Temporary Assistant Dean of Culture

DREAM; New York (NY); On-site; USD 67,000 - 75,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health plans

Dental & vision

Life insurance

Parental Leave

403(b) retirement w/ employer match

Tuition reimbursement

Professional development fund

Job summary

DREAM Charter High School in the Bronx is seeking an on-site role to monitor and supervise the after-school reflection program, support school culture, and communicate with families about student behavior.

The position requires an Associate’s Degree (Bachelor’s preferred) and experience with adolescents in a school setting; bilingual English/Spanish is a plus, with a strong commitment to the DREAM mission and values.

Qualifications

• Associate’s degree required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Experience with adolescents in a school-based setting required.
• Experience with restorative practices or responsive classroom preferred.
• Bilingual English/Spanish preferred.
• Strong communication and organizational skills.
• Commitment to DREAM mission and values.

Responsibilities

• Monitor class transitions, lunch, recess, and after-school reflection.
• Supervise the after-school reflection program.
• Input culture data into information systems.
• Log and track paperwork for discipline issues.
• Support restorative circles and family communications.
• Implement school-wide behavior expectations and routines.
• Provide follow-up for scholars, families, and staff.
• Respond to students in crisis and de-escalate when needed.
• Model consistent behavior management and culture strategies.

Skills

Experience with adolescents (school)

Bilingual (English/Spanish)

Strong work ethic

Education

Associate’s Degree

Bachelor’s Degree (preferred)

Special education training (preferred)

Tools

Restorative practices

Responsive classroom

Job description

Originally founded in 1991 as Harlem RBI, DREAM has grown to annually serve more than 2,500 youth across East Harlem and the South Bronx through a network of seven PreK-12, extended-day, extended-year DREAM Charter Schools and community sports-based youth development programs. Through our commitmentto rigorous academics, social-emotional learning, deep family and community engagement, and health and wellness, we create lifelong learners who are equipped to fulfill their vision of success in and out of the classroom. We dream big, as well, with an aggressive five-year plan to expand to serve 3,500 students across seven schools—growing our organization’s impact and leveling the playing field for all children. To learn more, visit wearedream.org .

Responsibilities

• Monitor class transitions, lunch, recess, after-school reflection, in-school suspension, and scholars otherwise out of class;
• Supervise all aspects of the after-school reflection program;
• Input school culture data into information systems;
• Responsible for logging, tracking, and completing paperwork for discipline issues;
• Facilitate community building and response to harm restorative circles;
• Communicate with families regarding school response to student misbehavior, conduct violations, and investigations;
• Implement school-wide expectations, behavior systems, routines, and procedures by daily, weekly, and monthly review of individual student, class, grade and school conduct violations;
• Execute school culture systems and provide follow up for scholars, families, and staff;
• Respond to students in crisis, support students through crisis, and provide de-escalation intervention;
• Constantly uphold school-wide expectations, behavior management systems, and be a model of consistency;
• Provide input and insight regarding effective strategies for positive school culture and supporting specific scholars.

Qualifications

• Associate’s Degree required, Bachelor’s Degree, preferred;
• Experience working directly with adolescents, preferably in a school-based environment, required;
• Experience using responsive classroom or restorative practices, strongly preferred;
• Special education degree or training, preferred;
• Bilingual (English/Spanish), preferred;
• A deep sense of urgency to increase student achievement;
• Ability to foster open communication with the school community and effectively convey high expectations for student learning and behavior;
• Success in working collaboratively with staff on culture and instruction;
• Strong work ethic and solutions-oriented mindset, with a desire and ability to solve problems;
• Strong organizational skills, including attention to detail;
• A strong belief in the mission and values of DREAM, including the desire to make a difference in the lives of our students, families, and community.

Benefits and Paid Time Off

We offer comprehensive benefits including:

• Flexible Medical Health Plans, subsidizing the majority of costs for the employee, their spouse/domestic partner and children;
• The ability to select between a variety of medical plans according to what best suits the employee’s needs;
• Dental and vision plans;
• Disability benefits;
• Life insurance;
• Up to 12 weeks fully paid of Parental Leave;
• Flexible spending account options;
• Pre-tax commuter benefits (parking and transit);
• Fitness and entertainment discounts;
• A variety of support through our employee assistance program (EAP);
• 403(b) retirement plan with employer match starting at 4% after one year, with increases tied to DREAM tenure;
• Referral, performance, and tenure milestone bonuses;
• Discounted school meals through our in-house Scratch Food Program;
• Tuition reimbursement support;
• Access to a professional development fund;
• School-based 12-month employees have approximately 48 days off throughout the school year including holidays, school breaks, personal days, and wellness days.
• Benefits are subject to change.

Working Expectations

• This role requires on-site work at DREAM Charter High School (20 Bruckner Blvd. Bronx).
• This is a temporary role that is time-bound to the 2026-2027 school year with the option to discuss extending beyond this time frame if budget and performance allow.

Compensation

• DREAM offers a competitive salary commensurate with relevant experience with the potential for an annual performance-based increase. The incoming salary range for this position is $66,500 to $75,000 per year. New hires are typically brought into the organization at a salary closer to the start of the range depending on qualifications, internal equity, and the budgeted amount for the role. All staff are eligible for annual performance-based increases. Because we value staff tenure in each role, we do not currently cap salary ranges.

Our Commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion

At DREAM, diversity, equity, and inclusion are a matter of mission.

From our schools to our playing fields, DREAM is committed to building a team where each individual can bring their full identity and experience to work because representation matters—it enriches our team culture, enhances our ability to innovate, and strengthens our impact in and out of the classroom. DREAM engages staff that represent and appreciate the diversity of our majority Black and Hispanic student body, while working to ensure that our practices are equitable, welcoming, and productive. We are dedicated to creating a world where youth, especially youth of color, have permission to dream—along with the tools and opportunities to make their dreams reality.

DREAM Maxims

All Kids Can. This Kid Can.

DREAM is Family.

Fun is a Serious Value.

Teamwork Makes the DREAM Work.

Fail. Persist. Exceed.

DREAM Big.

Come dream with us .