individualized or intensive plan.

Skills

Strong organizational skills

Oral and written communication

Education

Bachelor’s degree or three years relevant experience

Job description

Dream Academy Charter School in Baltimore is seeking a Dean of Students to lead the school’s response to significant or escalating student behavior and to ensure a safe, joyful, and academically focused learning environment.

The Dean will implement Dream Academy’s Positive Discipline Protocol, oversee Dream Way Academy, manage discipline referrals, and coordinate family problem-solving to support students back into the classroom.