Gonzaga College High School

Full-Time Administrative Opening - Dean of Students

Gonzaga College High School is seeking a full-time Dean of Students beginning in the 2024-2025 academic year. This is a 12-month position. The Dean of Students reports directly to the Assistant Headmaster for Student Life.

The Dean of Students is responsible for supervising the Office of Student Services, Student Health, and Campus Security. The Dean supervises all day-to-day activities of student life and directs the members of the Academic Professional Staff and Non-Academic Professional Staff in maintaining proper student behavior as proscribed by the Student Handbook. The Dean of Students supervises three Assistant Deans, the school nurse, and the school's special police officers.

The ideal candidate will be well organized, and possess strong written and oral communication skills. He/she will have a demonstrated commitment to the principles of Jesuit and Catholic education and familiarity with schools in an urban setting. The successful candidate must demonstrate the ability to work well with a diverse group of people. A bachelor's degree is required, a master's is preferred. At least five to seven years of successful teaching or administrative experience at the secondary education level is expected.

Gonzaga College High School is committed to leadership in multicultural education and a culturally diverse faculty and staff. The school therefore seeks applications from candidates who will contribute to an atmosphere in which all are valued and supported.

Gonzaga is a Catholic, Jesuit, college preparatory school founded in 1821, for young men in grades nine through twelve, located in Washington, DC. Gonzaga offers a challenging college preparatory curriculum that provides a broad range of major course offerings including honors and advanced placement courses, complemented by a selection of electives and co-curricular activities. Retreats and Christian service, in the Jesuit tradition, are the hallmark of a Gonzaga education. There are seventeen interscholastic sports teams at Gonzaga, as well as musical and dramatic performing arts ensembles, and many clubs and student organizations.

Cover letters should highlight relevant experience and particular areas of expertise in the discipline, provide a short statement of educational philosophy, and demonstrate how said experience, education, and philosophy would add value to the community at Gonzaga College High School.